Concrete Testing Lab Technician

Maine Department of Transportation  

Salary: $21.54 - $30.14 per hour (Salary Schedule) 

Office/Bureau: Project Development - Materials Testing & Exploration

Location: Bangor, ME 

Position Number:  02500-0621    

Opening Date: July 10, 2024

Closing Date: July 24, 2024

Job Description:  

This is technical services work performing difficult and moderately complex engineering duties in a variety of lab, field, and office engineering specialties in our Concrete & Structures Testing Section at the MaineDOT Central Laboratory in Bangor Maine.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Safely working with a small team to perform primarily compressive strength testing of Concrete and related tests,
• Coring of pavement and concrete from roadways and bridges for testing,
• Lab equipment maintenance/calibration, and,
• Data entry, and related activities.

Certification with the American Concrete Institute as a Concrete Strength Testing Technician desired. Candidates without certification will be trained with the expectation of becoming Certified within 2 years of hire. Supervision may be exercised over subordinate semi-skilled personnel performing testing activities.

To be minimally qualified for this position candidates must provide evidence of the following experience:

Five (5) years of experience in engineering –OR- an Associate Degree in Engineering or a related technical field and three (3) years of experience in engineering -OR- a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or a related technical field and one (1) year of experience in engineering.