What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Materials Testing Technician position at EXP?
At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Field Materials Testing Technician!
Your work environment at EXP
EXP is seeking qualified and motivated Field Materials Testing Technicians to support roadway, bridge, and heavy civil infrastructure projects throughout Georgia. This position will perform field inspection, sampling, and testing of soils, aggregates, asphalt, and concrete materials in accordance with GDOT, ASTM, AASHTO, and project-specific requirements. The technician will support Independent Construction Quality Assurance (ICQA), Owner Verification (OV), and related construction quality activities on transportation projects. Responsibilities include field testing, documentation, sample handling, communication with contractors and project teams, and maintaining compliance with GDOT certification and reporting requirements.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
Perform field testing and inspection of construction materials including:
Soils and embankment
Aggregate base and subbase
Hot mix asphalt
Portland cement concrete
Perform testing in accordance with GDOT, ASTM, and AASHTO procedures
Conduct density testing using nuclear gauge equipment
Asphalt and concrete coring
Perform concrete field testing including:
Slump
Air content
Temperature
Concrete cylinder fabrication and curing
Obtain and transport material samples to the laboratory
Record testing activities, locations, stationing, quantities, weather conditions, and observations in daily reports and electronic systems
Coordinate with inspectors, contractors, laboratory personnel, and project managers
Verify testing frequencies and sampling requirements are maintained
Maintain field equipment in proper working condition and assist with calibration tracking
Support Control Point Inspections (CPIs) and construction quality documentation
Follow company safety policies and project-specific safety requirements
Work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and overtime as required by construction operations
What your experience looks like
High school diploma or GED
Minimum 1–3 years of construction materials testing experience preferred
Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record
Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and active construction environments
GDOT Roadway Testing Technician (RTT) preferred
GDOT Field Concrete Technician (FCON) preferred
ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I preferred
Nuclear Gauge Safety Certification preferred
GDOT QCT Level I or II preferred
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical field activities