ENGINEERING AIDE I - Macomb County Government

Polluxa, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Polluxa, Inc. seeks an Engineering Aide to support the Engineering Division in Macomb County, Michigan. The full-time position (40 hours/week) includes benefits from day one and starts at 8:00 a.m.

The role covers drafting, surveying assistance, inspections of permit projects, and traffic data collection under supervision. Responsibilities include field inspections of utilities and road projects, drafting tasks, and clerical duties such as plan reproduction and records maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience with drafting and surveying tasks is preferred.
• Familiarity with field inspections and construction standards is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Performs inspection on routine permit projects or engineering projects and may assist a higher-level Engineering Aide.
• Inspects road construction materials and conducts field and laboratory testing as required.
• Attends pre-construction meetings to address questions from stakeholders.
• Acts as a survey assistant using levels, tapes, stakes, and field notes.
• Performs drafting assignments and computations.
• Performs density tests and sieve analyses on sand and gravel samples and HMA pavements.
• Reproduces and scans plans, updates maps and maintains records.
• Maintains Department property files and related plans and maps.

Tools

CAD

Job description

As part of our total benefit package, Macomb County proudly offers medical, dental, and vision coverage, with no monthly premium to employees for single, two (2) person or family coverage. Health care, dental and vision benefits are effective the first day of employment.

Location

Engineering Division

FLSA Status

Non-exempt - overtime pursuant to Human Resources and Labor Relations Policy

Employment Relationship

Just cause subject to probationary period

Current Hours and Starting Time

Full-time (40 hours per week) position. The starting time for this position is currently 8:00 a.m.

General Summary

Under direction, performs engineering tasks such as working on a survey crew, drafting, CAD, inspecting construction and permit projects for compliance to federal, state and local standards and specifications, gathering traffic information such as: crash data, traffic counts and assisting with special studies or traffic problems as assigned. Performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Performs inspection on routine permit projects or engineering projects (or may work as an assistant to a higher-level Engineering Aide) and on construction inspections involving utilities such as: watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, gas main, electric, telephone and cable services being constructed within the road of right-of-way (to ensure proper location, depth and alignment).

Inspections for construction and permit projects are required in order to ensure compliance to federal, state and local standards and specifications.

Inspects road construction materials such as concrete, bituminous mix manufactured aggregates. Conducts field and laboratory testing for gradation of particles, binder material condition, compaction, moisture and temperature as the situation demands.

Attends pre-construction meetings for proposed permit projects and/or residential, commercial, industrial and utility projects to address questions, comments and concerns of the Municipality, engineers, contractors, developers and residents of the community prior to project mobilization and start-up.

Acts as a survey assistant by performing such tasks as using a level, measuring distances with a tape, placing stakes or markers, locating points or markers and translating field notes.

Performs varied drafting assignments and computations.

Performs routine density tests and sieve analysis on sand and gravel samples and HMA pavements.

Performs clerical work including reproducing and scanning plans and data. Revises maps, updates certification maps, construction and maintenance records.

Maintains files of Department property, section corners, construction prints and plans, vehicular crash maps and other files.