Engineering Assistant/Inspector II - Highway

Engineering Assistant/Inspector II Highway

Salary: $53,643.20 - $80,454.40 Annually Location: Columbiana, AL Job Type: Full Time Classified Job Number: 2025-00092 Department: HIGHWAY Opening Date: 03/20/2026 Closing Date: 4/10/2026 4:30 PM Central

Description Benefits Questions

Job Summary Work is performed in the Highway Department and involves technical assistance on engineering projects and related activities including a variety of inspection, research, testing, drafting, and surveying assignments. Work also involves interaction with developers, customers, and other work assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides inspection services, testing, and documentation for road and bridge construction projects.
• Investigates and documents citizens concerns regarding roadway and drainage issues.
• Inspects County roadways and associated infrastructure and produces reports and determines need for repairs or maintenance.
• Provides inspection and documentation for maintenance activities performed by County and contracted forces.
• Maintains or assists in maintaining files and drawings.
• Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervision.

Qualifications and Requirements MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of college course work in Engineering or technical training in Computer Aided Drafting and Design and Surveying.
• Two years of experience in Computer Aided Drafting and Design.
• Two years of experience with Microstation or similar software.
• Two years of experience using Microsoft Word and/or Excel.
• Experience and proficiency using Microstation or similar software.
• Experience and proficiency using Microsoft Word and/or Excel.
• Experience and proficiency using FEMA Flood Maps to locate a specific parcel of property.
• Experience and proficiency performing minor plat reviews for conformance with the Shelby County Subdivision Regulations.
• Experience and proficiency using Shelby County GIS System to retrieve individual parcel and record map information from the system.
• Experience and proficiency organizing and maintaining files, plans, permits, right-of-way maps, and other highway department records in both hard copy and digital format.
• Experience and proficiency providing public assistance with right-of-way and FEMA Flood Map information and research.
• Experience and proficiency using surveying equipment to run level circuits, traverses, perform topographic surveys, calculate and set grades, keep and reduce field notes, both manually and electronically, and all other typical functions of a survey party chief.
• Experience and proficiency managing ALDOT Federal Aid construction projects, including field inspection, and the timely preparation of reports, pay estimates, and collecting and maintaining the required documentation using the forms, formats, and procedures required by ALDOT or similar project engineering or inspection experience on projects.
• Valid drivers license.
• Willing to work outdoors and in extreme weather conditions.
• Willing to work throughout the county and on multiple job sites.
• Willing to work nonstandard hours and more than 40 hours per week when necessary.

A combination of the following Certifications may be required and if the candidate does not possess them upon hire they will be required within a time period specified by the County Engineer. Failure to comply will result in a demotion or dismissal from employment.

• ALDOT Asphalt Technician Level I
• ALDOT Asphalt Technician Level II
• ALDOT Asphalt Level III
• ALDOT Certified Bridge Inspector
• ALDOT Concrete Inspection
• ALDOT Earthwork Technician
• ALDOT Radiological Safety
• ALDOT Roadway Technician
• ALDOT Traffic Control Inspector
• ALDOT QCI
• Stormwater Management
• ACI Concrete Field Testing

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Physical Demands & Work Environment PHYSICAL DEMANDS Work is light in nature and requires a significant amount of walking and standing and a negligible amount of lifting and bending.

WORK ENVIRONMENT Work is performed primarily indoors with some work performed outdoors with extremes of cold and heat. Job site visits may include dust, uneven terrain, and proximity to ditches and moving construction equipment.

Conditions of Job Offer and Employment EXAMINATIONS: No written or performance examination will be required for this position. Applicants are screened and certified based on an evaluation of their education, training, experience and other requirements as outlined in this Position Announcement and denoted on their Job Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT/POST OFFER DRUG SCREENING: Shelby County is committed to providing and maintaining a drug-free work environment. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicants are required to pass a drug test conducted at a test site designated by Shelby County.

Shelby County, Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Shelby County offers a competitive benefit package that includes:

• Annual (Vacation) and Sick Leave Accrual (accrual amounts are based on years of service)
• One Personal Day accrues per calendar year
• 12 paid holidays per fiscal year
• This position offers a defined benefit pension. The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) administers a defined benefit (DB) pension plan for Shelby County Alabama employees. Benefits are predetermined via a formula based on salary, years of service, and age and are not based on stock market performance. Retirement benefits are paid as monthly annuities for life, with options available for survivor benefits depending on the plan design (e.g., spouse coverage). Pension benefits from RSA DB plans are not taxed by the State of Alabama if the recipient resides in the state. RSA is among the 20 largest internally funded pension systems globally.
• Health Insurance - 92% employer paid/8% employee paid for single or family coverage - Blue Cross and Blue Shield administered by the Local Government Health Insurance Program
• Dental Insurance - 92% employer paid/8% employee paid for single or family coverage - Delta Dental
• Basic Life/AD&D Insurance - 100% employer paid - $25,000 Basic Benefit
• Short-term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Annual Longevity Pay (employees qualifies based on years of service)

In addition a wide variety of voluntary benefits are available for benefits eligible employees to purchase:

• Southland Voluntary Dental and Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary AD&D Insurance
• Colonial Life: Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Whole Life
• Flexible Benefits: Medical Spending Account
• Dependent Spending Account
• Credit Union Membership
• RSA 1
• Nationwide 457 Plan

It is important that all applicants read the following very carefully before completing the Online Application and responding to the Supplemental Questions to avoid possible adverse action. Applicants misrepresenting information or falsifying information on this Application in any way will result in disqualification, being barred from applying for jobs in the future and if hired or a current employee you may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from employment.

In the questions that follow, applicants are asked to provide information about work history, this information may include things such as dates of employment, names of employers and specific details of the work you performed. The information and answers provided must be true and must be substantiated and verifiable in the Employment History section of this Application. A reference and background investigation will be performed and any information that is false or that you misrepresent will result in the disqualification of this Application and the revocation of any pending job offer. Also, submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history and education sections of the Application or failure to provide all of the information requested in the Education, Employment History or Supplemental Questions will result in disqualification of this Application. Be thorough and honest when completing the Application and in answering the Supplemental Questions. A thorough background investigation is conducted on all new hires with an offer pending and before a final hiring decision is made. If any information is found to be misrepresenting, fraudulent or omitted for the purpose of concealing unfavorable information, any pending offer of employment will be withdrawn and the applicant will be disqualified and barred from applying with Shelby County in the future.

CURRENT EMPLOYEES PROMOTING OR TRANSFERRING FROM A NON-DOT POSITION TO A DOT POSITION: If you are a current Shelby County employee serving in a classified service position which is a non-DOT position and you are selected for promotion to a position that requires a CDL you will be subject to the rules and regulations governing DOT physicals and drug screens. You will be required to submit to a DOT physical and drug screen prior to being granted the promotion. Should you fail the physical, you will remain in your current non-DOT position, unless the physical indicates that you are not fit for your current position. A determination will be made concerning your eligibility to continue employment with Shelby County based on the results of the physical exam. Also, you will be required to submit to a DOT drug screen. If you should fail the drug screen you will be in violation of the Shelby County Drug and Alcohol policy and you will be subject to immediate dismissal.

If you are completing this application for someone other than yourself, make sure the applicant is available to review and electronically sign the document before submission. Failure to do so will not change the disqualification rules as stated above.

Please check below to indicate that you have read and understand the requirements of completing the Application. I have read the instructions and disqualification/barred from applying rules above and understand that my application can disqualified and any offer can be withdrawn or my employment can terminated if I dont comply and answer the questions on this application correctly and truthfully.

02 Do you currently occupy a classified service position with Shelby County, Alabama? [ ] Yes [ ] No

03 If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the job title of the classified service position that you currently occupy.

04 Only respond to this question if you currently work for Shelby County Commission in a classified service position and answered yes to Question 2. As a current Shelby County Classified Service employee, if an offer of this position would result in a promotion, you understand that you must serve a 30-day promotional probationary period. During this 30-day period you may be demoted for unsatisfactory service and returned to the position held prior to the promotion. If promoted while serving a new hire probationary period you shall serve out the remainder of your six month probationary period, but in no event shall you serve less than a 30-day probationary period for the promotion. The probationary period lasting the longest will supersede. Employees within their 12 month New Hire Probationary Period are subject to dismissal without any rights of appeal to the board and shall be recognized as employed-at-will during said 12 month probationary period. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below. [ ] Yes [ ] No

05 Please check the box that represents the highest level of education achieved to date. [ ] No diploma or degree [ ] Occupational Diploma [ ] High School Diploma from an accredited high school or G.E.D equivalent through a state certified or accredited program [ ] Some College or Technical Training [ ] Associates Degree from an accredited college or university [ ] Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university [ ] Masters Degree or higher from an accredited college or university

06 From what school, institution or college did you receive your highest level of education?

07 If you selected an education level higher than high school, please specify your degree or field of study.

08 Please check the appropriate response that best describes your total years of work experience in inspection and management activities in highway construction, surveying, materials testing or CAD. [Your selection must be supported by your responses in the Work Experience section of your online application.] [ ] No experience [ ] Less than one year [ ] More than one year, but more than two years [ ] More than two years, but more than three years [ ] More than three years, but less than four [ ] More than four years, but less than five years [ ] More than five years

09 Do you possess a valid Drivers License? Valid means your drivers license is not currently suspended or revoked. [ ] Yes [ ] No

10 Please select the box that best describes your total years of work experience in computer aided drafting. [ ] No experience [ ] Less than one year [ ] One or more years, but less than two years [ ] Two or more years, but less than three [ ] Three or more years, but less than four years [ ] Four or more years, but less than five [ ] Five or more years

11 Please describe your CAD design experience and what software programs you have utilized for that purpose. If you dont possess this experience please respond to this questions with "NA".

12 Are you willing to work nonstandard hours and more than 40 hours per week if necessary? [ ] Yes [ ] No

13 Are you willing to work outdoors and in extreme weather conditions? [ ] Yes [ ] No

14 Please describe a situation where you had to use your analytical skills to resolve a problem.

Employer: Shelby County Address: 200 West College Street, Room 100, Columbiana, Alabama, 35051 Phone: (205) 670-6510 Website: http://www.shelbyal.com