Duties
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: Eight (8) years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.
Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience in engineering applications of asphalt mixtures, binders or emulsions.
*This statement contains a selective qualification, which is more focused in scope than the minimum qualifications for this classification. Selective qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill, or abilities).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Excellent computer and data analysis skills
- Knowledge of Asphalt Mix Design, Plants and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Testing procedures
- Knowledge of construction and material specifications
Notes:
1. Applicants may substitute education in a civil engineering curriculum at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience, up to a maximum of three years.
2. Applicants who possess an associate degree in either engineering, construction management or surveying or surveying technology from an accredited community college, college or university are considered to have met two years of the eight-year experience requirement.
Qualifications
Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the state of Maryland.
Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Level I and Hot Mix Asphalt Field Certifications must be received within one (1) year (or next available class) of assuming the position.