Engineering Permit Technician 1 /2, Limited Duration

City of Eugene•Eugene, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Planning & Development Department is seeking a detail-oriented, collaborative professional to join our Building & Permit Services Public Works Review Team. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of the City’s development review process, helping ensure projects meet our community’s standards for safety, sustainability, and quality of life. You’ll review a variety of development applications, focusing on access management, stormwater, wastewater, floodplain development, transportation, and other site-related impacts. You’ll apply your knowledge to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations and collaborate with multiple City divisions on solutions. Along the way, you’ll work closely with design professionals, developers, and community members providing clear guidance, technical expertise, and excellent customer service. You’ll balance a varied caseload through strong time management, daily prioritization, and effective project planning. If you are a positive, productive individual that enjoys providing stellar customer service to the community, thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy problem-solving, and wants to make a tangible difference in how our city grows, we’d love to have you on our team. This recruitment is for one full-time Engineering Permit Technician 1/2, Limited Duration. All candidates begin at Level 1. After completing training, those who meet the minimum qualifications for Level 2 will flex into that classification.

Requirements

One year of civil engineering, land surveying, plan review, landscape design, building inspection or construction, or related field experience (for Level 1).
Two years of civil engineering, land surveying, plan review, landscape design, building inspection or construction, or related field experience (for Level 2).
Two years post-secondary education at an accredited college in engineering, survey, landscape architecture, building construction, or related field.
Must pass a background check.
Valid Oregon driver’s license (or, the ability to obtain by date of hire); must pass driving records check and, if hired, maintain a driving record that meets the City’s standard.
Oregon law requires that an out-of-state license holder must obtain a valid Oregon license (with appropriate endorsements) within 30 days of becoming domiciled in the state (ORS 803.355).

Nice To Haves

Fluency in a language other than English may qualify for a bilingual pay benefit of up to 5% of base salary.

Responsibilities

Conducts technical review of development plans to assure interface of private and public infrastructure complies with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations.
Drafts plan review comments addressing deficiencies and/or potential approval conditions.
Determines appropriate connection point, materials, and methods of connection of private wastewater systems to the public system.
Evaluates applications and issues permits for connections to public sewers and for work within public rights-of-way.
Evaluates a variety of issues related to destination and water quality requirements for stormwater discharge from private development including availability of public system, method of connection to public system, compliance with adopted stormwater standards, and evaluation of private systems for capacity and stormwater quality elements.
Performs analysis of transportation issues, including, access connection and sidewalk requirements, traffic circulation, need for Traffic Impact Analysis, other potential on-site or off-site improvements, and potential conflicts within the public right-of-way.
Identifies presence of Special Flood Hazard Areas on development sites; communicates necessary actions to ensure development meets local, State, and Federal requirements for construction within the floodplain; provides floodplain information to the public; may coordinate the City's floodplain management program, including participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System.
Evaluates site plans for presence of, and potential impacts to, natural resources including wetlands; determines if development proposal will trigger other local, State, or Federal requirements.
Determines appropriate use classifications for new development or changes in use for Systems Development Charge review; calculates appropriate Systems Development Charges and credits.
Participates in meetings with customers, developers, design professionals, and City departments to identify issues and infrastructure-related problems and determine acceptable alternatives during development process; explains Public Works policies and procedures.
May provide input for land use applications such as Adjustment Review, Conditional Use, and Site Review.
Research infrastructure maps and records in response to customer inquiries; resolves issues related to plan review.
Periodically takes on special projects or acts as coordinator or liaison, for work group issues within organization.
May conduct field site visits to verify or clarify aspects of permit plans.
Researches and interprets City/County records; verifies boundary and right-of-way location from records and found survey monuments; identifies boundary line problems and makes recommendations for resolution.
Provides training and guidance to administrative staff and other Engineering Permit Technicians within assigned training and program area.
May be required to drive to constructions and to meet with contractors.
Actively supports and respects diversity in the workplace.