Civil Engineering Technician - Tribal Roads

Civil Engineering Technician - Tribal Roads - (Open Until Filled)

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

FT/REGULAR

NE - LEVEL 9

SALARY: $22.14

GENERAL DEFINITION: The primary responsibility of this position will be to perform a variety of daily construction inspections and oversight to ensure that all construction activities adhere to the contract plans and specifications.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Work is performed under the supervision of the Civil Engineer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: No supervisory duties.

Inspections and quality control. Provide on-site support.

• Monitor construction sites, ensuring that projects adhere to specifications and regulations.
• Reviews the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory Road inventory annually to ensure compliance with 25 CFR Part 170 requirements are complete.
• Observe project sites to ensure that construction conforms to design specifications and applicable codes.
• Inspects and records all daily inspections of road and street construction activities, to ensure compliance with Federal and/or State specifications requirements.
  • Daily records are kept in a hardbound book.
  • Records all required contract submittals.
  • Observes the installation of temporary erosion control devices and temporary traffic control devices.
  • All bridge construction activities will require the same information recordation.
• Make recommendations for changes or relocations of items that benefit a positive outcome of any construction work, which poses no apparent funding increase to the overall contract amount.
• Coordinates and inspects manufactured items and/or materials that meet the Buy America requirements, such as pre-cast concrete products. Records certificate of compliance on materials requiring such documentations.
• Ensures that corrective actions are resolved on non-compliance contract work before contractor under takes new tasks.
• Inspects and ensures that contract specifications and requirements are met or have complied with.
• Address any design or construction issues and propose solutions and report challenges.
• Contact contractors or their representatives in attempts to resolve differences of opinions; interpretations of plans and specifications; ensure quality workmanship; coordination of changes and progress of work.
• Report to Civil Engineer on the progress of the project.

Surveying and data collection. Practical application of engineering science and testing procedures for contract compliance.

• Perform calculations and technical tasks using engineering software.
• Observes field tests conducted by third party for contract specification compliance.
• Ensures that all sampling and testing requirements meet or exceed the contract design plans and specifications that meet the Federal and/or State requirements.
• Monitors the testing procedures by the independent testing or geotechnical laboratories in order that compliance is met either with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) or American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) requirements.
• Read and interpret engineering design drawings and other pertinent plans and specifications.
• Maintain project diaries and other construction reporting documents.
• May occasional use field survey instruments and computer software for departmental records.
• Ensure that engineering projects adhere to safety and environmental regulations.
• Identify potential hazards, assess environmental impacts, and propose mitigation measures.
• Interpretation and placement of temporary traffic control devices utilizing the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) handbook.

Technical Support. Performs other technical engineering.

• Update road inventory, minor drafting or record keeping for quantities and contract as-built for closeouts.
• Assign or assist in the daily or weekly scheduling of road maintenance activities for the road maintenance staff.
• Confers with the supervisor to determine project details and to future road project priority listings, which is identified as Tribal Transportation Improvement Projects (TTIPs).
• Prepare documentation to update existing roads or list new roads into the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI). Field…