Data Management Unit Technician (Engineering Technician III)

About the role

The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring an Engineering Technician III for its Data Management Unit in Effingham, IL. The technician acts as Party Chief for obtaining road inventory data, trains and supervises field crews, transfers field data to records, maps and diagrams, and performs complex drafting. The position is full time, salaried, with an anticipated starting salary of $4,159 per month (range $4,159-$7,187) and an 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday to Friday schedule, with 1 to 5 days per week in the office.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as Party Chief for complete and accurate field data and measurements on the existing highway system and its appurtenances.
• Take part in the Pavement Condition Rating Study and other technical surveys related to programming and data collection.
• Research and revise existing GIS maps from field checks, internal records and other agencies.
• Train, supervise and evaluate temporary personnel in collecting, recording and coding data for the Data Bank.
• Transfer field and office data accurately to the Data Bank, GIS and other records.
• Determine and verify total mileage statistics for each township to allocate MFT funds correctly.
• Meet data collection deadlines and follow departmental safety rules.

Required profile

• Two years of college in civil engineering technology, pre-engineering or a related technical/science curriculum plus 30 months of engineering experience, or six years of engineering experience.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel frequently within the district for data collection.
• Successful completion of a background screening.
• Applicants must apply online through the State of Illinois careers site; paper applications are not accepted.

Preferred skills

• Experience with Geographic Information Systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, and data collection and mapping software.
• Strong oral and written communication and organizational skills.

What we offer

• Flexible work schedules, including hybrid options.
• Health, life, vision and dental insurance, pension plan, maternity/paternity leave and deferred compensation programs.
• 12 paid sick days, 10 paid vacation days in the first year (up to 25 later), 3 personal days and 13-14 holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and employee assistance resources.