ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 1 - UNDERFILL

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is seeking an Engineering Technician 1 (Underfilling for an Engineering Technician 3) located in Reno/Sparks, NV, to manage district construction and facility contracts from solicitation through closeout. This role develops and oversees RFPs/RFQs, interprets technical drawings with professional engineers, builds review teams, and ensures compliance with state and federal regulations. In accordance with NRS 408, this position will be required to monitor project progress, working days, licensing, insurance, bonds, and receivables; coordinate with the Environmental and Stormwater divisions, including participation in site visits as needed. Responsibilities also include prevailing-wage data entry support in LCPTracker, preparing amendments, reviewing payments, and monitoring 'burn rates'. Engineering Technicians on construction crews may work in an office setting. Office setting commonly requires working on a computer using a variety of software. This is the advanced level in the series and incumbents had to meet the minimum qualifications to be eligible. **INCUMBENT MAY PROGRESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL AFTER MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE, AND WITH APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. ** ** Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. Please note that this position is on-site and does not offer remote work options. The Job Duties section listed in this announcement reflects the Statewide Class Specifications for all positions and does not fully correlate with the specific duties of this position. **

Engineering Technicians perform a broad range of duties involving technical engineering work in support of professional engineers including drafting, engineering calculations, surveying, materials and soils testing, construction inspection, roadway design, right-of-way engineering, planning, permitting and inspection, water rights appropriation and land acquisition in support of civil or related professional engineering work. Work requires the application of technical engineering skills, methods, and practices in compiling technical data, drafting, computer aided software, operating specialized equipment and preparing engineering related documents.

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of experience involving public contact; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Assist engineers in performing field and laboratory tests and setting up equipment; gather and compile data, analyze technical problems, conduct research, and analyze data gathered to ensure accuracy and conformance to policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards.

Assist engineers, contractors, department staff, other agencies, the public and private business regarding water rights ownership, bid documents, contract plans, right-of-way plans, acquisition and disposal documentation, contract specifications, test results and federal and State guidelines and procedures; review, prioritize, research and prepare information in appropriate format.