STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III
Class Code: 4087-16 Date Established: 07-02-65
Occupational Code: 9-2-4 Date of Last Revision: 07-07-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform and assist in supervising
technical engineering duties in a designated area, including field and
laboratory testing, Environmental studies, design and construction.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises and
instructs subordinate Engineering Technicians and Aides.
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Inspects
engineering projects to determine compliance with plans and specifications;
recommends design changes in the field as required.
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Supervises
private contractors in the execution of various state contracts.
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Assists a
professional engineer in performing staff work, such as collection of data and
maintenance of records as required by the agency.
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Performs
environmental studies, field and laboratory tests and maintains accurate
records of test results.
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Prepares
engineering plans and drawings based on on-site observation and technical data.
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Prepares
engineering or environmental reports for use in decision making by agency
administrators or engineers.
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Estimates and
computes quantity and cost of project materials required for a designated
engineering project.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business practices and
procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including working from
detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for contributing to
immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of
services to the public or other state agencies.
Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test
results and require significant investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other employees
doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including scheduling
work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal,
or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions to
establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical
problems. This level also requires
providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization
exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, BUREAU OF PUBLIC WORKS DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized college
or technical institute with a major study in engineering, landscape,
architecture, forestry, horticulture, environmental studies, agronomy, geology,
soil science or earth science. Each
additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of
required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience as an Engineering
Aide or Technician, two years of which shall have been at a level equivalent to
Engineering Technician II. Each
additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of
required formal education.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized college
or technical institute with a major study in engineering, hydrology, geology,
earth sciences, or environmental studies.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years of engineering experience, two
years of which shall have been at a level equivalent to Engineering Technician
II. Each additional year of approved
work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal
education.
License/Certification: Valid driver's license and access to
transportation if required for performing engineering field work. Any additional license requirement must be
stated on the supplemental job description and approved by the Division of
Personnel prior to posting at the agency level.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of engineering techniques
at a pre-professional level, but requiring possession of a sufficient level of
knowledge of trigonometry and algebra to perform complicated mathematical
computations. Extensive knowledge of
material testing and designing of highways.
Knowledge or environmental issues and regulations. Skill in the use of drafting and computing
instruments and testing equipment.
Ability to make complex drawings, tracings and technical mathematical
computations. Ability to perform
difficult laboratory tests, assume inspectional responsibilities in the field,
train and supervise subordinate personnel and maintain accurate records. Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with other employees, federal authorities and the general
public. Must be willing to maintain
appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by
the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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