Senior Engineering Planning & Surveying Technician

DelDOT; Bear (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

DelDOT is seeking an Engineering/Planning/Surveying Technician IV to manage and administer NCC projects, including street and entrance work, safety permits, utilities, drainage, and ROW inspections.

Night/weekend work is required; a valid driver's license is mandatory. The role involves supervising inspectors, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with codes and designs within Delaware's transportation system.

Qualifications

• Three years experience in reviewing construction plans and details, project plans, specifications, schematics or technical drawings to determine compliance.
• Six months experience in planning, organizing and directing crews involved in on-site sampling, testing, inspection and documentation of construction progress and project completion.
• Six months experience in project management which includes planning, developing, implementing, managing and evaluating projects to ensure objectives are met.
• Three years experience in using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data.
• Knowledge of staff supervision acquired through coursework or work as lead worker supervising others; OR supervising staff.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Inspects infrastructures to ensure compliance with design plans, materials specifications, safety requirements, construction processes, codes and 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

Plan review

On-site inspection

Project management

Data entry in automated systems

Lead worker supervision

Driver's license

Tools

Automated information systems

Job description

DelDOT is seeking an Engineering/Planning/Surveying Technician IV to manage and administer NCC projects, including street and entrance work, safety permits, utilities, drainage, and ROW inspections.

Night/weekend work is required; a valid driver's license is mandatory. The role involves supervising inspectors, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with codes and designs within Delaware's transportation system.