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Engineering Testing Aid III

Los Angeles County Public Works
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ENDORSEMENT OF COUNTY QUALIFICATIONS:
If you performed work that differs from the duties described in your class specification and you believe qualifies you for this opportunity, please describe the out-of-class duties in detail in the Work Experience and Supplemental Questions sections of your application. 
 

WITHHOLD INFORMATION:
No withhold will be allowed. Required experience/education must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.

 

Essential Job Functions

 

  • Fills, lifts, and transports bags of soil, weighing approximately 90 pounds, to the materials lab for analysis.
  • Carries PCC (Portland Cement Concrete) cylinders, weighing approximately 30 pounds, to conduct density tests and concrete cylinder strength tests.
  • Digs holes 8 inches in diameter and 4 feet deep in firm, dense soil using a manual post-hole digger.
  • Performs specialized physical laboratory tests on soils, steel and concrete products, cement, aggregates, asphalts, bituminous mixes, and other engineering construction materials.
  • Operates standard testing machines and equipment used in laboratory testing of engineering construction materials.
  • Assists in developing new test procedures and modifying and building test apparatus.
  • Tests asphalt concrete mixes for design and analysis purposes.
  • Performs all calculations required for laboratory and field tests.
  • Operates testing and sampling equipment in both the laboratory and the field.
  • Performs tensile tests on structural steel.
  • Performs complex physical tests on paints and epoxies.
  • Performs other duties related to the physical laboratory and field testing of engineering construction materials, as needed.

For more information, please view the classification specification: Engineering Testing Aid III

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

60 semester units or 90 quarter units in an accredited college or university** with specialization in engineering or a physical science***. Applicants may substitute experience for education. Every 18 months of experience conducting physical tests on engineering construction materials may be substituted for 30 semester units or 45 quarter units.