Summary
Engineering Technicians may plan, assign, direct, and review the work of Engineering Technicians and Aides/Traffic Engineering Aides and/or train staff in work procedures.
Checks parcel and subdivision maps for compliance with codes, policies and procedures; calculates and collects various permit fees.
Prepares preliminary and final plans for specific design and facility replacement projects.
Performs complex drafting and mapping assignments using manual or computer-aided methods; prepares layouts, plans, profiles and other designs for various public works projects from engineer''s instructions and notes; may prepare project specifications and estimates, graphic displays, graphic organization charts and similar materials.
Reduces survey field notes, prepares quantity take-offs and materials lists as required.
May produce technical support to traffic engineering staff by conducting field and office studies, setting traffic counters and varied electronic equipment and analyzing collected data.
Makes basic vehicle and pedestrian counts and takes field measurements; may conduct parking surveys.
Assists in laying out new striping, markings, and traffic signs.
May research property descriptions, including easements and rights of way; maintains annexation and related real property books, files and maps throughout the City.
Inspects permit work including utility, paving and sidewalk, curb, and gutter work; inspects subdivisions to ensure that infrastructure is installed according to City specifications.
Answers questions and confers with contractors, engineers, developers, representatives of other government agencies and the public regarding questions, complaints and/or requests for service in assigned areas of expertise.
Uses a computer and/or electronic calculator to solve a variety of engineering-related problems.
Maintains accurate records, prepares correspondence and various technical, statistical or narrative reports; may use a personal or on-line computer in the work.
Prepares and maintains master files of drawings and specifications; researches and updates as required.
Inspects capital improvement projects to ensure that they are installed in accordance with plans and specifications.
Performs materials tests for construction projects.
Performs field surveying operations, setting up, cleaning, adjusting operating and maintaining survey instruments.
Qualifications
Engineering Technician I: Possession of an Associate of Arts degree or completion of sixty semester units or equivalent quarter hours in an accredited college or university in a pre-engineering, or closely related, curriculum. Engineering technical support work at a level similar to the City''s Engineering Aide class may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.
The level and scope of the knowledge and skills listed below are related to job duties as defined under "Class Characteristics," above.
Knowledge of:
Basic supervisory principles and practices;
Principles, practices and terminology of varied engineering technical support work including drafting, mapping, traffic control, field inspection, and materials testing;
Common public works construction methods and materials;
Engineering mathematics through trigonometry;
Computer user applications related to the application of engineering mathematics and drafting problems;
Standard office practices and procedures;
Data collection and analyses methods.
Skill in:
Planning, assigning and reviewing the work of others;
Training others in work procedures;
Performing engineering technical support work in a variety of areas;
Using drafting tools and equipment and preparing skilled layouts, maps, and graphic materials;
Setting up, operating, cleaning, adjusting and maintaining a variety of survey instruments;
Analyzing engineering technical and statistical information, evaluating alternatives and making sound recommendations;
Making accurate records and notes and preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials;
Making accurate field inspections and material testing;
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work;
Encouraging safety practices on various construction projects.