Construction Engineering Technician

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 09/8/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 09/8/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 09/21/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $3,631.00 - $4,533.00

Salary (Annually) $43,572.00 - $54,396.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Lawrenceburg, TN

Department Transportation

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, LAWRENCE COUNTY

This position is Region3 - District 39 Operations - Construction Section.

For More Information, Visit The Link Below

https://www.tdot.tn.gov/Public Documents/hr/Region Operations-District Operations-

The salary range for this position is $43,572 - $53,628

Education and Experience:

High school diploma;
General Educational Development diploma.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant's work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors, and based on business need. Within 6 months of hire, employees must demonstrate successful mastery of corresponding work competencies and skill blocks of the Technician Proficiency Program for the level of worker to which they were hired.

If skills and competencies are not met during that period, the employee can be demoted to the level of worker for which he/she is qualified.

Entry level Engineering Technician. No prerequisites other than High School Education or equivalent. Eligible for promotion to TDOT Engineering Technician 2 upon satisfactory review and completion of the required skills and competency elements
* of the TDOT Engineering Technician 1 level, including having obtained the appropriate level of Commercial Driver's License based on the employee's age (see Necessary Special Qualifications) and job location.

Intermediate level Engineering Technician. Must have successfully completed the required skills and competency elements
* of the TDOT Engineering Technician 1 level. Eligible for promotion to TDOT Engineering Technician 3 upon satisfactory review and completion of the required skills and competency elements
* of the TDOT Engineering Technician 2 level.

Experienced level Engineering Technician. Must have successfully completed the required skills and competency elements
* at the TDOT Engineering Technician 2 level.

• Each level of the TDOT Engineering Technician Series will have a defined Work Element Plan that details a set number of hours of core and elective skills and competencies and the corresponding exam and demonstration requirements that must be completed for eligibility to move forward to the next level of the series.

• Possess and maintain a Class D driver's license valid to operate vehicles in the State of Tennessee.
• If under age 21, employees must, at their own expense and within eleven months, obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License that is valid in the State of Tennessee (a Code O, Code K, and Code 52 restriction is allowable);
  Code L restriction is not allowable, testing must be completed in a manual transmission vehicle.
• If you are currently a TDOT employee in possession of Class A Commercial Driver's License when you reach the age of 21, you must possess and maintain, or obtain at your own expense and within 3 months of your 21st birthday, a Class-A Commercial Driver's License with an N endorsement that is valid in the State of Tennessee.
• If age 21 or older and not currently employed with TDOT, you must possess and maintain, or obtain at your own expense within eleven months of hire, a Class-A…