USDA NRCS TN - Civil Engineering Technician

USDA NRCS TN - Civil Engineering Technician

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In partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), ELYON International is recruiting for multiple (7) Engineering Technician (Civil) positions in the State of Tennessee. The ELYON Engineering Technician (Civil) will be an integral part of the NRCS Team and provide support for a variety of programs, projects, and special tasks. The Engineering Technician (Civil) shall accomplish the required services and tasks accurately and timely, which may

• Assist agency staff with project documentation and implementation both in the office and in the field. The anticipated workload will require working outdoors, in the field, in the local field office, Area Office, and any other business location and environments. The candidate should be within reasonable commuting distance to the Huntingdon Field Office where the Engineering Technician will be based. This is not a position that can be accomplished remotely from outside of Tennessee.
• Inventory and evaluate potential new project sites. Take lead/complete/assisting with required engineering surveys for future designs; assisting with development of engineering drawings, specifications, etc.;
  Take lead/complete/assist with surveys for project construction layout;
  Take lead/complete/assist with construction inspection of construction projects during construction and report findings to the appointed government representative or government employee.
• Evaluate/assist with evaluating construction materials to verify that they meet or exceed specifications – this shall occur during construction activities but shall also include going to rock quarries and material suppliers to verify required material size requirements and material quality requirements.
• Develop/maintain/complete construction project job diaries as required; communicate daily, or as needed with Engineers, Geologists and others on construction projects for progress updates, project coordination, potential problems, substandard construction work, potential needs for contract design, cost, or specification modifications.
• Keep track of ongoing quantities for construction projects, and make Engineers, Geologists, EWP Program Manager and others aware of potential quantity overruns;
  Assist with non-inherently governmental and non-sponsor EWP payment processing and activities.
• As needed and allowed by NRCS policy, accomplish training, development, and certification for Engineering Job Approval Authority (EJAA) to support engineering I&E, design, inspection, etc.
• Possess a working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3d 2016, and similar technical and agency software or the willingness and capability to be trained on such technical and agency software. Be able to develop and complete engineering drawings, modify drawings to the point of completing many standardized NRCS drawings, and modify/develop new drawings when needed.
• Review and provide comments to Engineers on NRCS developed construction drawings and specifications when needed to verify technical adequacy and accuracy of the materials and documents in question.
• Possess a working knowledge of or the willingness and capability to be trained on a variety of surveying equipment. Use and troubleshoot setup problems for various forms of surveying equipment, self levelling levels, total station equipment, data collectors, GPS total stations, etc. Following initial training on agency specific equipment, be able to independently operate such equipment.
• Independently work with agency specific data, share point sites, and computer systems which may require some initial training.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with appropriate contractors, landowners, agency personnel, material providers, regulatory personnel, local unit of government Sponsors,…