Engineering Technician Jobs

Performs responsible administrative work involving coordination of the design, construction and engineering inspection services to ensure that all public improvements comply with City standards and specifications. Work involves coordination with other departments, agencies, and the public sector regarding public improvement issues and problems. Work is performed under general supervision of the Department Director and performance is reviewed through conference, reports submitted and evaluation of results obtained.

Salary Range $25.75 - $39.92

• Locates existing utilities for public service companies, general contractors, and other City departments.
• Issues permits to public franchises and perform utility field locations as needed.
• Reviews, investigates and responds to appropriate agency and/or customer complaints.
• Collects and handles samples and document analysis.
• Reviews site and developer plans and specifications and legal description of property.
• Inspects City public works projects, sites, new constructions, completed installations and maintains records, reports and pay estimates of projects.
• Performs survey work on City projects.
• Performs inspections on site development of water, sewer, drainage, pumping stations, roads and sidewalks to determine condition, verify measurements, and collect other data.
• Provides technical assistance to architects, engineers, and developers regarding plans as they relate to provisions for driveways, parking lots, and roadways; explains plan review process and permitting requirements.
• Meets with and maintains effective working relationships with City staff, regulatory agencies, engineers, contractors, and the general public regarding water treatment issues.
• Performs detailed pavement condition reports and profile drawings from written or electronically collected field notes for a variety of roadway related projects.
• Develops, negotiates, and manages City C.I.P. projects to include paving, drainage, water, sewer, sidewalk and curbing.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.
• Responds to emergency water breaks and sewer stoppages as needed.
• Defines and calculates contours, boundary lines, rights-of-way lines, roadways and other manmade features.
• Performs basic design work for public improvements as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Skill in the use of engineering instruments and equipment.
• Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate engineering inspection functions.
• Skills in the preparation and maintenance of records and reports.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, associates and the general public.
• Knowledge of procedures used in design, construction and field inspection of water, sewer, storm drainage, and paving.
• Ability to use or repair small and medium equipment and machinery.
• Ability to use small office equipment and computers, and highly technical computer applications.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands involve driving, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, depth perception, driving, far acuity, feeling, manual dexterity, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, near acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking. May be required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Work Environment:
The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: no effective protection from the weather. The worker is subject to extreme heat: temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. The worker is subject to noise: there is sufficient noise to cause the workers to shout in order to be heard above the surrounding noise level. The worker is subject to vibration: exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body. The worker is subject to hazards: includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places or exposure to chemicals. The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: one or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation. The employee works in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others.

Hours of Work: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm

Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all City employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. City employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as hurricane, or other emergency situations and are expected to perform emergency service duties as assigned.

*The City of Deerfield Beach values the service veterans and their family members have given to our country, and supports the hiring of returning service members and military spouses. *

*The City of Deerfield Beach is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer*

THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANYTIME WITHOUT NOTICE, ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECIEVED. CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE