Transportation Technician 8-E10 (Mt. Pleasant TSC) - Bay Region

State-of-Michigan; Mount Pleasant (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Michigan, via the Department of Transportation, seeks a Transportation Technician to oversee construction and quality control inspections for highways, bridges, and allied transportation facilities, ensuring adherence to plans and specifications.

The role includes materials testing, inspection, and compliance work, plus support for ROW permit activities and drafting or design tasks related to roads, maps, and surveys. A valid driver’s license is required for field reviews.

Qualifications

• Possession of an Associate's degree in concrete technology, civil technology, construction technology, surveying technology, construction management, mathematics, or computer science.
• One year of experience for Transportation Technician 9; two years for Transportation Technician E10; progression through levels with related qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Oversees construction and quality control inspection activities to ensure highways, bridges, and related facilities meet plans and specifications.
• Performs engineering technical support, including materials testing, inspection, and compliance, and manages ROW permit activities.
• Designs technical/drafting work for roads, bridges, maps, and related facilities; conducts traffic safety data analysis to improve signing, signaling, and marking.
• Assists in surveying activities and field reviews under supervision of a professional surveyor; requires a valid driver’s license.

Education

Associate's degree in concrete technology, civil technology, construction technology, surveying technology, construction management, mathematics, or computer science

Job description

This position participates in and oversees the construction and quality control inspection activities designed to ensure that highways, bridges, and allied transportation facilities are constructed to the plans and specifications contained in contractual construction agreements, and reviews and documents project records for adherence to standards. Performs engineering technical support activities, including materials testing, inspection, and compliance, and ensures right-of-way (ROW) permit activities are performed and completed consistently within standards and specifications. Designs technical and/or automated drafting activities in specialized areas such as engineering, electrical, ROW, cartography, or architecture for the purpose of laying out and preparing drawings of new or existing facilities, roadways, bridges, property and maps. Additionally, this position performs technical traffic activities designed to enhance highway safety and user efficiency through the collection, analysis, and application of traffic and highway safety data and principles to specific traffic control, signing, signaling and marking situations. Performs surveying technical work and assists in the surveying of roads, building sites, bridges, environmental sites, and determination of land boundaries under the guidance of a professional surveyor. This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license to perform field reviews.

The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate at the entry (8) level through the maximum rate at the experienced (E10) level. Based on education and experience, candidates will be reviewed to determine what level they are qualified for.

For additional information, please see the links below:

• Transportation Technician 8-E10 position description
• All about MDOT

For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.

The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

Possession of an Associate's degree in concrete technology, civil technology, construction technology,surveying technology, construction management, mathematics, or computer science.

Education

Possession of an Associate's degree in concrete technology, civil technology, construction technology,surveying technology, construction management, mathematics, or computer science.

Experience

Transportation Technician 8

No specific type or amount is required.

Transportation Technician 9

One year of experience equivalent to a Transportation Technician 8.

Transportation Technician E10

Two years of experience equivalent to a Transportation Technician, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Technician 9.

Transportation Technician 8 - 12 Possession of a Bachelor's degree or higher in an Applied Science or Science with 16 semester hours (24 term) credits in job specific or related course work qualifies for the Transportation Technician E10 level.

OR

Completion of 60 semester (90 term) credits including 24 semester (36 term) credits in any combination of course work in the following areas: structures, materials, soils, hydrology, surveying, design, bituminous, concrete, aggregate, chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science, computerscience, highway or traffic technology, construction management, engineering, or mathematics may be substituted for the associate's degree.

OR

Four years of technician level experience consisting of quality control inspections, drafting, materials and testing, surveying, or traffic may be substituted for the Associate's degree.

OR

Current certification in bituminous (hot mix), concrete, density testing, or aggregate gradation and one year of related field experience may be substituted for the associate's degree.

OR

Current certification in bituminous (hot mix), concrete, density testing, or aggregate gradation and three years experience equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Worker 9 may be substituted for the associate's degree.

OR

Current certification in bituminous (hot mix), concrete, density testing, or aggregate gradation and completion of 16 semester (24 term) credits in any combination of course work in the following areas: structures, materials, soils, hydrology, surveying, design, bituminous, concrete, aggregate, chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science, computer science, highway or traffic technology, construction management, engineering, or mathematics may be substituted for the Associate's degree.

To be considered for this position you must:

• Possess a valid driver’s license and maintain it throughout employment in the position.

• Possess within 12 months of the date of hire into the position and maintain throughout employment in the position:
  • Comprehensive Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) certification.
  • 3 of 4 industry certifications (aggregate, density, bituminous (hot mix), or concrete).

View the classification specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/T/TransportationTechnician.pd

MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

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