Engineering Testing Aid I

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Essential Job Functions

Fills with a shovel, lifts onto a pickup truck, and transports bags of soil weighing approximately 90 pounds to the materials lab for analysis.

Lifts asphalt cores and core barrels, weighing approximately 40 pounds, for asphalt pavement laboratory testing, and conducts field samplings of soils for California Bearing Ratio tests.

Lifts and shifts the position of 40-pound loaded sieves in the prep room.

Digs holes 8 inches in diameter and 4 feet deep in firm, dense soil using a manual posthole digger.

Prepares samples for testing, including identifying, dating, separating, and logging information on samples.

Tests soil samples for compaction, consolidation, moisture content, shear strength, specific gravity, and bearing value.

Tests sand and rock samples for grading, abrasion resistance, specific gravity, sand equivalency, and plastic limits.

Tests paving liquid and emulsified asphalt samples for flash point, viscosity, heat loss, sieve retention, penetration, stripping, softening point, and residue by evaporation.

Tests asphalt and concrete for specific gravity, setting time, oil content, screen analysis, etc.

Performs the simpler phases of a wide variety of specialized materials tests.

Acts as a helper in a field crew operating test boring equipment.

Records and makes computations on test data and prepares report forms and graphs.

Operates testing machines and equipment in making physical tests.

Performs clean-up and minor maintenance work, keeping the laboratory and testing equipment in clean and workable condition.

Performs other field sampling and testing work as required.

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

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

OPTION I: High school diploma, its equivalent, or higher*.

OPTION II: Six (6) months of construction, maintenance, or manual labor experience.

*Includes: a recognized high school equivalency credential, such as GED, or an associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university**.