Engineering & Planning/Surveying Technician II–III

Delaware LLC; Delaware; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Delaware’s Division of Transportation Solutions seeks an Engineering/Planning/Surveying Technician II/III to operate traffic control and traveler information systems at the Transportation Management Center (TMC). The role requires coordinating incident and event planning with potential night, weekend, and holiday hours, and offers advancement along a career ladder up to EPS IV.

The position requires experience with surveying, plan interpretation, and ITS-based traffic management, along

Qualifications

• Six months experience in applied mathematical computations.
• Six months experience in interpreting construction plans and details, schematics or technical drawings.
• Knowledge of using intelligent transportation systems to perform transportation management which includes optimizing the efficiency of traffic flow and operations.
• Knowledge of developing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of traffic management solutions in responding to planned events and non-recurring incidents that impede normal traffic flow.
• Knowledge of evaluating the effectiveness of traffic control methods and devices including signs or pavement markings.
• Knowledge of using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data.
• Possession of a valid Drivers License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).

Responsibilities

• Inspects infrastructures to ensure compliance with design plans, materials specifications, safety requirements, construction processes, local, state, and federal codes and on-going maintenance requirements; documents and reports compliance or deficiencies.
• Designs, develops, or reviews engineering project or site layouts, alignments, profiles, studies, graphs, and other related activities.
• Compiles and records notes, sketches, test results, inspection data, and other information to document compliance and/or develop designs, specifications, reports, maps, and other geographically based data.
• Conducts various studies to be used by others to analyze needs or develop plans, record characteristics, and other related activities.
• Conducts data analysis to determine accuracy of data collected, develop recommendations, develop corrective designs, and/or ensure compliance.
• Tests or evaluates the quality of materials or designs to verify adherence to contracts and specifications.
• Obtains survey data such as angles, elevations, points, and contours using electronic distance measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.
• Calculates or measures area and volume dimensions, horizontal and vertical geometry, profile and component specifications, and material testing dimensions using calculators or computers.
• Operates computer assisted drafting equipment or other tools of the trade, and uses automated information systems and computer software to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve, and report on data.
• Reads and interprets plans, specification, blueprints, and other engineering documents.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Math computations

Interpreting plans

Intelligent transportation systems

Traffic management knowledge

Traffic control methods

Automated information systems

Driver's License

Tools

Automated information system

Job description

State of Delaware’s Division of Transportation Solutions seeks an Engineering/Planning/Surveying Technician II/III to operate traffic control and traveler information systems at the Transportation Management Center (TMC). The role requires coordinating incident and event planning with potential night, weekend, and holiday hours, and offers advancement along a career ladder up to EPS IV.

The position requires experience with surveying, plan interpretation, and ITS-based traffic management, along