Engineering Technician I (30)

City of Lansing•Lansing, MI

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Lansing is seeking a full-time Engineering Technician I to join their professional team. This role is an opportunity for individuals to utilize their technical engineering background and education to ensure the City’s standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to. The successful candidate will gain knowledge in construction practices and procedures including sidewalk, street, sewer, and utility construction, as well as traffic control principles, pedestrian safety issues, and right-of-way management principles and practices. This position involves monitoring contractor and homeowner compliance with permitted activities and ordinance requirements within public rights-of-way, preparing various permits, inspecting project sites, and assisting the public and other departments with inquiries related to sewer and drainage problems and other public improvements. The Engineering Technician I is the first working level in the series, performing more routine tasks independently and receiving closer supervision when assisting in more complex tasks.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
Must obtain a Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Storm Water Operator Certification within ninety (90) days of placement in the position or next available testing sequence as approved.
Associate’s Degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management or a related field (preferred).
One (1) year of experience in sidewalk, roadway or underground utility construction and inspection (preferred).

Nice To Haves

Level 1 Concrete Field Technician (preferred)
Associate’s Degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management or a related field
One (1) year of experience in sidewalk, roadway or underground utility construction and inspection

Responsibilities

Monitors contractor and homeowner compliance with permitted activities and ordinance requirements within the public rights-of-way (sidewalk, street, sewer, and utility construction as well as ordinance requirements for homeowners.)
Interacts with the public, other City departments and governmental agencies; gathers and provides information related to permits and right-of-way issues.
Monitors contractor and homeowner compliance with soil erosion/sedimentation activities throughout the city and investigates citizen complaints.
Prepares sewer permits, right-of-way permits, soil erosion/sedimentation control permits, indemnity bonds, wye/tap permits and their receipts.
Monitors contractor compliance with plans and specifications, safety standards and other procedures by inspecting project sites.
Meets with contractors and other concerned parties regarding proposed construction and mediates concerns between parties.
Collects field data regarding right-of-way property and personal injury claims.
Provides in-person and telephone assistance to the public and other governmental departments on sewer and drainage problems and other public improvements such as curbs, gutters and streets.
Enforces adopted standards for construction and repair of sidewalks, driveway approaches and other City infrastructure.
Issues building address numbers and legal description, layouts for new individual buildings and layout designations of number patterns on new subdivisions and all special numbering systems for apartments and townhouses.
Reads and interprets sewer maps and instructs contractors and members of the public in regard to procedures and materials.
Reviews and issues right-of-way, utility, oversize/overweight transport, soil erosion/sedimentation control and MDOT permit applications.
Organizes and maintains electronic/computerized and hand-written inspection logs.
Assists in conducting traffic counts.
Responds in writing and verbally to requests for information from a variety of parties including contractors, developers, and the general public.
Collects sewer connection and permit fees and records deposits.