Hamilton
County Engineer
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Current Openings Q: How do I apply for employment with the Engineer's Office? A: The Engineer advertises its entry level positions on the County Jobs Hotline at 946-4717. The Engineer's Personnel Department however, accepts applications and resumes year round. They are retained for approximately six months and considered for future vacancies. Resumes may be mailed to the Personnel Department at the downtown office, or applications may be filled out at any of the maintenance facilities operated by the Engineer during normal business hours. Q: What kind of background is the Engineer looking for when considering prospective highway maintenance workers? A: Federal law requires that all highway maintenance workers who drive vehicles over 26,000 pounds must possess a valid Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL). When screening applications the personnel department looks first at persons who have or can readily get the Class A CDL. Next the Engineer is looking for applicants with a background in concrete finishing, asphalt application, construction/carpentry, heavy equipment operation, folliage control (weeds and trees) and/or general governmental road maintenance. Finally, the Engineer has emergency response obligations for all forms of weather conditions. For that reason, the Engineer has to consider the ability of the applicant to get to his/her work location in case of weather emergency (especially snow storms). Q: What technical skills are used by the Engineer's office? A: The Engineer uses a variety of technical trades. It uses surveyors, draftsmen (computer assisted and by hand), cartographers (mapping), construction management and project inspection, vehicle maintenance (passenger cars, light trucks and large diesel vehicles), pavement marking (road painting), electricians (traffic signals), and computer programming. The office also uses all aspects of civil engineering technology (project design, plan review, calculation, etc). |
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