Technical Assistant

Full Job Description

The Department of Transportation is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Technical Assistant to join our team.

In this role, you will support critical inspection activities on highway and bridge construction projects, helping ensure that all work meets approved construction codes, plans, standards, and specifications.

Your efforts will directly contribute to the quality, safety, and long-term reliability of Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure.

Take the next step in a meaningful public service career and apply today.

Requirements

In this role, you will support inspection and documentation activities throughout all phases of transportation construction to help ensure projects meet required standards for quality, safety, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with inspections of transportation construction work, including checking grades, elevations, and stake-outs with contractors and surveyors.
• Support project documentation, verify contractor work, and follow requirements outlined in the Project Office Manual (Publication 2) and Publication 408.
• Use computers and iPads to complete daily records and enter information into an electronic documentation system.
• Coordinate with Department staff, agencies, legislators, and the public to support effective project administration.
• Complete Project Site Activity Reports (PSAs), perform calculations, and prepare required construction documentation.
• Help resolve field construction issues as they arise.
• Perform standard inspections of materials such as concrete, asphalt, drainage components, and other construction materials.
• Assist with project reporting, track progress and schedules, and monitor material quantities and testing.
• Perform calculations, draw sketches, note field plan changes, and maintain inspection and quality control reports.
• Provide visual compaction testing of soils, aggregates, and related materials during construction.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• You will work closely with vendors and work hours may change based on vendor availability.
• You will report to project field office locations within one of the following PennDOT Engineering District 8-0 counties: Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, or Perry County.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Graduation from high school; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires possession of a valid Class C driver's license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.