ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 2 (A15)
Career Family: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
In New Jersey, Engineering Technician 2 is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
On the Engineering Technician ladder it falls between Engineering Technician 1 and Engineering Technician 3. Qualifying takes a high school diploma and 3 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $50,990 and $73,902, and state payroll currently lists about 20 people in the title, most of them at Transportation.
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Engineering Technician 2 appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Department of Transportation.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 19 |
| Department of Environmental Protection | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Engineering Technician series
- Engineering Technician 1 — $50,990 – $73,902
- Engineering Technician 2 — $50,990 – $73,902 (this title)
- Engineering Technician 3 — $60,876 – $88,743
- Engineering Technician 4 — $69,668 – $101,951
Promoting to Engineering Technician 3 raises the top of the band by about $7,735. Its top salary lands around the 16th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 20 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $73,376. The agencies employing the most are:
- Transportation (19)
- Environmental Protection (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
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 limited supervision of a supervising engineer title or higher level technician in a state department, institution, or agency, performs the more technically complex engineering support work and surveys involved in engineering projects; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Guides engineering technicians engaged in performing engineering support work and surveys involved in engineering and planning projects and related work.
- Performs the more technically complex duties related to engineering support work and surveys involved in engineering and planning projects and related work.
- Guides engineering technicians in the collection, assembly, analysis, manipulation, and recording of data for use in engineering projects and/or for use in developing forecasts/projections relative to planning studies.
- Makes technical evaluations of data and prepares factual reports for use in engineering studies.
- Reviews proofs, charts, plans, maps, and specifications prepared by lower level employees for accuracy/completeness.
- Operates and ensures that proper care is given to surveying equipment, testing equipment, and/or miscellaneous recording devices.
- Takes the lead in operating computer aided design and drafting (CADD) systems.
- Takes the lead in setting up safety and surveying equipment.
- Maybe required to carry signs and survey equipment, clear brush and pound stakes, hubs, and rebar.
- Participates in the design of features, makes mathematical computations, and checks computations of lower level employees for accuracy.
- Develops and interprets proofs, charts, maps, and other project plans.
- May develop sketches in the field of existing conditions.
- Prepares clear, accurate, and detailed reports concerning the engineering support functions of lower level employees.
- Makes studies, prepares reports, performs statistical calculations, collects samples, and makes tests.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information system used by the agency, office, or related units.
- <u>WHEN ASSIGNED TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT:</u>
- Guides engineering technicians in gathering, analyzing, manipulating, and arranging traffic and incident data for use in engineering projects.
- Performs the more technically complex duties relating to engineering support work for traffic engineering projects.
- Compiles information for inclusion in traffic incident and accident reports.
- Keeps abreast of roadway construction activities and monitors such areas for traffic congestion and recommends traffic diversion and/or detour routes as necessary.
- Guides engineering technicians in monitoring and disseminating information relating to emergency and non-emergency traffic conditions and incidents and assessing congestion levels and the severity of incident conditions.
- Takes the lead in coordinating information with others such as transportation agencies, NJ Turnpike, NJ State Police, State and local police, fire/rescue, other neighboring states and contacts the media regarding traffic related I ncidents and determines how to effectively clear incidents and/or reroute traffic.
- Takes the lead in operating and monitoring intelligent transportation systems equipment such as closed-circuit television system and monitoring the Department's radio transmissions for traffic information.
- Monitors field equipment and reports equipment malfunctions to supervisor.
- Tracks and records traffic incidents.
- Operates motorist information systems such as variable message signs and the 511 system to provide information to the motoring public.
- Compares and checks for accuracy real-time traffic information with daily emergency traffic interference and planned traffic interference reports for use by engineers.
- Prepares reports and correspondence relating to traffic incidents.
Education
High school diploma and satisfactory completion of high school level courses in basic mathematics which shall have included completion of courses in Geometry and Algebra levels 1 and 2.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience performing support 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 department purposes, procedures, and standards. Knowledge of procedures applied in engineering activities and related technical operations. Knowledge of materials, tools, and equipment used in various engineering projects. Knowledge of problems that arise when engineering analyses and surveys are made in the field and of the precautions to be taken. Knowledge of techniques and procedures used in gathering, analyzing, manipulating, and arranging data. Knowledge of methods used in making mathematic calculations. Ability to organize assigned field and office work, analyze and perform necessary operations, and develop effective work methods. Ability to operate surveying and testing instruments. Ability to read and interpret plans, maps, and specifications. Ability to prepare contract drawings utilizing Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems. Ability to set up safety and surveying equipment. Ability to perform duties requiring physical exertion such as carrying signs and survey equipment, clearing brush and pounding stakes, hubs, and rebar. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, supervisor, and with the public. Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports of investigations, inspections, surveys, and analyses containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ability to maintain records and files. WHEN ASSIGNED TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT: Knowledge of the techniques and procedures used in gathering, analyzing, manipulating, and arranging traffic and incident data for use in engineering projects. Knowledge of the methods used in traffic control and the design of traffic control plans and safety set ups. Knowledge of the general theory of traffic flow and traffic signal timing. Knowledge of the New Jersey State highway system as it relates to traffic engineering. Knowledge of the functions and applications of the equipment used in incident management. Ability to guide engineering technicians with their assignments and develop effective work methods. Ability to compile information for inclusion in traffic incident and accident reports. Ability to monitor roadway construction activities for traffic congestion and to recommend traffic diversion and/or detour routes when necessary. Ability to monitor and disseminate information relating to traffic conditions and incidents and to assess information for use in engineering projects. Ability to coordinate traffic incidents with others and determine how to effectively clear incidents and/or reroute traffic. Ability to operate communications equipment and software related to traffic. Ability to establish working relationships with others and to communicate effectively. Ability to monitor field equipment for malfunctions and assist supervision as necessary in resolving equipment problems. Ability to track and record traffic incidents. Ability to monitor radio transmissions for traffic information. Ability to identify hazardous materials symbols and disseminates this information when notifying responders of traffic incidents. Ability to compare and check for accuracy traffic reports used in engineering projects. Ability to read and interpret plans, maps, and specifications. Ability to prepare reports and correspondence relating to traffic incidents. Ability to learn highway capacity calculations. 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 if 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. This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: Job Spec Code State, Local or Common Class of Service Work Week State Class Code Local Class Code Salary Range
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. The responsibility for ensuring that employees have satisfactorily completed the required high school level courses rests with the Appointing Authority. Semester hour credits in engineering or engineering technology from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the indicated experience on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience. SC4016N/AA17-SC3516N/AA15- This job specification is for government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions. 2/29/2020