Structural Technician Series

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading government agency as a Structural Technician, where you'll develop construction plans for highway structures and advance your engineering skills. This mid-senior level position offers competitive salaries, a great benefits package, and the chance to contribute to maintaining Missouri's highway system. If you have an Associate's Degree and relevant experience, your expertise will be valued in this rewarding role.

Benefits

Defined pension plan

Generous leave and holiday time

Eligibility for health insurance coverage

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in technical positions.
• Proficiency in computer aided drafting and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Develops detailed construction plans for highway structures.
• Reviews detailed shop drawings and ensures compliance with contract documents.
• Applies calculations and solves materials or fabrication problems.

Skills

Technical skills in drafting

Problem-solving

Education

Associate’s Degree in Civil Engineering Technology

Tools

Computer Aided Drafting

Job description

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Job Location: Central Office, 105 West Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, MO

This position may be filled at one of the three levels based on knowledge, skills, and abilities. The entry salary is posted above, with the intermediate starting salary of $44,224.56 and a senior starting salary of $48,621.60.

Why You’ll Love This Position

The senior structural technician performs advanced technical or paraprofessional duties in the preparation of detailed construction plans for highway bridges and related structures. Responsibilities are performed under general supervision.

What You’ll Do

• Develops detailed construction plans for any type of highway structure, computes quantities of construction materials required for structures and computes reinforcing bar lists.
• Reviews and approves detailed shop drawings and performs calculations to ensure conformance to contract documents; helps to solve any materials or fabrication problems and documents any problems and changes.
• Details and dimensions plan view, elevation view and cross section of any bridge element using outline sketches provided by the designer.
• Prepares or revises written and graphic material for inclusion in division manuals utilizing computer aided drafting.
• Develops preliminary layout and details from designers' calculat ions for bridges and retaining walls.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

All you need for success:

• Associate’s Degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Drafting, or related field.
• Four years of experience in technical positions
  
  

Special Working Conditions

• A postsecondary degree is the best measure to ensure candidates possess required knowledge in computer aided drafting; trigonometry, geometry, and physics; statics and strength of materials; surveying concepts; material quantity calculations, takeoffs, and unit pricing; and dimensioning concepts.
  
  

More Reasons To Love This Position

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE .

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. CLICK HERE to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration

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