Highway Technician 6 - 20065071 Test Lab

Serves as section lead over one or more test lab materials (i.e., asphalt, aggregate, concrete); coordinates construction & testing contract administration (e.g., performs/reviews/monitors field-testing operations, materials acceptance & Site Manager records to ensure departmental consistency in materials quality, procedures, acceptance & documentation & oversees district-wide materials testing coordination, change orders & various items to final out a project), performs maintenance duties which include serving as a lead worker, emergency response & clean-up, layout & placement of maintenance of traffic devices, snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operation of snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments pursuant to the current Highway Technician MOU between ODOT & OCSEA/AFSCME.

Provides support services (e.g., accepts project materials, interprets test results, defines & interprets procedures (e.g. policies, testing methods, acceptance, exceptions, small quantities); monitors supplier, contractor, & producer quality control, testing & acceptance processes to assure performance test results have validity based on materials production processes (e.g. test procedures, equipment calibration, test performance, technician performance, quality control monitoring of mix designs, mix processes, raw materials acceptance, supplier/contractor/producer test results, documentation, problem investigations); performs or directs performance of special tests for material failures investigations, research, & specification development).

Operates personal computer to input, maintain, update data into Site Manager, Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS) &/or applicable devices & software systems (e.g. samples, materials, material codes, data screen, bills of materials).

Performs routine materials tests for acceptance, verification, quality assurance as required or guides lower-level personnel; maintains laboratory testing equipment, calibration, records, & tolerances; performs inspections of manufacturer's test equipment (e.g. scales, delivery equipment, test devices, temperature equipment).

Performs or assists in training of department, supplier, & contractor personnel for materials certification tests required by policy or specification; gathers, analyzes & interprets data, prepares reports, makes presentations; attends materials training, district & departmental meetings, acts as representative for materials management unit in specific materials field.

Successful completion of all Highway Technician level 1, 2, 3, & 5 courses & construction experience requirements per the current Highway Technician MOU between ODOT & OCSEA/AFSCME; Certification in ACI Field Testing Technician Grade I, Aggregate Level 1, & Nuclear Gauge; valid drivers license.

• Or completion of associate core program in construction technology or comparable core program; 24 months experience or training in roadway construction inspection & materials testing; Certification in ACI Field Testing Technician Grade I & Aggregate Level 1 & Nuclear Gauge; valid driver's license.
• Or completion of certification program from National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technology (NICET); 30 months experience or training in roadway construction inspection & materials testing; Certification in ACI Field Testing Technician Grade I & Aggregate Level 1 & Nuclear Gauge; valid driver's license.
• Or 42 months experience or training in roadway construction inspection & materials testing; Certification in ACI Field Testing Technician Grade I & Aggregate Level 1 & Nuclear Gauge; valid driver's license.

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Highway Maintenance