Engineering Support Associate

Arlington County, VA • Arlington, VA

30d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Environmental Services (DES) is seeking an Engineering Support Associate in the Engineering Records section of their Water, Sewer & Streets (WSS) Bureau. The WSS Bureau is responsible for maintaining Arlington's 1,058 lane-miles of public streets, 443 miles of sidewalks, 458 miles of gravity sanitary sewers, 4 miles of sewer force mains, 500 miles of water mains, and 373 miles of storm sewer.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school, vocational school, a GED certificate or the equivalent
• Some experience in one or more of the following areas: Engineering support; Construction management; Laboratory experience conducting tests; Customer service in a trades environment; and/or Utility records management

Nice To Haves

• Preference may be given to candidates with a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) A or B, and experience in one or more of the following:
• Preparing, updating, and/or locating records, drawings, and plats
• Mapping and performing spatial analyses with ArcGIS Pro
• Working with an automated work order management system (Cartegraph) and/or utility billing software (Cayenta)
• Reading engineering plans, schematics, maps, and drawings showing water and/or sewer systems
• Drafting with AutoCAD
• Working with citizens to resolve public works requests

Responsibilities

• Serving as final QA/QC authority on new water service connection installation requests generated by Land Disturbing Activity (LDA) permit applications and Residential Building permits received from the DES Development Services Bureau, and advancing the request to the staff at Trades to construct
• Designing the new water service connection installation plan for RADD (Residential Addition) permit projects and preparing a drawing for the in-house WSS water crews to use to install the new water service line
• Responding to water service line-related FOIA requests and County design engineer requests for water meter information within their project areas
• Performing Drainage Fixture Unit (DFU) inspections of the plumbing fixtures present within existing buildings that are proposed for redevelopment
• Coordinating with developer contractors on the timing desired for WSS crews to install their water service, and resolving design plan errors with their approved plans
• Providing field and in-office customer services to internal and external customers
• Locating, researching, and interpreting records, easements, deeds, and drawings to assist engineers and construction crews with maintenance work
• Updating records and attributes in the County's asset management platform (Cartegraph) and updating water valve intersection drawings using AutoCAD
• Conducting water quality sampling
• Supporting snow removal operations during inclement weather

Benefits

• Arlington County offers a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a Defined Benefit (pension) plan.
• For more information on Arlington's family friendly benefits click here.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees