Transportation Engineer Tech II (61034539) *RE-ADVERTISEMENT*

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, performs duties on a preconstruction survey crew as rodman.
• Establishes line and grade for proposed highway and provides needed field information to design and prepare detailed plans for highway construction.
• Proficiently operates level rod to determine elevations, prism poles to provide alignment and collect topography, and uses bush axe and saws to clear brush for line of sight while taking measurements as needed.
• Assists with and occasionally operates specialized survey equipment—including manual total station, data collector, and level—to perform basic survey operations for establishing elevations of benchmarks, ground controls, profiles, and cross sections.
• Maintains and records field notes that include profiles, cross sections, and topography.
• Reduces level notes to check for elevation precision.
• Assists with the operation, calibration, and maintenance of basic equipment and job‑site safety, including placement and maintenance of signs.
• Under the direction of a SC‑registered land surveyor, performs courthouse and field research to locate property lines and corners and assists in plotting property information.
• Locates and obtains utility data in the field.
• Maintains personal daily work log.
• Utilizes ESS in SCEIS to enter work time with charge codes and leave requests, and uses ESS to maintain personal information.
• Assists in matters relating to highway design, including horizontal and vertical alignment.
• Assists with the setting of ground panels and surveying to establish coordinates and elevations of panel points for photogrammetric topographic mapping.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma and one (1) year of experience related to the area of employment; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Valid motor vehicle operator’s license.
• Physical demands: frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, and lifting up to 50 lb; walking for extended periods; treading rough terrain; working in close proximity to motor traffic and natural environmental hazards; occasional exposure to noise; may require working outside normal schedules and weekends.