Engineering Technician III

Overview

The City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities are establishing an eligible list for Engineering Technician III. This list will be used for one year to fill vacancies. Engineering Technician III perform, oversee and/or direct a variety of advanced technical engineering and logistical support activities related to the design, maintenance and improvement of City systems and facilities in either the civil, electrical, environmental, or mechanical disciplines.

Positions in this classification perform technically advanced sub‑professional engineering duties in both office and field environments and may lead other Engineering Technicians on assigned projects.

• Tacoma Power, Transmission & Distribution This workgroup is responsible for administering Autodesk products; managing engineering drawings, developing preliminary, for construction, and as built drawings that support overhead and underground primary distribution and transmission systems. This workgroup is also responsible for maintaining the Tacoma Power GIS data that is utilized by the Outage Management System, Dispatch, Line Crews, Asset Management, Engineering, and SAP.
• Power Shared Services This workgroup is responsible for delivering planning, design, and technical support for tenant improvements and capital development projects across the utility. Engineering Technicians in this group support project planning, project delivery, and ongoing utility operations through the development and maintenance of architectural floor plans, technical data management, field verification, records administration, and cross‑functional project coordination. The Engineering Tech III will also provide engineering drafting support using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Solid Works, and other software programs while collaborating with designers, engineers, operations personnel, contractors, vendors, and other internal stakeholders to support reliable utility operations, tenant improvements, and infrastructure projects.
• Environmental Services, Asset Management & Technology Services This workgroup is responsible for long‑range planning of utility assets and for developing and maintaining a variety of applications and databases. The core function of the Engineering Technicians in this group is to create detailed 3D models and 2D drawings of wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste facilities using AutoCAD Plant 3D along with related software tools such as Revisit, FARO AsBuilt, Navisworks, Edge Wise, and Elecdes.
• Environmental Services, Engineering/Capital Delivery This workgroup is responsible for designing and delivering all capital projects for the wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utilities. The core function of Engineering Technicians in this workgroup is to produce engineering drawings for construction projects utilizing AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Public Works This workgroup performs, oversees and/or directs a variety of technical engineering and logistical support activities related to the design, maintenance and improvement of City systems and facilities in either the civil, electrical, environmental, or mechanical disciplines. It coordinates and communicates activities with City departments, outside agencies and the public, and may lead and direct the activities of Engineering Technicians I, II, III and contractors.

• Perform advanced technical and sub‑professional engineering work related to utility systems, infrastructure, and facilities.
• Prepare and review engineering drawings, plans, specifications, cost estimates, programs, reports, and material requirements.
• Perform contract management and coordinate contractor activities and submittals.
• Lead other Engineering Technicians as assigned; provide technical guidance, training, and work direction.
• Direct and participate in field studies, inspections, and verification activities; analyze findings and prepare reports.
• Review submittals, materials, and installations for conformity to specifications.
• Prepare, compute, compile, and maintain technical data, statistics, cost summaries, records, and reports.
• Catalog, classify, organize, update, and distribute engineering…