Lead Engineering Technician - South Region Design (DOT/GO/PINF #20917) State of New Mexico - 3.5 Las Cruces, NM Job Details Full-time $30.11 - $45.16 an hour 13 hours ago Qualifications Customer communication High school diploma or GED Driver's License Full Job Description Posting Details Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date. The South Regional Division maintains liaisons with directors and division heads of the General Office and Federal Highway Administration officials, public service agencies and the general public. This team of engineers and support staff has contributed to enhancements that are present throughout southern New Mexico. As a valued new employee to NMDOT, you may be eligible to receive three (3) days of administrative leave upon your start date. This is applicable to external hires not within the State of New Mexico Government. Why does the job exist? Under general supervision, performs difficult and complex technical assignments; provides mentoring and direction to Engineering Technicians engaged in sub-professional engineering work. How does it get done? The primary responsibilities of this position will include: Assists in the administration of the Geographic Information System (GIS) program. Incumbents at this level perform work such as highly complex vocational level data gathering perform highly complex analysis and interpretation of data. Participates in the preparation of reports to be used by professional and managerial employees. May act as lead computer aided draft (CAD) technician to develop and maintain CAD drafting standards and procedures. Prepares design drawings and drawing bid sets from engineering sketches, oral instructions, field measurements, historical records or maps. Review permits for compliance and provides recommendations to management. Performs customer interaction, which may be in the field or in an office setting, in the performance of duties. May act as head technician to develop and maintain electronic document management system standards procedures. Provide training and assistance to District staff as needed. May provide work direction to incumbents at lower levels and review/audit the work in this job family. Assist customers with permitting processes. Assist and coordinate with other local, state, and federal agencies in the administration of permits. Perform quality assurance/quality control of data and coordinate with inclusion of data into appropriate databases. May train lower-level Engineering Technicians in overall duties. Who are the customers? Department of Transportation, public entities, and vendors. Ideal Candidate Department of Transportation, public entities, and vendors. Minimum Qualification High School Diploma or equivalent and six (6) years of relevant experience. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required experience. Employment Requirements Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive a Defensive Driving Course certificate as a condition of continued employment. Employment requires successful completion of a pre-employment physical exam and is conditional pending results. Business Reference check and Driver's License verification are required, and employment is conditional pending results. Working Conditions Work is performed in an office setting.

Exposure to:

Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT), extensive personal computer and phone usage. Communication with the general public and public agencies on a frequent basis. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Occasional statewide and out of state travel maybe required. Supplemental Information Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here

Agency Contact Information:

Sherri Holliefield, 575-202-6594. Email For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement. Bargaining Unit Position This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.