Engineering Technician II

The City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking an Engineering Technician II for the Water Department's Customer Care Division. This role reviews utility and civil plans for compliance and guides builders on utility installation processes, coordinating with multiple stakeholders to support project reviews.

Ideal candidates will have an engineering-related associate degree and 2 years of technical experience, with strong communication skills and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering or related field required.
• Two years of increasingly responsible technical engineering experience in drafting, project design and plan review for conformance.
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Read engineering plans, profiles, water and sewer maps and drainage areas.
• Interpret city ordinances and policies for new and redevelopment projects.
• Review plans to ensure compliance with water and sewer installation policies.
• Analyze development-related problems, research data, and recommend solutions.
• Serve as liaison to city departments, builders, developers and customers.
• Communicate effectively to ensure quality customer service in line with city ordinances.
• Provide complex assistance to managerial staff.

Skills

Technical engineering experience

Driver's license

Education

Associate Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

GIS map reading

Accela

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Pay Range: $24.67 - $30.83/hr. | $51,308 - $64,135 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Engineering Technician II job is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Department, Customer Care Division Water Applications Section. The Water Application Section is responsible for reviewing utility and civil engineering plans submitted for various construction permits to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and infrastructure requirements. Provides guidance to builders and developers on the processes, requirements, and best practices for the installation of public utilities and related infrastructure. This also includes coordination with internal departments and external stakeholders, including engineers, contractors, superintendents, and other customer representatives, to support project review and utility installation processes.

We are seeking a highly energetic individual who has a good understanding of water/wastewater design and can operate in a fast-paced environment. Someone in this position would review plans, plats, permits and support documents for proposed developments. While the work is technical in nature, there is a strong focus on customer service, communication and accountability. If you have the ability to work effectively with co-workers and a broad spectrum of customers, meet scheduled service standards then this would be a perfect position for you.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Engineering or related field
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible technical engineering experience in the areas of drafting, project design, review/analysis of projects for conformance of established Apply Privacy - Terms standards, and/or land surveying
• Possess a valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess an understanding of local government policy and Fort Worth development processes
• Experience reading and interpreting utility and civil construction plans and specifications
• GIS map reading and interpretation
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience using Accela or other Building Permitting System
• Bilingual skills, Spanish/English

The Engineering Technician II job responsibilities include:

• Responsible for reading engineering plans and profiles, water and sewer maps, water pressure planes, and sewer drainage areas
• Interpret city ordinances and policies for new and redevelopment projects
• Review plans to ensure they comply with water and sewer installation and policies
• Analyze and resolve development-related problems; gather data through research; recommend solutions; and monitor implementation
• Serve as a liaison to city departments, builders, developers and individual customers
• Possess effective communication skills to ensure a consistent delivery of quality customer service in support and observance of city ordinances
• Provide highly responsible and complex assistance to managerial staff

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in The City of Fort Worth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.