Engineering Technician

Definition

Under varying degrees of direction, performs a variety of office and field duties including planning, design and coordinating construction and maintenance of District facilities; develops construction plans and drawings; prepares reports, easements, contract documents and other engineering documents, provides assistance to other engineering staff, customers, construction personnel, outside agencies and others as necessary; and performs other related duties as required.

Engineering Technician I: This is the entry-journey level class of the Engineering Technician series. Incumbents work under immediate supervision performing assigned tasks. Incumbents may have a limited job-related experience, are trained on the job; and as they gain more experience, incumbents are assigned tasks requiring some degree of independent initiate and judgment. Employee must successfully complete Level I Core Values training.

Engineering Technician II: This is the intermediate-journey level class of the Engineering Technician series. Incumbents are distinguished from the Engineering Technician I by performing assigned tasks requiring some degree of independent initiative and judgment but still working under immediate supervision. To qualify for this position, employee must have successfully completed Level I Core Values training and consistently demonstrated FID Core Values in the workplace.

Incumbent must successfully complete Level II Core Values training.

Engineering Technician III: This is the advanced-journey level class of the Engineering Technician series. Incumbents are distinguished from the Engineering Technician II by performing assigned tasks requiring a high degree of technical knowledge, supervisory ability, independent initiative and judgment. Incumbents at this level require only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise; and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the District.

To qualify for the III position, incumbent must successfully complete Level II Core Values training and consistently demonstrated FID Core Values in the workplace. As an Engineering Technician III, incumbent must successfully complete Level III Core Values training.

This position does not supervise. However, all employees are expected to orientate, train, and assist other employees within the department and general office.

• Respond to public agency reviews, including reviewing and responding to city/county development projects; reviews parcel maps, conditional use permits, environmental impact reports, public right of way vacations, etc.
• Provide assistance and coordination to other engineering staff, customers, construction personnel, municipalities, consulting engineers, utilities and other entities in matters relating to District facilities. Provide feedback and evaluation of project designs, reports, specifications, and recommendations from third-party engineering companies.
• Review construction plans, contract specifications, cost estimates, agreements and documents developed by the Developer, or Agency, or Consultant.
• Prepare reports, easements, contract documents, and other engineering documents.
• Evaluate and coordinate engineering and administration of construction between utilities, engineering firms, developers, and agencies.

• Inspect construction and maintenance projects for conformity to construction plans and District standards.
• Manage developer/agency projects.
• Coordinates with other departments.

• Prepare and/or review construction plans, contract specifications, cost estimates, agreements and documents developed by the landowner/grower.

• Groundwater and surface water sampling.
• Prepare water quality and groundwater reports.
• Monitoring well network measurements (including coordination with other Engineering staff and NKGSA for data management).
• Monitoring well data logger operation and maintenance.
• Implement banking facility monitoring plan, including coordination with consultant and other District departments.

• Serve as a right of way agent protecting the District’s rights of way and easements.
• Research District and other agency agreements.
• Prepare/coordinate legal descriptions, District agreements and easements.
• Review encroachments and prepare response letters.
• Handle developer, grower, realtor, and other public inquiries over the phone and at the counter.
• Coordinate FID pipeline location services.
• Prepare and issue FID permits for third parties
• Represents the District at various meetings and before various state and local agencies.
• Assists in general data gathering and analysis.
• Assist District Engineers with development of construction drawings, specifications, and exhibits.

• Conduct field surveys, review field data, and incorporate data into construction drawings.

• Assists in the completion of…