Transportation Construction Technician Series

Job Duties

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team driving a safer transportation system for Arizona.

TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN SERIES

(Cordes Junction Lab Tech)

Job Location:

Prescott Regional Lab

15001 S SR69

Mayer, AZ 86333

Salary: $20.3610 - $27.3416

Hourly $20.3610 - $27.3416

Grade: 17-19

Closing Date:
Aug 6, 2026

What if your work could help ensure that Arizona's highways are built to last? At ADOT's Cordes Materials Lab, we're working to make sure the roads beneath your tires are built safely and efficiently. Our team tests the soil, aggregate, and asphalt used in highway construction to help ensure projects meet ADOT specifications and federal standards.

As a Lab Technician, you'll receive materials collected in the field and perform laboratory testing using Arizona and AASHTO methods. From splitting samples to grading soil and testing aggregate and asphalt, no two days are alike. If you enjoy hands‑on work, solving problems, and being part of the team that keeps Arizona moving, ADOT offers excellent benefits, job stability, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact - one sample at a time.

This series exists to perform a broad scope of high level transportation duties and/or supervisor responsibility. Serves as a senior technician performing a variety of journey-level work related to highway construction activities.

Transportation Construction Technician 1 is the entry level position for the Transportation Construction Technician series. The scope of the duties and basic tasks to be learned include; inspection of work on highway construction projects, techniques to ensure compliance with applicable standards, specifications, and public safety, use specialized software and Google applications for correspondence/measurements/temperatures/etc., read and interpret plans, contract documents, specifications and standard drawings, perform field tests, sample materials and complete sample transmittals, calculate areas of geometric and irregular shapes, attend safety meetings/partnering meetings/trainings.

Transportation Construction Technician 1 is the intermediate level position for the Transportation Construction Technician series. The scope of the duties and basic tasks; inspect highway construction to assure compliance, examine materials, surface conditions, tracking, structural features, perform field material tests for quality assurance, inspect and examine engineering project records, field notes, computations, and other documentation, research and interpret MVD Policy, Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Administrative Code, and regulations, confer with engineers, conformance to specifications and plans, consult manuals, rulebook codes, or regulations, record all workflow, attend training and safety meetings.

Transportation Construction Technician 3 is the full journey classification for the series. Responsible for performing a broad scope of high level duties and responsibilities. Some duties and basic tasks include; inspection of highway construction work for compliance, documentation and quant lists, confer with engineers, conformance to specifications and construction plans, attend meetings and training sessions, perform field tests, consult manuals/ specifications/ drawings/ regulations, record work history, and inspect project records.

The preferred candidate for this position will have: 1 year of job related construction experience as determined by the assigned area’s needs which may include principles and practices of civil engineering, construction inspection methods, materials testing procedures, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control for work zones, operation of equipment, reading of construction documents, maps and plans.

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