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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.
Under general direction, incumbents function independently at the advanced journey level performing technical work requiring knowledge of engineering theories, principles, concepts and practices in a specialized area..
This position is located in the Right-of-Way division in Ely, Nevada. This position will assist and support the Staff I, Associate Engineer, the Assistant District Engineer, and all other divisions of the Ely Sub-district in implementing permits, inspecting and managing local utility/construction projects. The incumbent will be responsible for assisting and maintaining permits, utilities, railroad agreements, and traffic control plans; quarterly water quality testing in rest areas, following Nevada Environmental Protection requirements; comply with Stormwater Best Management Practices for constructions sites, and material piles sites.
Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in engineering, physics, math or closely related field and two years of experience in a specialized engineering function or program area which involved the application of work procedures, standards and controls; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of progressively responsible experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an Engineering Technician III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances. |
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A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. |
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This position is located in Ely, Nevada. |
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The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Do you have a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Engineering, Surveying, or related field? List the type of degree you have successfully completed, the issuing institution, and the date the degree was received.
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2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, researching public records.
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3) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with the U.S. Rectangular Survey System.
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4) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with CADD.
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5) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with plotting and interpretation of maps and land descriptions.
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6) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with calculating land boundaries and right-of-way centerlines.
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7) Describe your experience, including the number of years, writing legal descriptions.
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