Sr Engineering Technician

Job description

The County of Riverside's Transportation Department has an opportunity for a Senior Engineering Technician in Riverside supporting the Construction Inspection team.

A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies.
The Senior Engineering Technician (SET) Under direction from the Engineer, to serve as resident inspector on a wide variety of public work contracts.

Performs inspections of public works - assure compliance with plans, specifications and agreements for projects; modify and adjust standards; prepare contract change orders for approval; resolve contractual and construction issues, provide detailed constituent responses for issues related to the Construction Inspection Divisions.

As Contract Administrator - performs a variety of contractual and administrative tasks including preparing and processing change orders, task orders, progress pay estimate, and purchase orders; reviewing and processing invoices; managing construction project filing system according to county policies, and to do other sub professional engineering work as required.
Will need to have basic knowledge of Excel, Word, Access and Bluebeam; Excellent writing skills; ability to read, interpret and detect noncompliance with complex construction plans and specifications; enforce standard public works procedures as related to change orders, cost and progress estimates, and job records; keep records and prepare reports.
The department desires Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with others; direct modification of construction procedure in accordance with sound construction standards and practices; advanced knowledge of database and spreadsheet construction.

College degree in civil engineering or construction engineering is preferred but not required.
Advancement to the Principal Engineering Technician level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.
Please note: One position will be office-based, while the second will be field-based.

Further details will be discussed during the interview.
Meet the Team!
The Transportation Department is responsible for planning, designing, funding, building, operating and maintaining all roads, bridges, and transportation facilities within the unincorporated County territory.• Draft plans, profiles, cross-sections, projections, and details and alignments for road construction, flood control and waste management projects; illustrate complex data in precise drawings using manual or computer aided design and drafting techniques.
• Design channels, roadways and appurtenant structures within established limits, standards and procedures.
• Participate in the planning, design and construction of solid waste landfill expansion, closure and operations projects.
• Review or prepare maps, plans, construction schedules, cost and quantity estimates, records of survey, and other documents; check engineering computations and specifications for accuracy, legality, and conformity to standards.
• Make land use and traffic projection studies and supervise others in the collection and analysis of data.
• Participate in and supervise others in the preparation of computer aided graphics and maps, including GIS and MicroStation/AutoCad software; participate in the development of plans and specifications for public works projects.
• Check and process encroachment permit applications and issue permits.
• Perform field inspections to ensure compliance with permit conditions, project documents, County standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation of climatic and hydraulic measuring devices and instrument shelters.
• Direct the measurement and sampling of wells and streams for water quality.
• Direct the operation and maintenance of flood warning radio telemetry stations.
• Analyze rainfall records for intensity, duration and time-period isohyetals and construct groundwater contour maps.
• Maintain rain recording gauges; prepare and review various reports and correspondence pertaining to hydrologic and climatologic matters.
• Maintain accurate records on all data collected.
• Provide public and private agencies with basic climatological and hydrological data.
• Inspect construction of storm drains, pipelines, levees, channels, bridges, and other steel and concrete structures; inspect paving of various types; inspect concrete and bituminous materials at batching plants; inspect the installation of geosynthetic liner systems at solid waste landfill sites; create and file daily construction reports and associated documentation.
• Inspect the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices, trench excavations and shoring/bracing projects, and other construction site practices and appurtenances for compliance with safety laws and safe practices.
• Inspect installation of concrete forms and placing and finishing of concrete; check structures adjacent to excavations for settlement or lateral movement of earth.
• Collect materials samples for testing and keep material and inspection records.
• May serve as assistant resident inspector on large construction projects or may act as resident inspector for small projects.
• Use and supervise the use and operation of various testing devices.
• Specify concrete mixes and aggregate gradings, and confer with contractors and builders to ensure compliance with requirements and specifications.
• Prepare soil survey reports for project planning and design purposes.

OPTION I Experience: Four years of sub-professional civil engineering experience, at least one year of which must have been at a level equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II.

(College courses from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related subjects to the assignment such as land surveying, soils erosion, soils testing, blueprint reading, mathematics, computer graphics, or hydrology may substitute for up to two years of the non-specialized experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of the required full-time experience.)
OPTION IIEducation: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in surveying engineering or civil engineering.
Experience: One year of sub-professional engineering experience equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II.
OPTION IIICertification: Valid Certificate of Registration as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
Experience: Two years of sub-professional engineering experience.
Other Requirements: For those positions designated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) as safety-sensitive, applicants are required to complete a DOT mandated alcohol and drug-screening.

(A positive test or refusal to test during the past two years will disqualify an applicant from consideration for County employment).

Reference checks from former DOT regulated employers are also required.

Applicants must submit a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving record prior to hire.
Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to DOT alcohol/drug testing in the following situations: random, reasonable suspicion/cause, return-to-duty, and post-accident.
ALL OPTIONS:Knowledge of: Engineering principles, practices, mathematics, and construction materials and methods; manual and automated drafting techniques; use of hydrologic devices; boundary control and legal principles of land surveying; construction, photogrammetric and land surveying procedures, practices and equipment.
Ability to: Make difficult mathematical computations; read, interpret, prepare, or check detailed records of surveys, maps and engineering plans; test and inspect construction work and test construction materials; perform survey field work; coordinate computer aided mapping activities; complete difficult technical assignments without immediate supervision; analyze complex data and prepare effective reports and recommendations; supervise the work of subordinates; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.This recruitment is open to all candidates.
For specific questions regarding this position, contact Ebelyn Skinner at eskinner@rivco.org .

Required Skill Profession

Drafters, Engineering Technicians, And Mapping Technicians