SENIOR ENGINEERING AIDE
New Jersey treats Senior 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 2 years of relevant experience.
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Promotional announcements
A promotional announcement for this title is accepting applications as of October 13, 2026. A promotional examination produces its own eligible list and is open only to people who already hold permanent status in a qualifying title within the department named on the row, not across that employer generally; filing without eligibility means an ineligible determination and no refund of the fee.
| Title | Symbol | Employer and unit who may file | Closes | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENIOR ENGINEERING AIDE$50,592 to $72,064 a yearPromoted from: Engineering Aide | PM4034H | VINELANDADMINISTRATION | October 21, 2026 | Open | Announcement |
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Promotion paths the Commission has published
Titles the Commission accepted as feeders for this one
Holders of the title below were eligible to compete in a promotional examination for SENIOR ENGINEERING AIDE.
- ENGINEER AIDEstated by 1 employer
Each line comes from a promotional examination announcement, which sets its own eligibility for that employer and that examination — so this records what the Commission has accepted before, not a rule about who qualifies now. Most of these paths have been stated by a single employer, and the count beside each says how many. A promotional examination is also closed to anyone without permanent status in the unit the announcement names. How promotional eligibility works.
Salaries stated in examination announcements
One Civil Service Commission examination announcement has stated a salary for this title. Local pay is set by each employer under its own ordinance or contract, so this is one employer's figure for one position rather than a rate for the title.
| Employer | Salary as published | Basis | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| VinelandAdministration | $50,592.00 ~ $72,064.00 | A year | October 2026 |
Each figure is quoted as the Civil Service Commission printed it in that employer's announcement on the date shown. It is evidence of what was advertised then, not a statement of what the position pays now, and an announcement does not say whether a post is full or part time. No average, range or comparison is given across employers, because each sets its own pay and nothing here establishes that two of these positions are alike. Where an employer has announced the title more than once for the same department, only its most recent figure is shown. How this data is sourced.
Who employs this title
Senior Engineering Aide is used at one independent authority, New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority | 1 |
Where this title is used
Senior Engineering Aide is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
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 direction, performs the more difficult field and office tasks involved in surveying operations; does related work.
Examples of work
- Performs instrument work, including running center lines, running levels, preparing cross sections, slope staking roadways and staking out drainage structures; checks the grading and location of materials in embankments according to the grades shown on the slope stakes.
- Calculates and plots level notes, computes and balances earth work quantities, serves as an instrument man and uses the transit, plane, table and level.
- Reduces level notes, plots and calculates cross sections, makes mathematical calculations, does drafting and tracing work and prepares and checks contract progress estimates.
- Prepares laboratory specimens for testing and makes routine tests involving the strength, composition and quality of construction materials.
- Keep necessary records.
- 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
Two (2) years of subprofessional engineering experience involving the performance of inspections, surveys, tests, drafting, mathematical computations, or in other subprofessional engineering work.
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 the characteristics and properties of the materials used in road and other engineering construction activities.
- Knowledge of the procedures used in making routine inspections.
- Knowledge of the use of engineering instruments and other apparatus used in road and other types of engineering work.
- Knowledge of the problems involved in making calculations.
- Knowledge of the proper use of the transit, plane table, and level of the preparation of estimates of contract progress.
- Ability to understand, remember, and carry out written and oral directions.
- Ability to learn from written and oral explanations and from demonstrations.
- Ability to organize assigned field, office and/or laboratory work and follow established work methods.
- Ability to make field notes of surveys, including areas, lines and angles.
- Ability to keep necessary records.
- 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.
Engineering education may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.