Senior Engineering Technician
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use either Requirements or Qualifications. The posting has "Qualifications:" section. We'll use Qualifications.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to extract content.
Let's parse the posting:
Intro paragraph: "Senior Engineering Technician Michigan Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, seeks a highly motivated Senior Engineering Technician to join our Great Lakes Initiative Team. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will join a highly motivated conservation team of biologists and engineers who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of wetland restoration and enhancement projects. Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio. A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity."
That's about the role. We'll put in About the role section.
Then "Responsibilities:" heading. Then paragraph: "DU Engineering Technicians perform a full range of surveying, drafting, and construction management functions on wetland, riparian, and associated habitat restoration projects. Responsibilities will include work on Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in the Lake Erie Watershed as well as restoration projects on private, state, and federal land in Michigan and Ohio. Project delivery responsibilities include survey, engineering design drafting, project bidding, field inspection, and construction management. A close working relationship with local, state, federal, private landowners, and other conservation partners will be an important aspect of the job. The position will include overnight travel."
Then "Specific duties include:" followed by list items.
We need to capture all duties as list items.
List items:
- Coordinate with design Engineers and senior Engineering Technicians on project related tasks.
- Assist with communication of restoration project status with the Regional Biologists and project partners.
- Perform topographic surveys using total station and GPS survey equipment.
- Provide AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting support.
- Applicants should be familiar with: (then sublist)
- Preparation of topographic survey drawings;
- Land development plans;
- Preparation of detailed design drawings from engineering notes, sketches and/or other drawings, including integration of data from a variety of sources (e.g., LiDAR, GPS, total-station, laser level);
- Cross-sections, alignments, corridors, feature lines, profiles, earthwork and grading tools, and quantity calculation methods;
- Drafting details needed for permit applications;
- Construction/staking plans;
- Preparation of as-built/record drawings.
- Conduct field inspection and perform construction management oversight as needed.
- Field work includes strenuous outdoor activity in difficult environmental conditions.
- Must be willing to learn to operate and haul ATV and outboard boat when necessary.
- Overnight travel will be required and work may extend outside normal business hours.
- Working on weekends is not a common occurrence.
- Ensure that consultants and contractors adhere to project plans, specifications, and schedules.
- Represent DU with local, state, and federal personnel, and private landowners, along with other mitigation and conservation partners, in a professional manner at all times.
We need to decide how to format. The "Applicants should be familiar with:" is a heading within responsibilities? It's a list of knowledge areas. Could be a sublist.
We can treat the whole responsibilities as a
with - items, and for the "Applicants should be familiar with:" we could make a nested
.
Similarly Qualifications: "A two-year technical degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry is preferred. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Oral, written, and communication skills are essential. Must be self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work with and solve problems in close team-based relationships. Experience with Civil3D, land surveying, and construction inspection is desired. Knowledge and experience with USDA Farm Bill programs is a plus."
We need to capture all that as list items or prose? Since it's a list of qualifications, we can use - .
Benefits: "DU offers an exceptional benefit package, including comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, including spouse and dependent coverage; three weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and ten paid holidays; 401(k) plan (including partial employer match); and tuition reimbursement."
We can make a
with each benefit as - .
Schedule: "A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity."
We can put that as a
.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove those.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Schedule
...
Make sure we preserve all details.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"Senior Engineering Technician Michigan Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, seeks a highly motivated Senior Engineering Technician to join our Great Lakes Initiative Team. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will join a highly motivated conservation team of biologists and engineers who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of wetland restoration and enhancement projects. Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio. A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity."
But note schedule mention is also in Schedule section; we might not duplicate. However About the role includes that sentence; we could keep it there but then Schedule section would be duplicate. Better to keep About the role without schedule details, and put schedule in Schedule section. The About the role paragraph originally includes that sentence; but we can split: keep About the role without schedule, and then Schedule section includes that detail. However we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep schedule info only in Schedule section and not duplicate. The About the role can omit that sentence. Let's see if we lose any other info: The About the role paragraph also includes "Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio." That's important. So we keep that.
Thus About the role: "Senior Engineering Technician Michigan Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, seeks a highly motivated Senior Engineering Technician to join our Great Lakes Initiative Team. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will join a highly motivated conservation team of biologists and engineers who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of wetland restoration and enhancement projects. Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio."
Now Responsibilities section: We'll include the paragraph before specific duties, then the list.
Paragraph: "DU Engineering Technicians perform a full range of surveying, drafting, and construction management functions on wetland, riparian, and associated habitat restoration projects. Responsibilities will include work on Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in the Lake Erie Watershed as well as restoration projects on private, state, and federal land in Michigan and Ohio. Project delivery responsibilities include survey, engineering design drafting, project bidding, field inspection, and construction management. A close working relationship with local, state, federal, private landowners, and other conservation partners will be an important aspect of the job. The position will include overnight travel."
Then list of specific duties.
We need to decide if we include the paragraph as inside the Responsibilities section, then
for duties.
Similarly Qualifications: we could have a for introductory sentence? Actually the qualifications section starts with "A two-year technical degree..." etc. We'll just make a
with each qualification as - . But we need to capture all details: "A two-year technical degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry is preferred." That's one item. "Salary will be commensurate with experience." That's generic but it's in Qualifications; but we should not include Pay section; however it's a statement about salary; but it's generic. According to rules, we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. But this sentence is in Qualifications; we could still include it as a qualification item? It's about salary, but it's generic. The instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". That refers to headings. It doesn't forbid including that text inside a section if it's substantive? It's filler/placeholder text; but it's still part of the posting. However they said "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." For Qualifications, we can include that line even if it's generic? It's not a heading; it's content. I'd say we can include it as a list item, but it's not very informative. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Including that line may be thin. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; does that line count as substantive? It's basically saying salary will be based on experience, which is generic but still information. I'd include it.
But we must be careful not to create a Pay section; we are not.
Thus Qualifications items:
- A two-year technical degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry is preferred.
- Salary will be commensurate with experience.
- Oral, written, and communication skills are essential.
- Must be self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work with and solve problems in close team-based relationships.
- Experience with Civil3D, land surveying, and construction inspection is desired.
- Knowledge and experience with USDA Farm Bill programs is a plus.
Now Benefits items:
- Comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental and vision
for prose. We need to extract content. Let's parse the posting: Intro paragraph: "Senior Engineering Technician Michigan Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, seeks a highly motivated Senior Engineering Technician to join our Great Lakes Initiative Team. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will join a highly motivated conservation team of biologists and engineers who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of wetland restoration and enhancement projects. Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio. A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity." That's about the role. We'll put in About the role section. Then "Responsibilities:" heading. Then paragraph: "DU Engineering Technicians perform a full range of surveying, drafting, and construction management functions on wetland, riparian, and associated habitat restoration projects. Responsibilities will include work on Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in the Lake Erie Watershed as well as restoration projects on private, state, and federal land in Michigan and Ohio. Project delivery responsibilities include survey, engineering design drafting, project bidding, field inspection, and construction management. A close working relationship with local, state, federal, private landowners, and other conservation partners will be an important aspect of the job. The position will include overnight travel." Then "Specific duties include:" followed by list items. We need to capture all duties as list items. List items: - Coordinate with design Engineers and senior Engineering Technicians on project related tasks. - Assist with communication of restoration project status with the Regional Biologists and project partners. - Perform topographic surveys using total station and GPS survey equipment. - Provide AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting support. - Applicants should be familiar with: (then sublist) - Preparation of topographic survey drawings; - Land development plans; - Preparation of detailed design drawings from engineering notes, sketches and/or other drawings, including integration of data from a variety of sources (e.g., LiDAR, GPS, total-station, laser level); - Cross-sections, alignments, corridors, feature lines, profiles, earthwork and grading tools, and quantity calculation methods; - Drafting details needed for permit applications; - Construction/staking plans; - Preparation of as-built/record drawings. - Conduct field inspection and perform construction management oversight as needed. - Field work includes strenuous outdoor activity in difficult environmental conditions. - Must be willing to learn to operate and haul ATV and outboard boat when necessary. - Overnight travel will be required and work may extend outside normal business hours. - Working on weekends is not a common occurrence. - Ensure that consultants and contractors adhere to project plans, specifications, and schedules. - Represent DU with local, state, and federal personnel, and private landowners, along with other mitigation and conservation partners, in a professional manner at all times. We need to decide how to format. The "Applicants should be familiar with:" is a heading within responsibilities? It's a list of knowledge areas. Could be a sublist. We can treat the whole responsibilities as a
- with
- items, and for the "Applicants should be familiar with:" we could make a nested
- .
Similarly Qualifications: "A two-year technical degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry is preferred. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Oral, written, and communication skills are essential. Must be self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work with and solve problems in close team-based relationships. Experience with Civil3D, land surveying, and construction inspection is desired. Knowledge and experience with USDA Farm Bill programs is a plus."
We need to capture all that as list items or prose? Since it's a list of qualifications, we can use
- .
Benefits: "DU offers an exceptional benefit package, including comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, including spouse and dependent coverage; three weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and ten paid holidays; 401(k) plan (including partial employer match); and tuition reimbursement."
We can make a
- with each benefit as
- .
Schedule: "A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity."
We can put that as a
. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove those. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Schedule
...
Make sure we preserve all details. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "Senior Engineering Technician Michigan Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, seeks a highly motivated Senior Engineering Technician to join our Great Lakes Initiative Team. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will join a highly motivated conservation team of biologists and engineers who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of wetland restoration and enhancement projects. Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio. A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity." But note schedule mention is also in Schedule section; we might not duplicate. However About the role includes that sentence; we could keep it there but then Schedule section would be duplicate. Better to keep About the role without schedule details, and put schedule in Schedule section. The About the role paragraph originally includes that sentence; but we can split: keep About the role without schedule, and then Schedule section includes that detail. However we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep schedule info only in Schedule section and not duplicate. The About the role can omit that sentence. Let's see if we lose any other info: The About the role paragraph also includes "Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio." That's important. So we keep that. Thus About the role: "Senior Engineering Technician Michigan Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, seeks a highly motivated Senior Engineering Technician to join our Great Lakes Initiative Team. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will join a highly motivated conservation team of biologists and engineers who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of wetland restoration and enhancement projects. Primary responsibilities will be focused in Michigan and northern Ohio." Now Responsibilities section: We'll include the paragraph before specific duties, then the list. Paragraph: "DU Engineering Technicians perform a full range of surveying, drafting, and construction management functions on wetland, riparian, and associated habitat restoration projects. Responsibilities will include work on Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in the Lake Erie Watershed as well as restoration projects on private, state, and federal land in Michigan and Ohio. Project delivery responsibilities include survey, engineering design drafting, project bidding, field inspection, and construction management. A close working relationship with local, state, federal, private landowners, and other conservation partners will be an important aspect of the job. The position will include overnight travel." Then list of specific duties. We need to decide if we include the paragraph asinside the Responsibilities section, then
- for duties.
Similarly Qualifications: we could have a
- . But we need to capture all details: "A two-year technical degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry is preferred." That's one item. "Salary will be commensurate with experience." That's generic but it's in Qualifications; but we should not include Pay section; however it's a statement about salary; but it's generic. According to rules, we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. But this sentence is in Qualifications; we could still include it as a qualification item? It's about salary, but it's generic. The instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". That refers to headings. It doesn't forbid including that text inside a section if it's substantive? It's filler/placeholder text; but it's still part of the posting. However they said "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." For Qualifications, we can include that line even if it's generic? It's not a heading; it's content. I'd say we can include it as a list item, but it's not very informative. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Including that line may be thin. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; does that line count as substantive? It's basically saying salary will be based on experience, which is generic but still information. I'd include it. But we must be careful not to create a Pay section; we are not. Thus Qualifications items: - A two-year technical degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry is preferred. - Salary will be commensurate with experience. - Oral, written, and communication skills are essential. - Must be self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work with and solve problems in close team-based relationships. - Experience with Civil3D, land surveying, and construction inspection is desired. - Knowledge and experience with USDA Farm Bill programs is a plus. Now Benefits items: - Comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental and vision
for introductory sentence? Actually the qualifications section starts with "A two-year technical degree..." etc. We'll just make a
- with each qualification as
- .
Schedule: "A hybrid schedule may be considered, with the potential to work remotely (home office) and within USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) offices, within the area of geographic responsibilities, in limited capacity."
We can put that as a
- .
Benefits: "DU offers an exceptional benefit package, including comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, including spouse and dependent coverage; three weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and ten paid holidays; 401(k) plan (including partial employer match); and tuition reimbursement."
We can make a