Field & Data Technician – Highway Assets

Department of Marine Resources; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Coverage

Dental Insurance

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Maine Department of Transportation in Augusta, ME seeks a technically skilled professional to document highway assets for location, condition, and layout, and to support development of contract specifications and plans. The role includes duties like routine construction inspections and drafting culvert designs, with emphasis on analyzing drainage basin characteristics using USGS data and software.

Ideal candidates will have engineering-related education or experience, and the ability to review

Qualifications

• Education, training, and/or experience in engineering, a technical field, or another related area demonstrating competency in reviewing technical plans, drafting diagrams and reports, collecting data, and analyzing datasets for trends.

Responsibilities

• Document highway assets for location, condition, and layout for entry into database(s).
• Assist Region with development of contract specifications and plans.
• Perform routine construction inspection to ensure projects are constructed according to plans and specifications while documenting contractor pay estimates.
• Assist with drafting simple culvert designs.
• Assist Region Engineer in the generation of drainage basin characteristics using appropriate tools such as USGS stream stats and computer software.

Job description

Maine Department of Transportation in Augusta, ME seeks a technically skilled professional to document highway assets for location, condition, and layout, and to support development of contract specifications and plans. The role includes duties like routine construction inspections and drafting culvert designs, with emphasis on analyzing drainage basin characteristics using USGS data and software.

Ideal candidates will have engineering-related education or experience, and the ability to review