Engineering Technician/Senior Engineering Technician

City of Ventura; Ventura (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Ventura is seeking an Engineering Technician/Senior Engineering Technician to perform paraprofessional engineering work involving various areas such as capital improvements and construction.

This role supports public works projects by ensuring compliance and preparing plans, while requiring proficiency in engineering practices and tools like CADD and GIS. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant experience, with opportunities for growth within the city.

Benefits include a supportive work environment with equal opportunity employment policies.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform drafting and surveying.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge of public works construction and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform plan checks of projects to ensure compliance.
• Calculate and collect fees for permits.
• Prepare construction plans and specifications.
• Collect and analyze field traffic data.
• Perform field surveys and maintain records.

Skills

Engineering office practices

CADD systems

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Algebra

Survey methods

Education

High school completion plus college courses in engineering

Associate of Arts in engineering-related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Geographic Information Systems

Job description

Job Description

Under general supervision, performs a variety of paraprofessional office and field engineering work in one of the following areas: capital improvements (design), construction and survey, land development, traffic engineering, water and wastewater, or street maintenance services.

This classification is flexibly staffed and the position may be filled at either level depending on the qualifications of the incumbent and the staffing needs of the city.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Engineering Technician: Entry-level class in the flexibly-staffed Technician series, performing a variety of more routine paraprofessional field engineering work that is narrower in scope than that of the Senior Engineering Technician. It is distinguished from the Engineering Aide by the latter's performance of routine engineering-related work requiring no prior experience. The Engineering Technician may advance to the Senior Engineering Technician level without a competitive selection process, based on the department's staffing needs and the employee's individual capabilities to perform the full range of duties.

Senior Engineering Technician: Journey-level of the series. Incumbents perform the full range of duties of the class and are responsible for analysis and interpretation of data and regulations. Appointment to Senior requires that incumbents perform substantially the full range of duties. This is not an advanced journey-level or lead classification.

Examples of Duties

• Perform plan checks of projects of private developers in public rights-of-way to ensure compliance with City-imposed development conditions and municipal code provisions.
• Calculate and collect fees for encroachment permits, water and sewer connections, meter installations, oversize vehicle permits, and contributions to assessments; perform title searches, and research rights-of-way and easements based on legal descriptions.
• Prepare plans and specifications for construction of public works projects; research project design requirements; prepare estimates of time and materials costs; and make field checks of project sites or survey area to verify survey results or features.
• Collect and analyze field traffic data and prepare reports of findings; maintain computerized records on speed survey, volume count, traffic flow, accidents, signals, signs, and stripping data.
• Perform field surveys, including operation of instruments and calculations of elevations, distances and grid coordinates; and maintain field notes.
• Respond to inquiries from developers, contractors, and the general public regarding City requirements relative to the construction, alteration and maintenance of public works facilities; and coordinate office and field engineering tasks with other City departments.
• Train, coordinate, and lead other technicians and aides in the work of the unit.
• Prepare, update, file, and retrieve a variety of maps, plans, construction drawings, layouts and visual aids from design sketches and/or survey notes to produce finished drawings using computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) systems such as AutoCAD; and enter data in a variety of engineering databases.
• Collect and analyze information related to the City's water, wastewater and recycled water systems. Maintain electronic computer records showing the locations of water valves, fire hydrants, meters, manholes, pipelines and other Ventura Water assets. Utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to prepare maps and exhibits.
• Perform other related work as required.

Qualifications

Knowledge & Abilities

Knowledge of engineering office practices including record keeping; methods and materials used in the construction of public works and utilities facilities; principles, methods and equipment used in drafting work, including CADD, GIS, and other technical engineering software applications; principles, methods and equipment used in GIS applications; principles and uses of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; and survey methods and practices.

Senior Engineering Technician requires knowledge of policies and regulations governing the construction, extension, operations and maintenance of systems and facilities associated with the area of assignment.

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings; prepare correspondence; solve problems; establish and maintain working relationships with staff, developers, contractors, and the general public; interpret standard plans, specifications, survey notes, and statistical information and apply them to specific cases; and use personal computer applications.

Senior Engineering Technician requires ability to perform complex engineering calculations; direct and participate in traffic engineering studies; prepare specifications; and perform independent technical research within area of assignment.

Licenses & Certificates

• California Class C driver's license may be required, depending on assignment.
• When assigned to the Construction and Survey Division, possession of a valid Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) certificate is desirable.

Minimum Qualifications

Engineering Technician: A combination of education, training and experience equivalent to completion of high school supplemented by college-level courses in computer-aided drafting, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), engineering, or mathematics, and one year of experience in drafting, surveying or another area specifically related to civil or traffic engineering are required. An Associate of Arts in an engineering-related field is preferred.

Senior Engineering Technician: In addition to the requirements of Engineering Technician, 18 months of paraprofessional engineering experience equivalent to that of an Engineering Technician with the City of Ventura is required.

Benefits

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Working Conditions

Environment: Works indoors with some exposure to the outdoors; and may drive a vehicle to different locations.

Physical Abilities: Hearing and speaking sufficient to exchange information in person or on the telephone; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; hear in the normal audio range, with or without correction; audio-visual discrimination and perception for making observations; sits, walks and stands for prolonged periods of time; uses hands to handle, feel, or operate equipment including personal computer; mental capability to use and apply mathematical reasoning and abstract statistical concepts.

Hazards: Exposed to traffic and to computer screens.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The City of Ventura is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and military and veteran status.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need an accommodation in a selection process, please notify the Human Resources Department in writing by the final filing date of the position you are interested in. The Human Resources address is: 501 Poli Street, Room 210, Ventura, CA 93001, [phone].