Engineering Technician 1 - Underfill

The Position

Engineering Technicians perform a broad range of duties involving technical engineering work in support of professional engineers including drafting, engineering calculations, surveying, materials and soils testing, construction inspection, roadway design, right-of-way engineering, planning, permitting and inspection, water rights appropriation and land acquisition in support of civil or related professional engineering work. Work requires the application of technical engineering skills, methods and practices in compiling technical data, drafting, computer aided software, operating specialized equipment and preparing engineering related documents.

Under close supervision of a higher-level technician or engineer, incumbents learn to perform technical engineering tasks at the entry level.

This position is for a Field Survey Technician located in Carson City, Hot Springs location. This position will work outside along the highways and on occasion hike in the mountains for survey monuments.

At this job you will learn how to use survey equipment effectively and proficiently. You will use those skills to help gather information for the department for future projects. Some of the equipment you will use are survey grade GPS units, robotic total stations, automatic levels and a lidar scanner.

This position does require travel and works on projects all over Northern Nevada. This position is on a 4-day, 10 hour schedule Monday through Thursday. NOTE: THIS RECRUITMENT MAY BE USED TO UNDERFILL A ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 3.

INCUMBENT MAY PROGRESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL AFTER MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE, AND WITH APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

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