Transportation Materials Technician

Introduction

Do you want to help shape the future of transportation in CT?

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). is now accepting applications for aTransportation Materials Technician 2rolewithin the Material Evaluation and Specification Unit (MESU) located at the Materials Testing Laboratory in Rocky Hill, CT.

Schedule:

Full-Time (40 Hour), First Shift, Monday - Friday

Location:

Materials Testing Laboratory in Rocky Hill, CT

Office/On-Site

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• Join an award winning agency! CTDOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!

In this role you will assist the Transportation Materials Technician 3 within the Material Evaluation and Specification Unit (MESU), asphalt mixture area, regarding inspection and testing of materials and structures used in the construction of transportation facilities. Additionally, you will be responsible for testing and inspection of asphalt mixtures and their components.

This posting may be used to fill other Transportation Materials Technician 2 positions as needed. Other related roles and responsibilities will be assigned as needs of the Unit and section in the Materials Testing Laboratory.

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is the DOT's mission to improve quality of life through transportation. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve.

Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.

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In the Department of Transportation, Division of Materials Testing this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of field and/or laboratory tasks in the physical and chemical testing of construction, maintenance, and other materials.

• Reviews requests for and performs more advanced chemical and/or physical tests and analyses of the following materials: paints, asphalts, petroleum, concrete, and plastic products, expansion joints, cable fittings, rope, fuel oil, grease, varnish, bituminous mixtures, guide rail posts, sand, stone, steel, cement, seeds, soils, fertilizers, and herbicides;
• Inspects the manufacturing procedures, equipment, and final products of such sources of supply as quarries, steel fabrication plants, concrete pipe plants, and bituminous and prestressed concrete plants;
• Calibrates and maintains testing machines and laboratory apparatus and equipment;
• Standardizes solutions and reagents;
• Determines whether materials conform with state, federal, and project specifications;
• Reviews shop drawings;
• Perform calculations and maintains records of observations and test results;
• Assists in researching new materials or modifications of old materials;
• Discusses problems, changes, and new procedures with producers;
• Prepares reports and graphs of completed tests;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of

• the principles and practices of physical and/or chemical testing of construction materials;
• research methods;
• manufacturing procedures and properties of construction materials and their uses;
• standard laboratory equipment and techniques;

Skills

• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;

Ability to

• perform materials tests;
• calibrate and maintain testing equipment;
• standardize reagents;
• utilize computer software;
• perform mathematical calculations.

Four (4) years of experience in chemical and/or physical testing, analysis, or inspection of construction or maintenance materials including independent performance of tests such as extraction gradation, slump and air content for cement and concrete cylinder tests.

• College training in natural sciences, construction technology, civil engineering or other related fields may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years for an Associate's degree.
• For state employees one (1) year of experience in materials testing at the level of a Transportation Technician may be substituted for the General Experience.

• Possession of Asphalt Plant…