Transportation Engineer Technician II (61035454)

Job Responsibilities

• Inspects hazardous trees on the right-of-way and follows departmental policy in the removal.
• Affords assistance in determining if SCDOT will complete the work or if the work is beyond the unit’s capability.
• Investigates illegal encroachment onto the right-of-way and follows department policy on the removal.
• Encroachment inspections include signs, mailboxes, and abandoned vehicles.
• Processes encroachment permit work; processes road inventories and damage claims.
• Verifies field quantities for pay estimates.
• Reviews, inspects, and recommends for approval residential encroachment permits.
• Conducts field inspections for moderate level contracts such as roadway mowing, vegetation, and/or tree removal, and street sweeping when field measurements for payment are required.
• Performs routine inspections of roadways to include low/high shoulders, pavement markings, signs, potholes, ditches, and other roadway defects.
• Affords assistance in emergency and inclement weather operations, may include extended hours and/or 12-hour shifts.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• A high school diploma and one (1) year of experience that is related to the area of employment; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Employee must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
• The physical demands for the essential functions involve frequent bending, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Walking for extended periods, treading rough terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and in natural environmental hazards.
• May require occasional exposure to noise.
• May require working outside of normal work schedules and weekends.

Additional Comments

A resume may be included but NOT substituted for completing the education, work experience, or any other sections of the application. Supplemental Questions are considered part of the application and must be completed.

Non-Discrimination Statement:

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

May be required to work overtime, nighttime, and/or weekends during hazardous weather or emergencies.