Senior Lab Technician (Transportation Engineering Technician IV)

This position is a senior technician in the structural materials lab, performing a variety of engineering support tasks within the Structural Materials Team.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced testing and evaluations of various structural materials, such as reinforcing steel, anchor bolts, neoprene rubber, nuts, washers, bricks, concrete blocks, welded materials, timber, and sign materials.
• Apply specifications and test procedures to assess compliance with State Highway Administration (SHA), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) specifications.
• Ensure operations comply with SHA safety protocols.
• Provide quality control oversight of laboratory functions and equipment to ensure compliance with AASHTO R-18 accreditation requirements.
• Assist in the testing of Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) and AASHTO resource test samples yearly.
• Assist the Team Leader in development of equipment and training budgets.
• Assist in nationwide inspection contract assignment database and authorizations.
• Instruct and train lower-level technicians in performing testing according to AASHTO, ASTM, and SHA specifications and standards.
• Maintain a variety of technical records and adapt record systems for computerization.
• Conduct basic and advanced localized material inspections and material sampling at fabrication and coatings facilities.
• Review material sources submitted into the Materials Management System (MMS) for accuracy.
• Assist in conducting annual quality assurance facility audits and review of quality control plans.
• Assist in technical reviews of monthly inspection contract invoices.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, customers, and the public.
• Communicate effectively and perform essential physical duties, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Perform most work independently, with minimal guidance from the Team Leader.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Five years of experience in technical engineering-related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.
• Two and a half years of the required experience must have involved materials laboratory testing and/or sampling (selective qualification).
• Possession of a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data entry and the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and/or Access.
• Experience in performing field data collection, data review & analysis, or construction inspection & testing.
• Knowledge of the principles of basic mathematics and ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
• Basic knowledge of computers and ability to learn basic functions on a computer and keyboard.
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and in a team setting.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.

Benefits

• Generous and competitive benefits package, including health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.

Applicants may substitute education in a civil engineering curriculum at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience. Applicants who possess an associate's degree in engineering, construction management, or surveying/surveying technology from an accredited community college, college, or university are considered to have met two years of the required experience.