General Engineering Technician (Greater Pittsburgh Region)

What is the position?

The General Engineering Technician supports roadway and railroad permitting and access activities for complex power innovation projects. This position provides technical guidance, coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, and helps ensure access plans, agreements, construction activities, and restoration work meet regulatory, safety, schedule, and project requirements.

What are the responsibilities?

As a General Engineering Technician, you will:

• Create and implement permitting and access plans for roadway and railroad activities while considering project schedules, constructability, and regulatory obligations.
• Collaborate with engineering, environmental, construction, legal, and consulting teams to establish safe roadway crossings, entrances, and project access points.
• Coordinate contractor transportation and haul-route planning while accounting for bridge limits, roadway restrictions, and other local infrastructure constraints.
• Work directly with municipal, state, and railroad representatives to address traffic management, public safety, roadway impacts, and maintenance expectations.
• Negotiate and administer road-use, right-of-entry, and railroad crossing agreements while balancing project risk, costs, and stakeholder needs.
• Provide technical expertise related to roadway construction, traffic control, restoration requirements, drainage, temporary works, and related infrastructure.
• Monitor permit and agreement requirements throughout construction and support project closeout and roadway restoration.

What are the requirements?

• Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of relevant environmental experience.
• Strong knowledge of roadway construction practices, including pavement, drainage, geotechnical considerations, guiderail, and temporary construction measures.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating access, road-use, and railroad-related agreements.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with government agencies, railroad representatives, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving abilities with a strong commitment to safety.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard PC applications.
• Familiarity with traffic-control planning, oversize/overweight permitting, bonding and insurance requirements, or contract administration is preferred.

You would be really happy here if:

• You can grasp complex subjects and effectively strategize how to achieve optimal results.
• Roadblocks don’t intimidate you. You understand how to successfully evaluate problems and develop appropriate solutions.

JoCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.