Engineering Technician; Land Surveying

Overview

The City of Bloomington is seeking an individual to provide manual and technical field support performing a variety of surveying functions. The City employs a wide range of Engineering Technicians. For the Essential Functions when assigned to the Survey Section, see the list of essential functions connected to this position.

• Models and contributes to a positive work environment, culture of communication, engagement and safety
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with employees and the general public, including those from diverse racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team; develops and maintains effective working relationships with diverse coworkers and community members; demonstrates self-awareness and empathy
• Embraces the City’s shared values and contributes toward the City’s vision and goals by being creative, innovative, continuously learning, and communicating clearly

• Develop, support, and model a positive and productive workplace culture based on respect, dignity, honesty and integrity; provide opportunities for growth and increased responsibility
• Support organizational development efforts such as building a high performing organization, employee engagement, workforce development, inclusion and equity, and performance measurement
• Seek continuous improvement; establish new approaches and methods; encourage resource sharing; stay current with new issues and technologies; proactively share information
• Inspect construction on infrastructure projects to ensure work aligns with specifications and plans; inspections may involve a variety of moderately difficult projects
• Enforce practices/policies outlined in City Code or other documentation (e.g., noise ordinance, erosion control)
• Maintain accurate construction diaries, as-built drawings, survey notes, and other records
• Oversee material testing conducted by contractors and consultant testing companies for conformance with specifications
• Prepare pre-design layouts, detailed plans, and estimated quantities using AutoCAD and MS Excel
• Tabulate quantities for timely payments to contractors using One Office and MS Excel
• Communicate with property owners affected by construction; explain projects and schedules; ensure access to property and traffic control as required
• Prepare plats, maps, construction plans, and other drawings
• Translate and understand as-builts and other recorded field data
• Operate GIS software to input as-builts and other data
• Develop and manage fiber optic projects for signal and ITS projects; coordinate with City staff and outside agencies on fiber optic systems, hardware, software and information security
• Coordinate design and staff assignment with other City staff to complete projects
• Participate in pre-construction conferences to ensure understanding of signal and traffic items and to schedule work
• Direct and participate in preparation of construction cost estimates
• Manage and execute contracts with outside firms; serve as Project Engineer and Project Manager as assigned
• Perform related work as apparent or assigned

• Infrastructure Design and Construction Section:
  Inspects, manages and coordinates infrastructure projects; designs and prepares plans for infrastructure projects
• Survey Section:
  Performs a variety of survey functions including topographic surveys, property surveys and construction staking; serves as crew chief as assigned; ensures drainage is properly maintained for curb staking
• Traffic/Development Section:
  Assists with private development review, permitting and coordination; performs traffic counts and data compilation; assists in signing/traffic control layouts; assists in warrant analysis; assists in ROW permitting including 5G installations; may manage traffic counting program
• Water Resources Section:
  Assists with storm water modeling input data, wetlands delineations, erosion control inspections, SWPPP programs, and related tasks
• Property Services Section:
  Assists with special assessments, ROW acquisitions, records management, survey office work, State Aid reporting, and provides information to land…