Engineering Aide​/Engineering Technician

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Engineering Aides and Technicians work in a variety of capacities in the road and bridge divisions of Public Works. We provide on‑the‑job training and promotional opportunities to work in the field of surveying, construction inspection, design, and materials testing for road and bridge construction projects.

There are currently two vacancies. The Duluth position will be located at 4787 Midway Road in Pike Lake, MN and the Virginia position at 7823 HWY 135 in Virginia, MN.

Salary ranges for 2025:

• Engineering Aide – $23.74 to $32.89 per hour (including longevity pay).
• Engineering Technician – $25.34 to $35.40 per hour.
• Engineering Technician Intermediate – $29.02 to $41.01 per hour.
• Engineering Technician Senior – $31.08 to $44.20 per hour.

This position is part of the Civil Service Basic Unit Employees Collective Bargaining Agreement represented by Council 5 of AFSCME.

St. Louis County does not participate in E‑Verify. All employees must be continuously authorized to work in the United States and for St. Louis County on a full‑time basis. St. Louis County does not provide sponsorship for employment visas.

An employee in this class performs routine manual and progressively more responsible technical tasks as assigned in the surveying, construction inspection, material testing, and drafting work of the road and bridge engineering division. Duties include participating as a survey crew member, assisting in the inspection of construction projects, conducting routine field tests on construction materials, and performing simple drafting tasks in the preparation of plans and layouts.

The work is performed under direct supervision of assigned supervisory staff.

An employee in this class performs routine technical and manual tasks as assigned in the drafting, surveying, and inspection work of the road and bridge engineering division. Duties include participating as a survey crew member, conducting routine field inspection test procedures, and performing general drafting work in the preparation of plans, layouts, and routine application of engineering specifications. The work is performed under the direction of assigned staff.

An employee in this class provides work direction and participates in the difficult and responsible drafting, surveying, and inspection work of the road and bridge engineering division. Duties may include directing a survey crew on routine as well as more difficult surveying assignments, conducting street and plant inspections on construction projects, and performing skilled drafting work with responsibility for the application of routine design standards and specifications in developing road and bridge plans.

The work is performed under the direction of assigned staff.

An employee in this class serves as project engineering supervisor in the plan development, survey and inspection phases of road and bridge construction projects. Duties include directing the drafting assignments performed by engineering technician staff and performing the more difficult application of road engineering design standards, directing the engineering and inspection activities on assigned road and bridge construction projects, and serving as the lead worker of survey parties conducting complex surveying assignments.

Assignments are received with general project parameters and are subject to established engineering policies, procedures, and design criteria. The work is performed under the general direction of assigned staff.

Work environment factors are general in nature and may vary depending on the specific position being filled:

• CONSTANT
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  Hearing within 5 feet to 20 feet; handling; exposure to weather; moving objects; traffic; walking outside.
• FREQUENT
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  Lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds; midrange, far and color vision; depth perception; grasp; maintain posture; move about; sit; stand; stoop/bend; talk/speak; work alone, with and around others.
• OCCASIONAL
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  Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds; near vision; field of vision; visual accommodation; balance; bend neck;…