Transportation Technician

Transportation Technician

Are you looking for a fulfilling career where your technical talents help to shape safe and reliable roadways across the Commonwealth? As a Transportation Technician with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills as you work with drafting, design software, and project planning. If this sounds like the position for you, we invite you to apply today and join a team that values learning, accuracy, and public service!

This position focuses on drafting and technical design work that supports roadway projects and improves transportation systems. Your primary responsibilities will entail creating plans, reviewing project details, and working closely with engineers and designers to keep projects on schedule. As a Transportation Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Drafting Work: Prepare roadway plans and technical drawings using Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) and other design software
• Design Support: Assist with minor roadway designs, grade lines, drainage layouts, and project calculations
• Plan Review: Examine construction and right-of-way plans for accuracy and completeness
• Field Investigations: Visit project sites to observe terrain, drainage, and other physical conditions for design use
• Project Coordination: Communicate with engineers, designers, and municipalities to complete assignments on time
• Data Application: Apply survey notes, engineering data, and aerial photographs when preparing plans

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, upon successful completion of the probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Montoursville. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $41,506.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience in highway or bridge surveying, design, construction, or inspection work; or
• One year of experience in quality control of materials or building or construction industry experience, which includes reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, or schematics; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience,…