Lead Field Acquisition Technician

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location: Central Office, 601 West Main, Jefferson City, MO

Why you’ll love this position:

The lead field acquisition technician serves as lead worker and coordinates personnel involved in the collection of field data and installation and maintenance of data collection devices. Responsibilities are performed under general supervision.

What you'll do:

• Leads crews involved in the maintenance, operation, and installation of field data equipment and specialized data collection equipment.
• Coordinates the installation of data collection equipment with district personnel, utility companies, contractors, local government agencies, law enforcement, equipment vendors, and other organizations.
• Sets portable traffic recorders to collect traffic volumes, data for speed studies, automatic vehicle classifications, and special counts.
• Reviews conditions of road surface (cracks, rutting, roughness) with camera and video equipment.
• Maintains, repairs, and calibrates permanent traffic counting, classifying, and weigh in motion equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering technology or a related field, AND two years of relevant experience, OR
  
  Six years of relevant experience.
• Successful completion of a range of motion examination and a medical-physical examination

Special Working Conditions

• Job requires continuous, statewide, overnight travel and occasional out-of-state travel.
• Job requires heavy physical exertion and effort.
• Job requires exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment.
• Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• MoDOT is looking for team members who align with our preferred employee qualities. Please click the following link to learn more about our preferred employee qualities.

Preferred Employee Qualities | Missouri Department of Transportation

More reasons to love this position:

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE .

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. CLICK HERE to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

If you have questions about this position, please contact:

cohrmocareers@modot.mo.gov

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• State of Missouri

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