Transportation Engineer Tech II (61034539)

Responsibilities

• Performs duties on a preconstruction survey crew as rodman under general supervision.
• Establishes line and grade for proposed highways and provides field information for design and preparation of detailed construction plans.
• Proficiently operates level rod to determine elevations, prism poles for alignment and topography collection, and uses bush axes/saws to clear brush for line of sight.
• Assists with and occasionally operates specialized survey equipment (manual total station, data collector, level) to establish elevations of benchmarks, ground controls, profiles, and cross sections.
• Maintains and records field notes, including profiles, cross sections, and topography; reduces level notes to check elevation precision.
• Assists with equipment operation, calibration, maintenance, and job safety, including placement and maintenance of signs.
• Performs courthouse and field research to locate property lines and corners under the direction of a SC registered land surveyor; assists in plotting property information.
• Locates and obtains utility data in the field.
• Maintains a daily personal work log.
• Uses ESS in SCEIS to enter work time with charge codes, leave requests, and maintain personal information.
• Assists in highway design matters, including horizontal and vertical alignment.
• Assists with setting ground panels and surveying to establish coordinates and elevations for photogrammetric topographic mapping.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A high school diploma and one (1) year of related experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• A valid motor vehicle operator's license is required.

Physical Demands

• Frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Walking for extended periods and treading rough terrain.
• Working in close proximity to motoring traffic and natural environmental hazards.
• Occasional exposure to noise.
• May require working outside of normal work schedules and weekends.