{"id":786837,"url":"https://alion.io/job/genexsystems-engineering-technician-dyersburg-tn","title":"Engineering Technician - Dyersburg, TN","company":{"id":694242,"name":"Genexsystems","domain":"genexsystems.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/genexsystems","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Dyersburg, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":27,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":54000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AutoCAD","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false},{"name":"SharePoint","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-27T13:43:29Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-17","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T09:41:52Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":58,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":58},"description":"Help keep West Tennessee's farmland, waterways, and flood-control infrastructure safe and productive. Genex Systems is hiring an Engineering Technician to support the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Dyersburg, TN, working alongside landowners, local governments, and NRCS engineers to design, build, and maintain conservation and watershed structures that protect land and communities for the long term.\nAbout the Work\nNRCS partners with farmers, ranchers, and local communities on voluntary conservation efforts across every Tennessee county, technical assistance that has supported landowners for roughly 90 years under the agency's \"keeping working lands in working hands\" approach. A core piece of that work is the agency's Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Operations Program, which addresses erosion, flooding, and sediment through structures like flood-control dams, levees, and grade-stabilization projects built and maintained in partnership with state and local governments. This role puts you in the field on that mission, from surveying potential project sites to inspecting active construction, in the Dyersburg area.\nWhat You'll Do\nInventory and evaluate potential conservation project sites and complete engineering surveys to support new designs.\nHelp develop, modify, and complete engineering drawings and specifications, including standardized NRCS designs, using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and similar drafting software.\nPerform construction layout surveys, download and analyze survey data, and produce contour maps, profiles, and cross-sections.\nInspect active construction projects, verify materials meet specifications (including site visits to quarries to confirm size and quality), and document findings in job diaries.\nTrack project quantities and flag potential overruns, coordinating daily with engineers, geologists, and other team members on progress, problems, and needed design or cost changes.\nConfirm that construction work follows contract specifications and applicable state and federal permit requirements and maintain the records that document that compliance.\nExplain drawings and project details to contractors, landowners, regulators, and local government partners, representing the project clearly and professionally in the field.\nWhat You'll Need (Required)\nAbility to interpret engineering and construction drawings and explain them clearly to contractors, landowners, regulators, and government partners.\nAbility to use AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and similar technical drawing software.\nAbility to independently download, analyze, and work with survey data to produce contour maps, profile views, and section views.\nExperience using and troubleshooting surveying equipment (self-leveling levels, total stations, GPS units, data collectors).\nStrong verbal and written communication skills.\nWorking knowledge of OSHA construction safety rules, and willingness to follow and reinforce them on site.\nComfortable working outdoors at active construction sites and traveling as a passenger in ATVs/UTVs to reach remote project areas.\nProficient with SharePoint, Microsoft Excel/Access, and similar office and field data systems.\nNice to Have (Preferred)\nFormal coursework or prior hands-on experience with AutoCAD/Civil 3D. \nBackground in civil engineering technology, land surveying, or construction inspection.\nExperience with dam safety, watershed, or flood-control construction projects specifically.\nFamiliarity with Tennessee/federal environmental permitting bodies (e.g., state environmental agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers, TVA).\nCompensation & Benefits\nCompensation = $27.43/ hour\nHealth and Welfare Benefit = $5.09/ hour\nLocation & Work Arrangement\nThis is a full-time, on-site field position based in Dyersburg, TN, supporting NRCS project sites in the surrounding area. Expect regular travel to active construction sites and survey locations within the region.\nAdditional Requirements\nAbility to pass a USDA background check. \nMust possess a valid driver's license.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nGenex Systems, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. 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