PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING AIDE
New Jersey treats Principal Engineering Aide as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 3 years of relevant experience.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under an engineer or other technical supervisor, does skilled technical work in connection with any phase of engineering or related activities in the field, office, or laboratory pertaining to surveying, planning, design, inspection, investigation, maintenance, and/or other fields; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Serves as lead person of a party on investigations, inspections, and surveys involved in engineering projects and related work.
- Guides subordinates in the assembly, analysis, and recording of data.
- Plans, organizes, and assigns work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
- Develops and interprets proofs, charts, maps, blueprints, and other plans
- May assist in assembling proposals and other specifications.
- Maintains records and files.
- Participates in the design of simple features, and performs complex mathematic computations involved in engineering construction and operations.
- Makes studies, prepares reports, performs statistical work, collects samples, makes tests, and performs related work as required.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience as an engineering technician performing field or office tasks involved in the planning, surveying, design, inspection, investigation, and/or maintenance of various types of engineering projects or operations.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of procedures applied in engineering activities and related technical operations.
- Knowledge of materials, tools, and equipment used in various engineering construction, maintenance, and/or operational projects.
- Knowledge of methods used in making arithmetic calculations and of fundamentals of algebra, plane geometry, and trigonometry.
- Ability to operate surveying and testing instruments.
- Ability to perform drafting operations in preparation of plans.
- Ability to read and interpret plans, maps, and specifications.
- Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and the public.
- Ability to prepare complete, accurate reports.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Education may be substituted for experience up to two (2) years on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience, and with at least twenty-two (22) semester hour credits of the thirty (30) having been in engineering and technical subjects.