Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $32-33 per hour
In partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), ELYON International is recruiting Engineering Technicians in New York state. 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. Work must be completed in accordance with NRCS policies, guides, and the state Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG). The anticipated workload will require working outdoors in the field, in the office, and other business locations and environments.
Assisting agency staff with project planning, documentation and implementation both in
the office and in the field.
systems.
construction project layout.
cost estimates, asbuilts, etc.
and report findings to the appointed government representative or responsible NRCS
employee.
exceed specifications this shall occur during construction activities but shall also
include going to rock quarries to verify required material size requirements and material
quality requirements.
others on construction projects for progress updates, project coordination, potential
problems, substandard construction work, potential needs for contract design, cost, or
specification modifications.
the design approver, owner and others aware of potential quantity overruns.
activities
specifications and are following all required permit regulation requirements and keep
files that document these activities, including but not limited to manufacturers material
specifications, quality of construction work, equipment breakdowns, substandard
materials, OSHA construction safety violations, regulatory permit violations, material
testing results, communications with contractors, landowners, agency personnel, material
providers, regulatory personnel, local unit of government Sponsors, NRCS employees,
the design approver, owner, other appointed Construction Inspectors, various county and
district employees, and others
information, recording of data, establishing and maintaining files, and transmitting the
information in the required format to the appropriate personnel.
similar technical and agency software, and the capability to be trained on such technical
and agency software to improve skills. Actual experience and formal educational training
are desirable when available.
drawings, modify AutoCAD Civil 3d 2016 drawings to the point of completing many
standardized NRCS drawings, modify and develop new drawings when needed. The
Contractor employee will interpret these and other construction drawings and
9 specifications, explain these interpretations to contractors, landowners, agency personnel,
material providers, regulatory personnel, local unit of government Sponsors, NRCS
employees, other Construction Inspectors, and various county, district employees and
others.
able to independently download survey data, and produce contour maps / drawings when
needed. Contractor employee shall be able to analyze data to produce surfaces, profile
views and sections views from the surveyed data.
drawings and specifications developed by NRCS or others when needed to verify
technical adequacy and accuracy of the materials and documents in question.
capability to be trained on a variety of surveying equipment. Contractor employee shall
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, the contractor employee shall be able to
independently operate such equipment and will train others on its use.
TEAMS, SharePoint sites, shared drives and computer systems which may require some
initial training.
landowners, agency personnel, material providers, regulatory personnel, local unit of
government Sponsors, NRCS employees, other Construction Inspectors, various county
and district employees and others as needed on all assigned projects.
various environments. Much of the work will be conducted in and around water bodies.
The Contactor employee may expect to be working in wet conditions, on construction
sites with numerous pieces of heavy equipment, along state, county, and city roads where
traffic will be ongoing, in agricultural areas where wildlife and livestock will be
commonly present, around Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) where
livestock waste will be commonly present, and often being stored, and along very steep
slopes.
construction projects, shall follow these rules and regulations, and shall inform others
present what the regulations are, and when they are not being followed. Observed
violations shall be reported to the appropriate project responsible party, government
supervisor or other authorized agency government official. Contractor employee shall be
provided all necessary personal protective equipment from the Contractor.
distributing reports, paper or digital, for inventory, dam assessment, dam inspection,
project inspection, quality reviews, progress, and other reports required by any NRCS
Program, initiative, database, task order or policy.
machines, NRCS business tools and locally developed Excel spreadsheets and Access
databases to extract information needed to develop reports, maintain schedules, track
10 work progress, and complete assignments. The contractor employee shall demonstrate the
use of appropriate language to communicate ideas in words and print based on the
audience and situation.
exercises safety precautions when exposed to dangerous objects, chemicals, extreme
temperatures, etc.
streamlining planning, design and implementation processes as assigned.
2To perform the duties of the position, in addition to driving a privately owned vehicle
(POV), the Contractor employee may be required to travel via a Government Owned
Vehicle (GOV) to other locations, as needed. The employee of the Contractor shall be
allowed to use a GOV to travel from the office to established work location to established
satellite offices as allowed by the availability of GOVs. The Contractor employee must
serve as an incidental motor vehicle operator. This involves the operation of a motor
vehicle on both public and private roads during daylight hours and occasionally after
dark. A valid state driver's license is required
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Benefits :
Engineering Technician • Ghent, NY, US