Engineering Aide

Position: Engineering Aide - Extra Help
Grow your technical experience with the County of Sonoma.

No work experience required!

Starting salary up to $36.15/hour
* depending upon experience.

Here at the County of Sonoma, Engineering Aide positions offer opportunities to gain experience toward career growth in the field of sub-professional engineering. As you gain on-the-job training and experience, you can progress through our career ladders. While all of our sub-professional and professional engineering positions require knowledge of algebra and geometry as well as the ability to accurately enter data, conduct reporting, and track and maintain project records, the County offers various starting points for you to begin exploring your career in civil engineering.

As an extra-help Engineering Aide, you can gain experience that may qualify you for an alternate appointment to an Extra-Help Engineering Technician I position.

Sonoma Public Infrastructure (SPI) leads the way to a safe and sustainable community by planning, building, managing, and maintaining Sonoma County's investment in quality services and infrastructure. Working in the office and out in the field, SPI Engineering Aides support the Construction Contract Administration, Engineering Design, Field Survey Crew, Materials Lab, and Transportation work groups. Additional duties may include:

* Performing construction material testing in the field on County roads and working in the Materials Lab

* Conducting field surveys, processing survey data in AutoCAD, and reviewing right-of-way maps.

* Supporting staff with both field and office tasks, collecting data, and verifying calculations

The ideal Engineering Aide candidate will possess many of the following:

* The ability to learn to gather and confirm field data, ensure compliance with plans and specifications, and perform PG&E invoice reviews

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and prioritize daily activities

* Excellent customer service skills, and the ability to work cooperatively with applicants, industry representatives, staff, and other agencies

* Training and/or experience using drafting software such as AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, etc.

* A passion for field work, an interest in infrastructure construction and maintenance projects, patience, and a sense of humor to readily accept last-minute assignment changes

Extra-Help Employment

Extra-help employees relieve or augment permanent staff. Intermittent, extra-help employees are not in the classified civil service and do not have property rights to permanently allocated positions. In addition, they do not receive most regular employee benefits such as: long-term disability insurance coverage; accrual of vacation; participation in the County retirement program; or eligibility to take promotional examinations. Intermittent, extra-help employees are limited in their employment to a maximum of 1,380 hours within any twelve-month consecutive period.

Extra-help employees who meet the eligibility requirements may qualify for a County contribution toward medical coverage.

This recruitment is being conducted to fill multiple extra-help positions in SPI. This employment list may also be used to fill future extra-help positions as they occur during the active status of the list.

* Salary is negotiable within the established range.

Application submissions require the Supplemental Questionnaire to be completed.

Experience:

Any combination of experience which would provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities listed. Normally, academic course work in plane geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and surveying would provide such opportunity. Post high school education in engineering technology, including computer aided drafting and design would be desirable.

Education:

Academic course work in plane geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and surveying which would provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities listed. Course work in an Engineering Technology curriculum leading to an Associate Degree is desirable.

License:
Possession of a valid driver's license at the appropriate level, including special endorsements as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position.

The position advertised on this announcement does require possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Knowledge of: mathematics, engineering maps and records; electronic information systems.

Ability to: trace simple maps and plans; make arithmetical calculations quickly and accurately; learn to operate a wide variety of computer applications; gather data and prepare accurate reports; read and understand technical descriptions; understand and follow oral and written directions; work cooperatively with other staff; climb, stand and walk for sustained periods of time, perform physical tasks such as chopping, digging, flagging, and traffic control, and lift moderately heavy objects;

utilize electronic information…