Senior Engineering Technician, Highway Department

Salary Hiring Rate: $33.95/hour, Grade 19, Non-Exempt, Teamsters - General Unit Stearns County Mission:
Provide Exceptional Public Services to Assure a Safe, Healthy, Vibrant County for All.

Stearns County Values:
Professional | Approachable | Responsive | Collaborative | Fair & Equitable Stearns County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, public assistance status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation.

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Hiring Range: $33.95 - $40.53/hour Position Objective To provide assistance in administering and maintaining the road and bridge design program for the department. This position is responsible for preparing and performing technical duties in the areas of computer aided highway designs, construction inspection, bridge construction and safety inspection, construction surveying, right of way investigations and records maintenance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities These examples do not include all possible responsibilities in this position and do not limit the assignment of related duties to this classification.
1. Prepares alternative alignments and appropriate grade lines for highway improvement projects.
2. Designs hydraulic structures and storm sewer systems using hydraulic formulas.
3. Prepares both rural and urban grading highway design plans using computer programs.
4. Prepares plans for highway paving and overlaying projects.
5. Coordinates development of final plans for highway improvement projects.
6. Prepares permits for highway design projects.
7. Coordinates with utilities to show existing utility information on design plans and assists in design of utility relocations.
8. Assists with Right-of-Way projects.
9. Assists with highway construction projects.
10. Coordinates with other state and local agencies to obtain or transmit information.
11. Responds to public inquiries regarding highway projects.
12. Attends work in a regular and timely manner.
13. Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Minimum Qualifications In order to be considered for this position, applicants must possess the following:

High school graduate or equivalent

Two-year Civil Technology Certificate plus five years of related highway technology experience OR nine years of progressively related highway technology experience

Meets Minnesota Department of Transportation certification requirements for Grading and Base 1 and 2, Bit Street 1and 2, Concrete Field 1 and 2, Concrete Plant I or have the ability to obtain within 12 months of employment

Possess Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Design Certification or have the ability to obtain within 12 months of employment

Experience using Microsoft Office Applications Valid MN Driver’s License or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment

Reliable means of transportation to travel to multiple locations around Stearns County, some of which may not be accessible by public transportation

Preferred Experience Beyond

Minimum Qualifications:

MN Dot certification in Bituminous Plant 1 and 2

Experience with alternative intersection designs (round-abouts, j-turns)
RTVision One Office Software experience

Reading and interpreting legal land descriptions

Working with the public

State aid reporting

Federal and State design requirements experience

Desirable Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

1. Knowledge of the standards, requirements, principles and practices of highway design.
2. Ability to review plans and proposals and identify and resolve potential problems.
3. Ability to manage drainage issues with landowners.
4. Ability to…