Engineering Technician II (Department of Public Works)

San Bernardino County Fire Department; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Public Works in San Bernardino County is seeking Engineering Technicians II to perform routine technical civil engineering duties. Responsibilities include research on title ownership, drafting legal descriptions, field sampling, measuring distances, inspecting traffic devices, and preparing drainage studies.

Drafts and cost estimates support final plans and exhibits. Ideal candidates have algebra/geometry/trigonometry coursework or one year of civil engineering related

Qualifications

• Education: completed algebra, geometry, or trigonometry coursework.
• Option 1: 1 year of civil engineering work experience applying formulas and practices.
• Option 2: 1 year road construction work with sign making and basic calculations.
• Substitutions: 15 units of civil engineering coursework may substitute for 6 months experience; EIT may substitute too.

Responsibilities

• Assist in title and property ownership research and draft legal descriptions.
• Perform field or lab material sampling and tests.
• Measure distances and bearings; inspect traffic control devices; collect traffic data.
• Draft plans, cross sections, cost estimates; assist field investigations and exhibits.
• Compute earthwork quantities and assist in contract provisions.

Skills

Civil engineering concepts

Road construction experience

Traffic studies

Education

High school coursework in algebra, geometry, or trig

Job description

The Job

The Department of Public Works is recruiting for Engineering Technicians II who perform routine technical engineering duties. Duties include assisting in title and property ownership research; preparing legal descriptions and documents; performing material sampling and tests in the field or laboratory; measuring distances and bearings; inspecting traffic control devices and collecting traffic volume in the field; and conducting simple single area drainage studies. Drafts plans, profiles, and cross sections of transportation and flood control facilities; prepares preliminary construction cost estimate; assists in field investigations; assists in the preparation of exhibits, As-Builts, and final plans; calculates earthwork quantities and performs elementary engineering calculations; assists in the assembly of special provisions for contract specifications; assists in conducting research for customer service requests. May coordinate with internal and external parties.

The resulting list may be used to fill vacancies as they occur throughout the Department.

For more detailed information, refer to the Engineering Technician II job description.

Excellent Benefits

To review job-specific benefits, refer to Summary of Benefits and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU).

Conditions of Employment

Background: Incumbent must successfully complete a background check prior to appointment.

Travel: Travel throughout the County is required, for which a County vehicle may be provided. At the time of hire, a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced by the individual providing the transportation and maintained during the course of employment.

Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must meet the education requirement along with one (1) of the following experience options:

• Education: Successfully completed high school level (or higher) coursework in algebra, geometry, or trigonometry.
• Experience:
  • Option 1: One (1) year of full-time equivalent technical civil engineering work experience which includes the application of civil engineering formulas, theories, and practices to construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work.
  • -OR-
  • Option 2: One (1) year of full-time equivalent experience performing road construction work, making road signs and minor street calculations for a County public works or related agency.
• Substitutions:
  • Fifteen (15) semester (23 quarter) units of completed college coursework in civil engineering, engineering construction technology, or a closely related field may substitute for six (6) months of the required experience. College transcripts or list of completed college coursework MUST be included with your application if a degree has not been conferred. See Note below.
  • An additional 15 semester (23 quarter) units of completed college coursework as described above or successful completion of the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination may substitute for the required experience.

Note: Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education and are subject to verification. Candidates with degrees completed outside the U.S. may be required to submit an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education in order for application to advance in the selection process.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience in road construction work making calculations, measuring, and/or drawing plans for cross sections and streets.

Selection Process

The selection process will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications, based on the information provided in the application. Only highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.

For more important details, review the following:

• Guide to Completing a County Job Application
• Applicant Information and the County Employment Process