Engineering Technician III

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• Starting income ranging from $6,146.97 to $7,845.27 per month based on skills and years of experience, with incremental pay increases.
• Robust Retirement Program including CalPERS Retirement Plan, Retirement Health Savings Plan, choice of 457 Deferred Comp plans with a 2% City-Paid contribution
• Low-Cost & No-Cost Health Benefits, including CalPERS Medical plans, and City-paid Dental Insurance, Vision insurance and Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Career Development, including City-paid Professional Growth Incentive, City-provided training and professional advancement opportunities
• Home-Life Balance, inclusive work environment and predictable work schedule, plus paid holiday, vacation, and sick leaves

To coordinate and perform advanced paraprofessional and highly technical field and office engineering work in one or more of the functional areas of the City’s Departments. The purpose of this recruitment is to fill a current vacancy in the Community Development Department, as well as establish an eligibility list for future vacancies.

This is the advanced journey-level class of the Engineering Technician series. It is distinguished from the Engineering Technician II classification in that employees are expected to function as a project leader within one of the functional areas of the engineering division, including the coordination of public works/engineering projects from design through construction.

The City of Woodland Development Services Engineering Branch is seeking a positive and motivated individual with a general interest in public works and construction inspection to support the Development Services Engineering/Encroachment Permitting program. Successful candidates are:

• Organized, attentive to detail, and able to make sound decisions
• Able to provide high quality customer service both internally for staff and externally for customers and residents
• Effective communicators both orally and in writing
• Comfortable with both office and field work
• Capable of reviewing, evaluating, and applying local codes and regulations
• Experienced with Public Works construction inspections

• Provide inspection of encroachment permit projects (any work occurring within the public right-of-way).
• Draft and enforce conditions of approval for encroachment permits.
• Assist in issuing encroachment permits.
• Provide general assistance within the development engineering program and coordinate with other engineering work groups.
• Review plans for public improvements specifically related to encroachment permit projects.
• Review traffic control plans and field verify that they are implemented correctly.

Coordinate the department’s projects from planning stage through project acceptance by conducting preliminary engineering studies. Prepare plans, specifications, reports and cost estimates for public improvements such as streets, storm drains, sewers, water works, traffic signals/controls, and other public projects. Make calculations for engineering/surveying and other related work. Obtain and provide field data and recommendations for preparation of modifications involving technical or monetary changes.

Assist project engineers in performing survey work and obtaining field data for preparation and planning of proposed project. Provide design, construction or consultation contract administration and management or inspection of capital improvement, repair and maintenance projects. Establish schedules and methods of providing construction inspection services. Resolve conflicts between inspectors, contractors and facility owners. Prepare, review and maintain various data, reports, documents and project files, such as inspection logs, daily construction logs, change order requests, quantities and material estimates, progress reports, site plans, subdivision improvement plans, development agreements, real property documents, submittals and as-built drawings.

Review improvement plans, maps, specifications, cost estimates, and other work for accuracy,…