USDA NRCS Lafayette, NY - Engineering Technician

Overview

In partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), ELYON International is recruiting Engineering Technicians in New York state. The ELYON Engineering Technician (Civil) will be an integral part of the NRCS Team and provide support for a variety of programs, projects, and special tasks. Work must be completed in accordance with NRCS policies, guides, and the state Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG).

The anticipated workload will require working outdoors in the field, in the office, and other business locations and environments.

• Assisting agency staff with project planning, documentation and implementation both in the office and in the field.
• Inventorying and evaluating potential new project sites to support conservation practice systems.
• Assist and complete required engineering surveys to support future designs and construction project layout.
• Assisting with development of engineering design calculations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, asbuilts, etc.
• Assist and complete construction inspection of construction projects during construction and report findings to the appointed government representative or responsible NRCS employee.
• Evaluate and assist with evaluating construction materials to verify that they meet or exceed specifications – this shall occur during construction activities but shall also include going to rock quarries to verify required material size requirements and material quality requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and complete construction project job diaries as required.
• Communicate daily, or as needed with NRCS employees, the design approver, owner and others on construction projects for progress updates, project coordination, potential problems, substandard construction work, potential needs for contract design, cost, or specification modifications.
• Keep track of ongoing quantities for construction projects, and make NRCS employees, the design approver, owner and others aware of potential quantity overruns.
• Assisting with non-inherently governmental and non-sponsor paperwork processing and activities.
• Verify that all construction projects assigned are following the required construction specifications and are following all required permit regulation requirements and keep files that document these activities, including but not limited to manufacturer’s material specifications, quality of construction work, equipment breakdowns, substandard materials, OSHA construction safety violations, regulatory permit violations, material testing results, communications with contractors, landowners, agency personnel, material providers, regulatory personnel, local unit of government Sponsors, NRCS employees, the design approver, owner, other appointed Construction Inspectors, various county and district employees, and others.
• Provide documentation that is accurate and complete, this will require the gathering of information, recording of data, establishing and maintaining files, and transmitting the information in the required format to the appropriate personnel.
• Contractor employee shall have a working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3d 2016, or similar technical and agency software, and the capability to be trained on such technical and agency software to improve skills. Actual experience and formal educational training are desirable when available.
• Contractor employee shall with appropriate guidance develop and complete engineering drawings, modify AutoCAD Civil 3d 2016 drawings to the point of completing many standardized NRCS drawings, modify and develop new drawings when needed. The Contractor employee will interpret these and other construction drawings and specifications, explain these interpretations to contractors, landowners, agency personnel, material providers, regulatory personnel, local unit of government Sponsors, NRCS employees, other Construction Inspectors, and various county, district employees and others.
• Contractor employee will, after appropriate training and support on agency equipment, be able to independently download survey data, and produce contour maps/drawings when needed.…