Engineering Technician

The Nevada Department of Transportation is hiring for an Engineering Technician 3 in Las Vegas, NV within the Location Division. This position will be assigned to a Land Surveying crew that performs a wide range of field and office services such as Establishing Aerial Photogrammetry Control, Performing Cadastral Retracement, Establishing Precision Control Networks, Setting Monumentation and Retracement of Right-of-way and other Boundaries.

You will be responsible for setting up field equipment such as Tripods, Global Positioning Gear, Optical Total Stations, Digital Levels, Lidar Scanners, and other Land Surveying Gear, learn the operation of these items, fill out paperwork and forms, keep equipment and trucks maintained, and travel out of town most of the time while withstanding harsh weather conditions. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.;

this position does not offer remote work options.

• Assist engineers in performing field and laboratory tests and setting up equipment, gathering and compiling data, analyzing technical problems, conducting research, and ensuring accuracy and conformance to policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards.
• Assist engineers, contractors, department staff, other agencies, the public and private business regarding water rights ownership, bid documents, contract plans, right-of-way plans, acquisition and disposal documentation, contract specifications, test results, and federal and state guidelines and procedures; review, prioritize, research and prepare information in appropriate format.
• Perform technical research to ensure department programs, testing methods, policies and procedures comply with federal and state requirements; review technical documents, analyze and interpret data, note discrepancies, verify areas of noncompliance against agency records, and make recommendations to correct problems or revise existing policies, procedures or methods.
• Maintain records and contract documents in accordance with established filing system; enter data into computer system for analysis and review construction, water rights and contract documents and/or plan specifications; check applications and technical reports for completeness, clarity and conformance to department guidelines and federal and state policies and procedures.
• Perform field inspections of construction projects, well locations and water use, material equipment, property lines and boundaries, right-of-way mapping and safety barriers; review and interpret construction plans, water rights records of survey and specifications to determine compliance; perform field measurements and record data; provide information, discuss problems and recommend solutions to contractors, professionals, property owners, department personnel and the general public;
  
  document the inspection process for future reference, payment of contract billings and to meet federal and state requirements.
• Perform manual and computer‑aided drafting assignments by preparing maps, charts, graphs, tables, slopes and contours for construction projects, right-of-way location and water rights ownership, water rights data, data analysis, water quality data and federal, state and private property location.
• Conduct surveying work including staking alignments, structures, fence lines and cross sections to set control points, locate wells and establish right-of-way lines, government survey and property boundaries; perform vertical and horizontal measurements and topographical mapping by operating transits, levels, rods, computerized surveying equipment, compasses, and calculators.
• Perform material and soil testing in a laboratory setting involving a variety of design and quality control testing including acceptance testing, design mix, proficiency and advance testing; research material properties, new or proposed specifications and test procedures.
• Maintain and calibrate equipment to ensure proper operation, accuracy and reliability of test results and data collection; maintain equipment inventory, repair and maintenance records; document calibration results, repairs and problems encountered and make…