Engineering Technician

ANY INTERESTED CANDIDATES MUST ALSO PARTICIPATE IN TESTING & INTERVIEW PHASES TO RECEIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN THE SELECTION PROCESS.

The City of Lansing is seeking a full-time Engineering Technician II to join their professional team. This is a great opportunity for those seeking to utilize their technical engineering background and education to ensure the City’s standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to. The successful candidate will be able to gain wealth of knowledge in construction practices and procedures including sidewalk, street, sewer, and utility construction as well as traffic control principles, pedestrian safety issues, right of way management principles and practices.

Have a working knowledge of the Michigan Department of Transportation “Standard Specifications for Construction”, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy “Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Guidebook”, material testing techniques, the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to assist in performing the essential duties of the position. The City offers a competitive wage and benefit package including paid vacation, sick and holiday leave.

Applicant will need to obtain or maintain job required qualifications. Failure to do so will result in appropriate action consistent with the provision of the appropriate collective bargaining agreement or personnel rules.

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Must obtain a Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Storm Water Operator Certification within ninety (90) days of placement in the position or next available testing sequence as approved.
• Level 1 Concrete Field Technician (preferred)

The City of Lansing reserves the right to utilize equivalencies where deemed appropriate with regard to education and experience requirements.

• Associate’s Degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management or a related field (preferred).
• One (1) year of experience in sidewalk, roadway or underground utility construction and inspection (preferred).

• Monitors contractor and homeowner compliance with permitted activities and ordinance requirements within the public rights-of-way (sidewalk, street, sewer, and utility construction as well as ordinance requirements for homeowners.)
• Interacts with the public, other City departments and governmental agencies; gathers and provides information related to permits and right-of-way issues.
• Monitors contractor and homeowner compliance with soil erosion/sedimentation activities throughout the city and investigates citizen complaints.
• Prepares sewer permits, right-of-way permits, soil erosion/sedimentation control permits, indemnity bonds, wye/tap permits and their receipts.
• Monitors contractor compliance with plans and specifications, safety standards and other procedures by inspecting project sites.
• Meets with contractors and other concerned parties regarding proposed construction and mediates concerns between parties.
• Collects field data regarding right-of-way property and personal injury claims.
• Provides in-person and telephone assistance to the public and other governmental departments on sewer and drainage problems and other public improvements such as curbs, gutters and streets.
• Enforces adopted standards for construction and repair of sidewalks, driveway approaches and other City infrastructure.
• Issues building address numbers and legal description, layouts for new individual buildings and layout designations of number patterns on new subdivisions and all special numbering…