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SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING

Revised: 3/25/2024

POSITION DETAILS

Position Title: Senior Engineering Technician / Engineer-In-Training

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Salary Grade: Salary Grade 11

Reports To: Engineering Manager/City Engineer

Cell Phone Stipend: ? Eligible ? Ineligible

Supervisory Functions

? Full-Time Employees ? Seasonal Employees

? Part-Time Employees ? Volunteers

? Temporary Employees ? No Supervisory Functions

BASIC FUNCTION

Under the direction of an Assistant City Engineer, perform skilled journey level technical work

including engineering design and drafting, surveying, construction inspection, records

management, and related technical engineering tasks for the Engineering Department.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

In addition to basic duties, incumbents perform skilled technical tasks in support of engineering

projects and programs. Incumbents typically receive instructions about the work to be done

including scheduling and priorities, but work with relative independence in selecting methods

and resolving routine problems. Employees at this level are expected to exercise initiative and

judgment in independently carrying out assignments according to established policies,

procedures and standards. When solutions are not readily attainable, the employee refers the

problem to the supervisor. Leadership responsibility is normally limited to on-the-job training of

other technical staff or interns. May act as crew leader on specific assignments that do not

require ongoing direction from a supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform

these essential functions.

Perform a variety of skilled project design support tasks from basic data or worksheets

prepared by the designer, manually or by using computer-assisted equipment; draft

final sheets for design reports, right of way plans, and contract plans; reduce field notes,

compute and plot coordinates and elevations; interpret title reports and legal

descriptions; check and revise plan sheets for accuracy of computations and

SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING

Revised: 3/25/2024

conformance to drafting standards; calculate and check quantities for contract bid

items; use work stations to create alignments, develop cross sections, determine right-

of-way, estimate costs, determine earthwork quantities, monitor schedules; design

items using routine design applications; research and write portions of design reports,

environmental documents and contract specifications; prepare material and exhibits for

hearings, public meetings, etc.; assist in writing and processing various permits and

agreements.

Perform all duties on a survey crew including operation of a variety of instruments such

as levels, transits, theodolite, EDM and total station; train other crew members in

survey practices and instrument operation; take notes manually or with data collector,

download and upload data collector to/from computer, edit data, access mainframe

programs and operate personal computer to calculate alignment data, triangulations,

benchmarks, grades, etc.; produce plots of survey data on electronic plotter; serve as

leader of a two-person leveling crew; act as assistant party chief and be responsible for

survey party operations in the absence of the chief.

Serve as a lead inspector on public and private development construction projects to

ensure projects are constructed according to approved plans, specifications, and City

standards; perform layout as required; monitor the contractor\'s work for one or more

major aspects of a pro ject; collect samples; take measurements and calculate quantities

for contract payments; complete daily records, quantity sheets and other

documentation; measure locations of utilities at project sites, establish utility manhole

and ring elevations, measure distances between utilities and depths of pipes, and

perform other measurement activities as necessary; train and lead other staff.

Utilize sound engineering judgment to solve a variety of design and construction

problems as they arise. Operate a variety of surveying, drafting, measuring,

photography, recording, office equipment, and tools to perform assigned duties.

Research deeds, easements and other recorded documents. Respond to public,

contractor, and co-worker questions; retrieve information from maps, files, or other City

records as necessary. Prepare, maintain and update record maps and related records;

make copies for public use or City records as assigned. Perform related duties as

assigned.

In addition to independe