Transportation Technician

Start a role that helps improve roadway design projects across Lycoming County. The Transportation Technician with the Department of Transportation, Lycoming County, supports important drafting and design work. This position offers steady learning, teamwork, and hands‑on project experience. Join a mission‑driven team where your work supports safer travel for everyone. This position supports roadway design by preparing plans, completing drafting assignments, and assisting with technical calculations for minor highway projects. It involves using CADD software, interpreting survey data, and contributing to design work from early sketches through final plans. As a Transportation Technician, you will perform the following duties: Plan Preparation: Prepare and check roadway plans, construction drawings, and right‑of‑way layouts using CADD software Technical Drafting: Complete detailed drafting work from preliminary sketches through final design plans Design Support: Assist engineers by setting alignments, performing calculations, and developing drainage or grade layouts Survey Interpretation: Apply survey notes, field data, and aerial photographs to support plan development Field Review: Conduct field investigations to observe terrain, drainage, and physical site conditions Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full‑time employment Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch. Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part‑time, upon successful completion of probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Montoursville. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview. Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $41,506 (before taxes). You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices. QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: One year of experience in highway or bridge surveying, design, construction, or inspection work; or One year of experience in quality control of materials or building or construction industry experience, which includes reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, or schematics; or An equivalent combination of experience and training. Other Requirements: You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines. You must be able to perform essential job functions. Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information. Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals). If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date. The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam). Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. Your score is valid for this specific posting only. You must provide complete and accurate information or: your score may be lower than deserved. you may be disqualified. You may only apply/test once for this posting. Your results will be provided via email. #J-18808-Ljbffr