Engineering Technician Apprentice

  • Job Reference: 24-10918
  • Date Posted: 5 September 2024
  • Company: NC Department of Transportation
  • Location: Hendersonville, North Carolina
  • Salary: $35,984 to $48,036
  • Bonus/Benefits: Full State Benefits including Pension!
  • Sector: Engineering, Government & Defence, Trades & Services, Government & Defense
  • Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

How to Apply
You must apply at https://tinyurl.com/mrksvam9 by September 20.
  
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NEW HIGHER PAY: $35,984 - $48,036
 
The Challenge
We're looking for an entry-level Engineering Technician Apprentice to join our team. In this 2-year apprenticeship, you will gain 4,000 hours on on-the-job training, and complete your Associate's degree at a community college in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey/Geomatics Technology, or a related major. Upon completion, you will receive a Journey-worker card issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
 
This apprenticeship comes with full pay and benefits from day 1, and includes a permanent role upon completion with NCDOT!
 
In this apprenticeship, you will learn how to:
  • Perform technical engineering work supporting senior engineering technicians and engineers in construction inspection, surveying, materials sampling, testing, erosion control, and construction traffic control.
  • Perform a variety of standardized and non-standardized tests and assignments compiling, analyzing, computing, editing, and processing field data.
  • Perform engineering calculations and computations.
  • Work inside and outside.
 
What You Bring
  • Analytical thinking skills.
  • A commitment to academic success.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Leadership potential.
  • Interest in transportation construction and engineering, such as transportation and environmental planning, design, construction, engineering, and maintenance.
  • Basic computer skills using laptops, iPads, and software.
  • Communications skills to effectively use verbal and nonverbal skills to express routine or simple technical and program concepts and facts in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner.
  • Ability to communicate with staff to ensure tasks are completed correctly and on time.   
  • Safety toe shoes.
  • Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
  • Ability to safely perform manual tasks using a bush axe and other tools on steep and rough terrains.
  • Strength and agility to carry testing equipment over rough and steep terrain.
  • Strength to lift and carry at least 50 pounds.
  • Ability to safely work high above the ground, be proficient in record keeping, and use engineering testing equipment.
 
Education & Experience
  • High School/GED Diploma, and
  • Currently studying for an Associate degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey/Geomatics Technology, or a related field.
  
Note
  • You may be exposed to high traffic volumes, work at heights over water or traffic, and may need to climb on bridge substructures and superstructures.  
 
Questions?
Call me: Amy Campen at 828-891-7912.
 
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