Engineering Technician 3 - Carson City

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 general supervision incumbents perform one or more of the duties described in the series concept at the journey level, perform technical engineering work by applying a variety of methods and practices in compiling technical data, using computer aided software, operating specialized equipment and preparing technical engineering documents.

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. 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.

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-6_0/