Engineering Technician 2 Survey

Pierce County•Tacoma, WA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will provide critical, first-layer land survey data to multiple Pierce County Civil Engineering teams. Working within a two-person field survey crew using a "field-to-finish" approach, you will record essential data using high-tech equipment and interpret those measurements utilizing Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) systems. Contributing to the progress of county projects offers a unique sense of pride, as your work directly facilitates infrastructure improvements that positively impact the residents and communities of Pierce County. PPW stewards a healthy and vibrant community by collaboratively planning and investing in our people, infrastructure, systems, and policies. PPW’s team has more than 800 members that collaborate, innovate and inspire in performing essential services to the community. The department is responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement.

Requirements

Two or more years of progressively responsible technical engineering experience in one or more areas.
High school graduation or equivalent.
A valid driver’s license is required.
As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check.

Nice To Haves

Additional technical training or education may substitute equally for the experience.

Responsibilities

Develops, updates, and maintains paper and computerized files, records, and databases; retrieves reports, drawings, and plans.
Makes mathematical calculations, compiles data, and computes quantity and cost estimates.
Locates property on appropriate maps or construction plans; interprets notations on maps and atlases; updates and maintains various county atlases and maps, road logs and annexation records.
Performs survey and mapping functions in the office or field environment; operates survey equipment; reduces data from field books.
Establishes points and elevations, proper location and drainage for streets, sewers, runways, and structures.
Plots profiles and cross sections, figures grade lines, calculates volume and areas, tabulates structural excavations, plots, and calculates traverses.