Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lead Engineering Technician - North Region Division (NMDOT/GO/PINF #19088)
Job details
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $62,629 - $93,933/yr
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Apply on
- careers.share.nm.gov
About this role
Salary
$30.11 - $45.16 Hourly
$62,624 - $93,936 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C8
Posting Details
The North Regional Division (NRD) provides project development, technical design, and design oversight for projects in District Four (4) and District Five (5). Working alongside the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) General Office and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) personnel, the NRD advances NMDOT projects through both internal design efforts and consultant oversight. The NRD also provides oversight on local agency projects that use federal funding for design and construction activities. The North Region Division is based out of the Santa Fe NMDOT General Office and is comprised of professional engineers, technicians, and administrative support staff.
As a valued new employee to NMDOT, you may be eligible to received three (3) days of administrative leave upon your start date. This is applicable to external hires not within the State of New Mexico Government.
Why does the job exist?
How does it get done?
* Performing work such as highly complex vocational level data gathering and performing
highly complex analysis and interpretation of data.
* Acting as lead computer aided draft (CAD) technician to develop and maintain CAD drafting
standards and procedures.
* Preparing design drawings and drawing bid sets from engineering sketches, oral instructions,
field measurements, historical records or maps.
* Customer interaction, which may be in the field or in an office setting, in the performance of duties.
* May act as head technician to develop and maintain electronic document management
system standards procedures.
* Providing training and assistance to District staff as needed.
* May provide work direction to incumbents at lower levels and review/audit the
work in this job family.
* Performing quality assurance/quality control of data and project submittals.
* May train lower-level Engineering Technicians in overall duties.
Who are the customers?
Ideal Candidate
* Familiarity with any road design specifications, codes or manuals published by organizations
such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO),
American Concrete Institute (ACI), or Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
* Experience working with the NMDOT's standards specifications for highway and bridge construction.
* Experience computing areas/volumes for road and/or bridge construction.
* Experience calculating mathematical computations such as volume and area from construction drawings.
* Experience interpreting roadway construction plans and drawings.
* Ability to review, analyze, and verify project information including cost estimates, project construction
quantities, utility installations/relocations, and as-built roadway plans.
* Experience producing construction design plans using a computer aided design software
such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
Minimum Qualification
Employment Requirements
Employment requires successful completion of a pre-employment physical exam and is conditional pending results.
Business Reference check and Driver's License verification are required, and employment is conditional pending results.
Working Conditions
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Dana Garcia, (505) 231-7663. Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
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