Construction & Field Survey Technician

Position: Construction & Field Survey Technician 2025-02537
Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is hiring full-time Construction and Field Survey Technicians to join our team in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This is an exciting opportunity to build a rewarding career in public service while working amid the natural beauty and wide-open spaces of the Mountain West.

As a Construction and Field Survey Technician, you'll play a vital role in maintaining and improving Wyoming's transportation infrastructure. Your work will include surveying, materials testing, and construction inspection-ensuring the quality, safety, and longevity of roads and structures that serve communities across the state.

Cheyenne, the state capital, is a community that combines historic western character with modern amenities. Nestled along the Front Range, it offers year-round access to outdoor recreation like hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing, and hunting. Each summer, the city hosts Cheyenne Frontier Days, one of the country's premier rodeo and cultural festivals. With no state income tax, Wyoming also provides a distinct financial advantage and an exceptional quality of life.

What's in it for you?

$2,000 Hiring Bonus (Check out the Notes section for eligibility!)

* A job with purpose: work in public service while keeping a great work/life balance

* Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

* State Retirement plan with additional savings options

* Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays - because you deserve it!

If you're looking for a career that blends purpose, professional growth, and the great outdoors, we invite you to explore this opportunity with WYDOT.

For information on the Wyoming Department of Transportation's purpose, mission, vision, and values, please visit our website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..html

Human Resource Contact:
Mandy McMicheal /  /mandy.mcmicheal

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level.

* Inspects construction projects.

* Prepare, review, maintain, and file construction project records, estimates, and reports.

* Perform topographic surveys.

* Conducts aggregate gradation testing, density testing for earthwork and surfacing, and concrete testing.

* Performs survey tasks such as driving stakes, hubs, hold tapes, hold rods, and instrument operation.

* Performs minor surveying computations such as slopes, areas, volumes, cuts and fills, etc.

* Inspect pipe backfill and fill construction.

* Inspects paving operations to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.

* Performs minor engineering computations such as areas, volumes, material spread rates, etc.

* Tests, samples, and reports of materials proposed to be used in construction projects.

* Reviews and learns test methods, manuals, and procedures.

* Performs testing and sampling on bridges and roadways for analysis.

* Reviews and learns traffic control methods, manuals, and procedures.

* Sets up, maintains, and removes a safe traffic control plan under live traffic conditions.

* Maintains traffic control devices in the field; performs traffic control duties.

* Assist in the investigation of existing roadways for forensic study.

* Assists in gathering samples, providing a safe working zone, flagging, etc.

* Ensures that proper equipment and supplies are loaded and in good working condition.

* Performs more complex lab tests of samples and documents results for QA/QC purposes.

* Serves as a technical resource for other employees; attends and completes all designated training sessions in order to maintain required certifications, and performs inspections.

* Communicates both internally and externally regarding project information and courses of action/consequences, on smaller projects.

* Oversee smaller projects and/or components of larger projects.

* Assists in permitting processes to obtain water, gravel, plant site, and surveying agreements and aids in the renewal and file maintenance of these agreements.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES/AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Must have the ability to obtain a Valid Driver's License

Must have the ability to obtain QC/QA Certification in Soils & Aggregate, Asphalt and Concrete

Must have the ability to obtain Asphalt Concrete, Soil & Aggregate Certification

Asphalt Concrete, Soil & Aggregate

WYDOTPortland Cement Concrete Certification

Must have the ability to obtain American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Certification

KNOWLEDGE:

* Knowledge of materials testing. Surveying methods and equipment operation.

* Knowledge of construction inspection which includes interpretation of plans and specifications.

* Knowledge of documentation of project records.

* Knowledge of communication with supervisors and contractors.

* Knowledge of working towards a leadership role.

* Knowledge of working outdoors and a variety of weather conditions.

* Knowledge of material testing, and ability to perform…