Chief Engineering Technician - Street Transportation Department

City of Phoenix; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Traditional pension

401(a) and 457 plans

Health plan options

City bus/light rail pass

Paid time off

Job summary

The City of Phoenix is seeking a Chief Engineering Technician for the Pavement Management Team within the Street Maintenance division. This role performs complex paraprofessional engineering duties and advises on technical reviews related to the city’s 5,000-mile street network.

Ideal candidates will have extensive civil engineering knowledge, strong Excel/data handling skills, and the ability to work with engineers, public officials, and the public.

Qualifications

• Five years of paraprofessional engineering work experience.
• Two years of paraprofessional civil engineering experience (or one year at Senior Engineering Technician level).
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists subject to a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Visually evaluate roadway surface conditions.
• Operate specialized equipment to collect roadway data.
• Research City files for street construction, maintenance, cost and traffic information.

Skills

Civil Engineering knowledge

Excel data manipulation

Customer service

Data research

Communication

Equipment operation

Tools

Pavement Management System (PMS)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About This Position

The Street Transportation Department ensures the safe, efficient, and convenient movement of people and goods throughout the City of Phoenix. The department supports citywide infrastructure projects aimed at improving the quality of life in Phoenix. The goal is to provide a safe and sustainable transportation network and deliver infrastructure services through a dedicated and forward-thinking workforce that addresses the changing needs of the city.

About This Position

The Street Transportation Department ensures the safe, efficient, and convenient movement of people and goods throughout the City of Phoenix. The department supports citywide infrastructure projects aimed at improving the quality of life in Phoenix. The goal is to provide a safe and sustainable transportation network and deliver infrastructure services through a dedicated and forward-thinking workforce that addresses the changing needs of the city. The Street Maintenance division is seeking a Chief Engineering Technician for the Pavement Management Team, which is tasked with major maintenance of the City's 5,000-mile street network. This classification performs difficult, complex, and technical paraprofessional engineering duties, and advises firms engaged in various technical engineering reviews.

Responsibilities Include And Are Not Limited To

• Visually evaluating roadway surface conditions.
• Operating specialized equipment to collect roadway data.
• Researching various City files for street construction, maintenance, cost and traffic information.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Knowledge Of

• Civil Engineering procedures and techniques.
• Civil Engineering terminology.

Ability To

• Extract and manipulate data and create spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills.
• Research various City files for street construction, maintenance, cost and traffic information.
• Work cooperatively with engineers, public officials, and the general public.
• Operate specialized equipment to collect roadway data.
• Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public using a telephone or in a one-to-one or group setting.

SALARY

Pay Range: $30.17 to $46.81 per hour.

Hiring Range: $30.17 to $42.46 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Benefits

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information.
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of experience in paraprofessional engineering work.
• Including two years of paraprofessional civil engineering experience (or one year at the level of Senior Engineering Technician).
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.

Working Requirements

• This position requires the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evaluating roadway surface conditions.
• Operating specialized equipment to collect roadway data.
• Entering data into the Pavement Management System (PMS) or other similar computer systems.
• Updating PMS system with new information and running batch analysis.
• Working with large size databases.
• Preparing analytical reports.
• Reading and interpreting maps, graphs, charts, and plans.
• Using Microsoft Office programs.
• Working with and creating detailed reports using Excel.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes October 27, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date. This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

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REFERENCE

Chief Engineering Tech, JC:19250, ID# 63165, 10/14/2026, USM, CR, Benefits:003

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