Engineering Assistant II

Engineering Assistant II

The Engineering Assistant II will be responsible for design and/or coordination of the production of drawings, exhibits and graphic presentations using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Geographic Information System (GIS) computer programs aiding in the preliminary design and programming for building, pavement, lease, development and utility functions unique to the Airport environment for the Department of Airports.

This position is located in the Property Management and Development Division of the Airports Department within the City of Oklahoma City and is under the direction of an immediate supervisor. Engineering Assistant II is a full proficiency, para-professional classification focused on the design, administration, or supervision of a major component of an engineering function. Specialized work areas include water, storm sewer, paving, building construction, or sanitary sewer.

Essential job functions include: designing or coordinating plans, specifications, and construction for projects prepared by the City within an assigned area; reviewing plans prepared by consultants that may impact the area; preparing various documents and reports; determining and monitoring funding allocations; and distributing required information to coordinate and facilitate construction. Engineering Assistants II may supervise a technical staff, with work products subject to review by a Civil Engineer or other immediate supervisor.

Honorably discharged veterans of the United States Active Duty Armed Forces, National Guard, and Reserve Forces who are not currently employed full-time by the City of Oklahoma City and who meet the qualifications for the position shall be given preference. To receive preference, veterans must submit verification of honorable discharge from the United States military service (Department of Defense Form DD214 or NGB Form 22) prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Job requirements include knowledge of standards in the assigned engineering section, skill in supervising technical personnel, skill in devising solutions to engineering problems, skill in retaining and recalling information, skill in project research, design, and coordination, skill in conveying technical information verbally and in writing, skill in working projects through to completion within specified time periods, skill in relating to others with tact and diplomacy, skill in writing project specifications, skill in coordinating divisional activities with state, federal, and regional agencies, skill in establishing realistic goals and objectives for a work section, skill in evaluating projects for compliance with applicable guidelines and regulations, skill in relating written information to drawn or sketched information, skill in critically reviewing the work products of staff, ability to work independently, ability to travel, willingness to assume responsibility for decisions made and work performed.

Preferred qualifications include possession of an associate's degree or higher in Applied Science in Drafting, or related degree, minimum of five (5) years of experience in Computer Aided Design Drafting (CADD) for an architectural or engineering firm, with emphasis on production of conceptual or final design plans and specifications, additional experience in ARCMAP or related GIS software in production of design plans and specifications or professional survey documents, experience in on-site survey and data collection, and integration of these data into engineering or architectural plans and documents, experience in providing technical assistance and plan review comments and quality control for final documents and in the development of alternatives for engineering solutions for buildings, pavement (airfield and streets) utilities, and site development.

Working conditions include primarily indoors in a climate-controlled environment; outside occasionally; may be exposed to heat, cold, humidity, rain, etc. Subject to exposure to moving parts from machinery, power tools, and vehicles in motion. Subject to exposure to intermittent or continued loud and incessant noises caused by machinery and construction equipment. Subject to exposure to large amounts of dust. Subject to exposure to varying amounts of noxious odors.

Subject to occasional local and out-of-town travel. Occasionally required to work beyond normal working hours.

Physical requirements include near vision enough to read and draft written communications; including the ability to read the fine print found in specification books and on reduced copies of maps and plans, computer-generated reports, etc. Hearing and speech enough to communicate via telephone or in-person. Hand and arm steadiness and manual dexterity enough to operate standard office equipment such as personal computers, ten-keys, telephones, and faxes;

and to compose written and electronically generated correspondence.

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