Materials Tester | (TT3, In-Training)

Posting number: 26DOT-NWR-13324m

Department: Dept. of Transportation

Division: Northwest Region

Job classification: TRANSPORTATION TECHNICIAN 3

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Engineering, Transportation, Laboratory, Research

Summary

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

The Opportunity

WSDOT is seeking two motivated and detail-oriented Transportation Technicians (In-Training) to join our team in Seattle, WA. If you're passionate about quality, enjoy working in the field, and want to play a direct role in delivering transportation improvements that serve communities across Washington, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact. In this role, you'll help ensure highway construction projects are built safely, accurately, and in accordance with established standards, contributing to the delivery of reliable infrastructure that keeps people and commerce moving.

As a Transportation Technician, you'll perform timely and accurate materials testing in the field, document and interpret test results, and assist with the inspection of highway construction projects to verify compliance with contract plans, specifications, and environmental commitments. You'll also support contract administration activities, helping ensure projects are constructed as designed while upholding WSDOT's commitment to safety, quality, and stewardship of public resources.

What to Expect

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Transportation Technician 3 will:

• Perform material testing.
• Maintain certification and effective performance of industry standard materials tests for materials not limited to Asphalt and Embankment Compaction, On-site Concrete, HMA aggregate, and materials composition, Grout, and others as needed. 
• Perform asphalt mix tests such as asphalt content and maximum density. 
• Perform soils tests such as proctor density.
• Perform aggregate tests such as sieve analysis, sand equivalent, and moisture content. 
• Operate nuclear densometer for testing material densities. Performs concrete tests such as yield, slump, air content. 
• Perform soils tests such as proctor density. 
• Serve as a materials inspector at an asphalt or concrete plant by observing batching operations, performing materials tests, checking plant equipment and procedures, and completing paperwork. 
• Serve as a field inspector who collects materials samples.
• Record test data and interpret test results; perform inspection at an asphalt plant or concrete plant. 
• Transport the nuclear densometer weighing up to 40 pounds, over steep or uneven terrain and in adverse weather conditions.

Qualifications

This is a Transportation Technician 3 position. However, the hiring manager reserves the right to fill the position at a lower level in the classification series based on candidate qualifications, providing an opportunity for an individual to gain the required experience on the job as part of a formal “in-training” plan.

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required:

Transportation Technician 3 Qualifications: 

• Engineering Knowledge & Technical Skills: Ability to apply complex engineering and mathematical principles to plan, execute, and evaluate technical tasks. 
• Data Collection and Analysis: Ability to manage data collection and analysis processes for multiple projects, and the ability to interpret complex data sets. 
• Collaboration & Adaptability: Ability to manage priorities across multiple tasks or projects, collaborate with others, and implement effective solutions to changing conditions. 

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