Sr. Aggregate Inspection Technician Engineering Technician Iii

Senior Aggregate Inspection Technician - (Engineering Technician III)

The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking to hire a Senior Aggregate Inspection Technician. This position performs laboratory tests and inspections on aggregates used for district, county, local and other state agency transportation projects.

Essential functions include ensuring the proper design and field control for the testing of aggregates, ensuring supervisors are informed of aggregate quality and gradation status and possible problem areas, ensuring the accuracy of aggregate reports, inspecting and approving plant equipment and aggregate stockpile placements, assisting with overseeing each source's Aggregate Gradation Control System (AGCS), approving their laboratory testing facility and equipment, and monitoring their production.

Minimum qualifications include completion of two years of college in civil engineering technology, pre-engineering or a job related technical/science curriculum PLUS thirty months of engineering experience; OR six years of engineering experience. Preferred qualifications include working knowledge of mathematics, experience in transportation materials testing and use of laboratory testing equipment, ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with departmental staff, and good oral and written communication skills.

Conditions of employment include successful completion of a background screening, current possession or ability to obtain Aggregate Technician and Portland Cement Concrete Level I Technician QC/QA training within 12 months of hire date, valid driver's license, district-wide travel, ability to work overtime, ability to lift 50 pounds and traverse a variety of terrain, successful completion of a pre-employment physical and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening, and ability to perform outdoor work in a variety of conditions.

About the agency:
The Illinois Department of Transportation is committed to providing safe, cost-effective transportation for Illinois in ways that enhance quality of life, promote economic prosperity and protect our environment. The department fosters a culture of inclusivity, values diversity, and holds itself to the highest ethical standards as it works together for a common purpose.

Work hours:

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday - Friday

Work location:

400 W Wabash Ave, Effingham, Illinois, 62401

Work office:
Office of Highways and Intermodal Project Implementation, Region 4/District 7/Bureau of Project Implementation

Agency contact: DOT.CONTACTHR

Posting group:
Transportation;
Public Safety;
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics