STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CIVIL ENGINEER I
Class Code: 2021-18
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 7-5-9
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform entry level civil
engineering duties associated with the location, design, construction and
maintenance of dams, roads, bridges, or buildings or other related civil
engineering projects such as materials research or transportation and traffic
planning.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Observes the
inspection of construction materials to ensure compliance with material
specifications.
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Reviews and checks
project records and documentation to determine quantities upon which to base
payments to contractors.
·
Prepares preliminary
plans which include project cost estimates determined by the use of
mathematical computations.
·
Compiles information
assists in performing basic design functions such as designing piles, footings,
foundations and steel and concrete structural framework and computes quantities
needed.
·
Reviews construction
plans for compliance, evaluates proposed improvements and prepares design plans
for roads, bridges, buildings, dams and other projects.
·
Observes batch plant
observations, performing engineering material laboratory tests and reviewing
mix designs.
·
Sets up and operates
survey equipment, tabulates required data and performs necessary calculations.
·
Checks and performs
calculations both for highway and/or bridge design layout work and for required
drainage.
·
Collects soil samples
and other materials to determine effect on structural support.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from
a recognized college or university with a major study in civil engineering or
civil engineering technology.
Experience: No experience required.
OR
Education: Possession of an Associate's degree
from a recognized college or technical school with a major study in civil
technology.
Experience: Two years' post graduate experience in
a civil engineering environment in a position comparable to an Engineering
Technician.
License/Certification: Possession of an Engineer-in-Training
Certificate issued by the Joint Board of Licensure and Certification. (Bachelor's degree applicants not
possessing an E.I.T. Certificate may be hired at a one-salary grade reduction).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
(For Department of Transportation only) Candidates
with degrees in one of the fields listed below may be hired at a level of
Engineering Technician (level depends upon experience) and promoted to Civil
Engineer I upon possession of an E.I.T. Certificate and the experience
qualifications stated on this class specification:
* Bachelor's degree in
Architectural Engineering Technology
* Bachelor's degree in
Mechanical Engineering
* Bachelor's degree in
Electrical Engineering
* Bachelor's degree in an
Environmental Science
* Associate's degree in
Architectural Engineering Technology and
Architecture
and Building Technology
Consideration
of the candidates' qualifications will take place on a case-by-case basis by
the Division of Personnel in conjunction with the Department of Transportation.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
(For Department of Environmental Services only) Other related
engineering degrees as indicated on the supplemental job description will be
accepted for this class series.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the fundamentals of
engineering including a working knowledge of advanced high school
mathematics. Knowledge of
surveying, material testing and elementary design. Skill in the use of surveying, material testing and drafting
instruments and calculators.
Ability to make simple drawings, tracings and technical
calculations. Ability to perform
simple laboratory tests and assume inspection responsibilities. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with officials, members of the public and other
employees. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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