Engineering Technician

The Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0 is seeking to fill a vacancy for a full-time Engineering Technician. If you want a career in an essential industry with work that impacts the world around you each day, make a difference and apply today!

In this position, you will perform a variety of beginning level technical work in a training nature primarily in the area of surveying. Through this training, you will become proficient in the types of data needed, equipment and methods used in surveying. You will also perform beginning level engineering tasks. For example, you will apply surveying principles to the collection and reporting of data used to design and construct highways and bridges.

Additionally, you will participate in trainings on the type, method, operation, setup, and best use for a variety of survey equipment such as computer-aided design and drafting computer programs, and global positioning instruments.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $40,685.00 (before taxes).

• An associate degree in surveying, drafting, designing, civil, or any other appropriate field of engineering technology.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• This particular position also requires possession of a valid driver's license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.