Transportation Technician

Take this terrific opportunity to jump-start a new career with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as a Transportation Technician! In this entry-level position, you will play a vital role in supporting the inspection of transportation construction projects, ensuring that all materials align with contract plans and specifications. This role offers numerous opportunities for growth within the department. If you are eager to advance your career and contribute significantly to the transportation sector, seize this chance!

In this position, you will engage in training aimed at enhancing skills pertinent to construction and material inspection, along with other responsibilities within the district. Your role will involve assisting in the evaluation of completed work unit documentation and materials to verify their accuracy and compliance with Department policies. You will help coordinate and manage the district's field construction project records and documentation through ECMS, the PennDOT Project Collaboration Center (PPCC), and mobile applications on PennDOT-issued iPads. Additionally, you will support technical assessments of material costs for highway and bridge projects, ensuring that documentation and work orders from Project Management are thorough and accurate for payment verification. You will also conduct comprehensive audits to validate that final quantities and costs reported by construction personnel are correct.

You will assist in the inspection of road and bridge construction activities to ensure they conform to plans, specifications, and contractual obligations. Your responsibilities will include inspecting permit construction and utility operations on roadways to ensure compliance with the same standards. You will help manage work zone traffic control signs and devices, ensuring their placement aligns with the Work Zone Traffic Control Plan and relevant guidelines. Furthermore, you will assist in processing periodic progress payments as required and perform routine construction inspection tasks, such as verifying stakeouts, elevations, and material placement. You will aid in testing materials for projects and gathering necessary delivery forms and certifications. Collaboration with construction personnel will be essential to review audit findings and address any discrepancies in payments, documentation, and calculations.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You will work closely with vendors and work hours may change based on vendor availability.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time Ad-hoc, upon successful completion of probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Montoursville.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience in highway or bridge surveying, design, construction, or inspection work; or
• One year of experience in quality control of materials or building or construction industry experience, which includes reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, or schematics; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• This particular position requires possession of a valid Class C driver's license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.