Engineering Technician

The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities:
Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. Additionally, the MDC provides drinking water to portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby and South Windsor, known as the MDC's non-member towns.

This is responsible engineering technical work involving the survey and inspection of utility construction plans and permits, investigation of sanitary sewer, storm drain and water service installations and the operation of applicable instruments/equipment. Work involves responsibility for safe operation of survey instruments and inspection of construction. Duties include inspecting water and sewer main construction, operating a survey transit and other survey instruments, and maintaining records.

This position also has the responsibility for making survey transit operation and construction inspection decisions in accordance with established procedures. This work requires that the employee have good knowledge, skill in surveying, construction inspection, utility services, drafting, mapping and administration of standard water and sewer construction plans and permits.

• Inspect standard and highly complex utility pipeline and building mechanical systems construction and materials. Instruct contractors in construction practices and in correcting construction errors. Enforce inspection decisions. Oversee contractor pressure tests of water, sewer and force main pipelines.
• Coordinate and track the progress of contracted construction programs. Carry out liaison between District engineers and contractors. Lead construction inspection teams in the largest projects or on-going construction programs, as assigned. Demonstrate construction inspection practices and guides less experienced inspectors.
• Compile outstanding deficiencies for substantially completed construction projects and resolves issues with contractors. Ensure the accuracy and completeness of associated documentation at the completion of a construction project.
• Ensure that work zones comply with MDC and OSHA safety standards.
• Respond to state "Call Before You Dig" Mark-out Program requests. Interpret existing records using various equipment to accurately identify and mark utilities. Maintain accurate mark-outs and document mark-outs through video/photo and GPS data collection of infrastructure marked out.
• Assist in collection of monies for delinquent water accounts and miscellaneous bills. Confer with customers, attorneys or District personnel regarding collection action. Appear as a court witness representing the District. Establish payment schedules. Determine abatement of penalties and occupancy/hardship status.
• Respond to inquiries and complaints and assist in the follow-up of claims. Assist in processing and scheduling termination and restoration of service for non-payment. Assist Operations Function with service shut on/off during off-hours. Demonstrate service termination procedures.
• Monitor customer compliance with wastewater discharge limits against Federal/State/Local/District regulations.
• Calculate discharge fees related to specific customer discharges.
• Inspect standard cross-connections in all types of structures for backflow conditions. Conduct surveys of industries for possible hazardous waste discharge, determine corrective actions and assure their implementation. Perform surveys at residential and small/medium Industrial and Commercial facilities.
• Determine backflow prevention measures for standard problems and assure the implementation of those measures by the owner. Investigate standard water contamination problems, including meter readings, excessive water use, water leaks, and water quality, and determine corrective actions to be taken and assure their implementation.
• Perform and document private property surveys with regards to the District's sewer backup prevention program and the water and sewer service line inspection and replacement program, including monitoring and tracking of assessments, permitting, execution and completion. Coordinate required improvement with contractors.
• Conduct research and make recommendations for inclusion of customers' property in the District's inflow, backwater device installation, rain water disconnect, and similar programs. Meet with property owners and others to explain program implications. Assist in development of strategy for effective program presentation, implementation and expansion. Educate customers through home visits and public speaking.
• Review basic plumbing of customer's property to determine applicability to the program. Coordinate activities for inflow and backwater device installation. Receive customer complaints and recommend solutions. Follow up to ensure proper actions.
• Operate all survey equipment, as assigned. Participate in land…