Engineering Associate

POSITION DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS 

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Manages and coordinates construction activities with contractors, developers, public agencies and technical support staff. Reviews plans and reports and provides customer service.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:*

Position Specific Summary

The Engineering Associate position at the City of Tucson’s Department of Transportation & Mobility Department inspects city roadways for current conditions, treatment programs as part of the roadway preservation and rehabilitation programs within the Pavement Management Section.

Work is performed under the supervision of the Transportation Program Coordinator. This position does not supervise.  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspects and collects roadway data for pavement conditions to determine future funding and plans. Inspects roadways for current conditions after a treatment has been applied and compares the treatments to ensure compliance with the plan and contract. Drives to various worksites and locations to conduct inspections. Ensures roadway treatments and maintenance activities comply with relevant standards, guidelines, and contract requirements. Utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other software tools to map and analyze pavement conditions. Performs quality assurance inspections to verify that contractors have completed work to the specified standards.

• Enters data into the database (Open Gov CarteGraph Asset Management). Ensures data accuracy by cross-referencing data. Compares construction, right of way (ROW), permit plans and use of those plans, and use of those plans for field observations, data entry, pavement segmentation, pavement data management, progress interpretation, and implications to inspection schedules.

• Fields questions from internal and external customers regarding current pavement conditions, prior treatment information and future treatment information. Attends public meetings as needed during project implementation. 

• Utilizes plans and contracts to get a better understanding of the pavement assets related to each project to guide the inspection, data input and to ensure compliance upon completion of projects.

• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Working Conditions

Indoor and outdoor work with some exposure to extreme physical, ergonomic, or emotional hazardous environment.

* All duties, responsibilities listed are subject to change.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Associate degree

Work Experience:

Two (2) years of directly related experience

License:

Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

ADDITIONAL MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Associate degree: Engineering, Associate degree: Urban Planning

Work Experience:

-

License/Certifications:

Languages:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with databases.

Experience with GIS applications, preferably ArcGIS.

ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION:

Position Title:

Engineering Associate

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Department Name: 

Department of Transportation and Mobility