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by March 5.

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The Challenge

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Technician III to join our Winston-Salem 1 Construction team.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a senior project roadway/structure inspector supporting senior engineers in the administration of highway construction contracts.
• Monitor contractor daily operations.
• Perform/review test reports to ensure all work and materials conform to specifications, plans, and contract documents.
• Perform contract administration, such as pay record entry/reviews, materials-received reports, certified payroll reviews, daily diary reviews, as-constructed plans preparation, and monthly quantity verifications prior to estimate payment.
• Resolve daily constructability issues and troubleshoot problems to mitigate delays to project delivery.
• Assist NCDOT staff and contractors in utility relocation efforts by inspecting and tracking relocation work.
• Anticipate contractual problems and advise engineering staff of needs for plan revisions, supplemental agreements, or other contract adjustments to improve safety, timely delivery, and/or quality of delivered projects.
• Monitor contractor operations to ensure compliance with subcontract agreements and with the contract Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements.
• Ensure compliance with NC Sedimentation and Pollution Control Act and that all work performed in permitted areas is done in accordance with permits.
• Direct and schedule the work of junior technicians in staking out and inspecting every phase of a construction project to ensure it is built according to contract documents in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Manage all aspects of assigned construction projects with limited supervision from senior engineers and be directly involved with the leadership, management, counseling, and training of junior NCDOT and contractor technicians.
• Effectively communicate and coordinate work with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and disturbances while maximizing project progress.

What You Bring

• Experience analyzing and interpreting highway construction plans.
• Experience applying engineering concepts to solve complex problems.
• Experience with mathematical functions including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
• Customer service experience related to resolving problems that involve explaining complicated engineering concepts to various customer groups.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive communication between technicians, engineers, contractors, and the public.
• Communications skills to effectively verbally and in writing communicate in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner.
• Ability to make independent decisions using sound engineering judgement.
• Ability to work safely in an outside environment with exposure to hazards on construction sites including heights, highway traffic, weather extremes, and traversing rough terrain in evaluating highway construction.
• Fitness to perform moderate physical activity, including walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing
• Strength to lift 50 pounds.
• Computer knowledge and skills using Microsoft Office is preferred. Experience with iPads/tablets, HiCAMS, and SharePlus/SharePoint is highly preferred.
• Advanced working knowledge of math fun tions.
• You can work nights/weekends as required by project workload/staffing with fluctuating hours on any Division 9 project.
• You apply a safety philosophy and program to all operations.
• Safety toe shoes.
• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Education and Experience

• Associate's degree in Engineering Technology, Survey Technology, or a related field, and
• 3+ years of relevant technician experience; or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

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