Highway Materials Lab Tester (Materials Technician 1)

Highway Materials Lab Tester at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Join a team that keeps Pennsylvania moving. As a Highway Materials Lab Tester with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, you help ensure our roads are safe and strong. You work with trusted test methods and modern equipment to make sure materials meet tough standards. Your work supports every driver and every community across the Commonwealth

This role focuses on testing highway materials and supporting a clean, safe, and well managed laboratory. You work with standard methods to produce reliable data and maintain equipment and records. As a Highway Materials Lab Tester, you will perform the following duties:

• Materials Testing: Perform tests on coarse and fine aggregates, anti skid material, and cement materials following AASHTO, ASTM, and PTM methods to generate accurate data for review
• Quality Standards: Execute testing with precision to meet ISO quality objectives for AASHTO re:source and CCRL proficiency samples
• Sample Preparation: Prepare and split aggregates for additional testing, transfers to Concrete or Chemistry sections, and petrographic analysis
• Equipment Care: Inspect, clean, and lubricate lab equipment on scheduled intervals and calibrate instruments to comply with AASHTO R 18 accreditation
• Record Keeping: Maintain calibration and maintenance logs and keep the work area clean and orderly
• Safety And Compliance: Follow safety training and protocols, report incidents, support succession planning, uphold the Green Plan Policy, and adhere to FLSA work hours

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Technical Assistant (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of experience in the testing of materials used in highway, bridge, building, hydraulic or similar construction projects and graduation from high school; or
• An Associate's Degree in a civil engineering technology or closely related field; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.