Engineering Assistant , II, or III- Karnes Area Office

Position: Engineering Assistant I, II, or III- Karnes City Area Office

Essential Duties for Engineering Assistant I

• Applies engineering principles, methods, and techniques to a wide variety of transportation-related activities.
• Assists with contract administration for construction and maintenance projects to ensure contractor compliance.
• Participates in Career Development for the Engineering Assistants program which includes job rotation, training, and continuing education.
• Performs construction inspection and material sampling/testing.
• Performs design computations and plan preparations to include preparing plan sheets for construction projects.
• Performs traffic barricade inspections, identifies problems and assists with resolution of traffic control plans.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Duties for Engineering Assistant II

• Performs advanced and specialized engineering design work.
• Actively prepares for professional engineering licensing/registration through appropriate training and exams and completion/maintenance of required documentation.
• Performs engineering-related calculations and drafting/design work.
• Performs engineering-related duties in the field of transportation engineering.
• Reviews construction plans prepared by consultants.

Essential Duties for Engineering Assistant III

• Trains less experienced engineering assistants, specialists, and technicians.
• Creates detailed PS&E.
• May serve as a lead worker and the related tasks.
• Performs advanced and specialized engineering design work.

Minimum Qualifications for all levels

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.

Acceptable Substitutions for all levels

• Master's degree in engineering or a Master of engineering degree from an institution that offers a bachelor of science degree, in the same discipline, which has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.
• Doctoral degree in engineering or a doctor of engineering degree from an institution that offers a bachelor of science degree, in the same discipline, which has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

Additional Acceptable Substitution Engineering Assistant III

• Passing Professional Engineer (PE) exam prior to obtaining requisite experience for gaining PE licensure may substitute for two (2) years of engineering related work experience.

Experience

• Engineering Assistant I:
  No work experience is required. No supervisory experience required.
• Engineering Assistant II: 1 year of Engineering related experience (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). No supervisory experience required.
• Engineering Assistant III: 2 years of Engineering related experience (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). No supervisory experience required. Passing Professional Engineer (PE) exam prior to obtaining requisite experience for gaining PE licensure may substitute for two (2) years of engineering related work experience.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Safety Impact Certificate

Additional Certification required for Engineering Assistant II and III

• TX Engineer In Training Certificate

Competencies for the Engineering Assistant I

• Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems
• Computer-aided drafting and design systems
• Plan review methods, processes, and procedures
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• Highway construction and maintenance
• Application of engineering fundamentals
• Using engineering workstations and applications of engineering technology
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Performing calculations using algebra, trigonometry and geometry
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.

Competencies for the Engineering Assistant II (In addition to the above)

• Transportation design engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Traffic engineering terminology and fundamentals
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Competencies for the Engineering Assistant III (In addition to the above)

• Reading and interpreting applicable plans, schematics, blueprints and maps
• Research and analysis methodologies
• Advanced and specialized design/drafting
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving…