Engineering Aide/Engineering Technician I

County of Riverside•Riverside, CA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The County of Riverside seeks candidates to fill positions throughout Riverside County. A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies. The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has an opening for an Engineering Aide or Engineering Technician I at the Badlands Sanitary Landfill located in Moreno Valley. The Engineering Aide is a natural progression underfill for the Engineering Technician I. The Engineering Technician will support landfill operations by performing field inspections at active and closed landfill sites to ensure compliance with state, local, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include construction inspection of public works projects for adherence to plans, specifications, and County standards and assisting engineering staff with preparing plans and cost estimates. The Engineering Technician I is a natural progression underfill for the Engineering Technician II. Incumbents are eligible to promote to Engineering Technician II upon successful completion of their probationary period, which would include a satisfactory performance evaluation and any additional qualification requirements. The selected candidate will report to the Badlands Sanitary Landfill, but may perform field work throughout Riverside County at the closed landfill sites, including the Coachella Valley. The Department of Waste Resources serves the County's solid waste disposal needs by providing for efficient and effective landfilling of County non-hazardous waste, protecting the environment, and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations.

Requirements

Six months of performing sub-professional or technical civil / environmental / construction experience in such areas as drafting or survey.
Mathematics, including the elementary principles of algebra and geometry as applied in sub professional engineering work.
Ability to Learn the techniques and practices involved in assigned sub-professional engineering work; perform mathematical computations; keep clear and accurate notes; perform simple drafting; understand and follow oral and written directions; work cooperatively with others.
Valid California Driver License.
Two years of sub-professional civil engineering experience in such areas as land surveying, soil erosion, soil testing or hydrology.
Elementary algebra, geometry and trigonometry as they apply to engineering; manual and automated drafting techniques; survey principles and methods; the principles and methods of materials testing, hydrography and traffic control.
Ability to Make accurate engineering computations; follow oral and written directions; prepare clear and accurate diagrams and drawings from field notes and rough sketches; make a variety of soils and materials tests; perform survey field work, tabulate and analyze data and prepare reports; learn techniques of manual and automated drafting; maintain effective working relations with others.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.
Criminal background investigation, which involves fingerprinting.
A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.

Nice To Haves

Public Works experience with International Conference of Building codes (ICBO), California State Water Quality requirements and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)?
Recent job-related experience or Summer internships, exceeding one year, performing sub-professional civil / environmental / construction experience in such areas as drafting with MicroStation/Inroads, AutoCAD/AutoDesk and/or Civil 3D.
Proficient knowledge of MicroStation/Inroads, AutoCAD/AutoDesk, Civil 3D, GIS, Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are required to complete office responsibilities, including drafting maps and drawings for topography, alignments and cross-sections, performing calculations for soil volumes, disposal capacity and site life.
Job-related field work experience, for example, sub-professional land surveying, setting construction stakes with Trimble GPS equipment, inspecting drainage systems for compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements and preparing daily construction reports.

Responsibilities

Act as rear chain or rod worker on a field survey crew, including using tapes and chains in make horizontal and vertical measurements, make simple survey notes, set monuments, clear brush and stock trucks.
Make traffic counts, census surveys and sign inspections, including collecting and recording data and making diagrams of intersections and accident scenes; collect materials samples, and make and keep notes and records of routine laboratory tests such as relative compaction, sand equivalent, specific gravity, grading analysis and environmental analysis.
Set up and maintain hydrologic metering and recording equipment and collect groundwater samples for chemical analysis; make simple tracings, diagrams and drawings.
Learn to tabulate and plot field survey data and to read, interpret and prepare contour and land maps; index and file records.
Provide routine information to the public.
Assist in preparing technical reports on solid waste landfill sites, including availability of cover material, capacity analysis, effects of run-off, access and ecological impact.
Perform sampling, inspections, monitoring and construction of gas collection systems, including flare stations and gas-to-energy systems, and ground/surface water monitoring systems at landfill sites; perform air quality sampling.
Assist site supervisor/site engineer in investigating and handling complaints arising out of disposal site operations.
Perform daily site inspections of active landfill sites to ensure all permit and safety requirements are being met; assist site engineer in survey support of daily landfill construction.
Prepare interim grading and drainage plans for development of landfill disposal and borrow areas.
Assist in construction inspections of public works construction projects.
Perform moderately difficult sub-professional field and office surveying work.
Set up and maintain filing and indexing systems for road record documents, survey records, maps, transportation data and other engineering record materials.
Inspect the construction of less complex public works projects and subdivision tracts to assure compliance with plans and specifications.
Act as instrument technician on a survey crew; operate electronic measuring equipment, including total stations, levels and GPS equipment as well as transit and level in making cross-section, profile, topographic, elevation, Photogrammetric, location and construction layout surveys.
Make computations and record readings; check and prepare field notes; may act as Party Chief on a short-term relief basis.
Draft topographic, geometric alignment, cross-sectional, and profile drawings and maps using manual or computer aided techniques.
Conduct title and property owner research; prepare legal descriptions and various legal documents relating to real property; calculate bearings, distances, areas and perform other calculations.
Prepare drawings and sketch tracings from survey notes and other records; prepare detailed and precise maps including right of way maps.

Benefits

Competitive candidates will possess recent job-related experience or Summer internships, exceeding one year, performing sub-professional civil / environmental / construction experience in such areas as drafting with MicroStation/Inroads, AutoCAD/AutoDesk and/or Civil 3D.
Incumbents are eligible to promote to Engineering Technician I upon successful completion of their probationary period, which would include a satisfactory performance evaluation and any additional qualification requirements.
Incumbents are eligible to promote to Engineering Technician II upon successful completion of their probationary period, which would include a satisfactory performance evaluation and any additional qualification requirements.
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy applicable to new hires.
Reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Employees who telework are expected to be able to report to their assigned worksite on short notice or as operational needs require.
Unless otherwise specified for a particular position, employees are expected to reside in California following appointment.
The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements including a criminal background investigation, which is part of the hiring process.
As an Approved Local Merit System, all County of Riverside employees, except those serving "At Will," are subject to the probationary period provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, County Resolution, or Salary Ordinance.
Current County of Riverside and/or current employees of the hiring department may receive priority consideration.
Qualified candidates may be considered for future County vacancies.