Engineering Technician I

City of Spokane•City of Spokane, WA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for an entry level position that can lead to long term professional growth and personal achievement? Do you need a career with challenging projects and diverse opportunities? If you are interested in developing technical engineering and planning skills to build a better community, consider an Engineering Technician career with the City of Spokane. This position is a good fit if you: Are interested in surveying or computer-aided drafting. Have an aptitude for mathematical concepts like trigonometry, geometry, and basic algebra. Click HERE to see examples of concepts you may encounter on the job. Are technologically skilled and computer savvy. Would like to learn engineering principles and learn engineering plans and specifications. Click HERE to see examples of what you may encounter on the job. As a City of Spokane Engineering Technician I, you will train as a Chain Helper, Surveyor, or Rod Helper on a survey crew and learn routine drafting. A surveyor at the City provides dimensional control for all stages of construction work, including the stake out of reference points and markers that will guide the construction of new structures such as roads, utilities, or buildings. Over the course of your career with the City you will learn new technical skills like how to compute areas, distances, and grades, and how to prepare diagrams and structural plans with the use of AutoCAD. Click HERE and select “Preview Course” to see a brief overview of AutoCAD. Employees can expect to work within a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, with fast paced and rewarding work. Our Engineering Technicians have excellent advancement opportunities, professional development, annual pay step increases, and great employee benefits including a pension plan. Check out our day in the life video series to hear from Engineering Techs across different departments. Engineering Services Construction Management Development Services

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Knowledge of mathematics, including trigonometry, geometry, and basic algebra, and the ability to perform calculations are essential requirements.

Nice To Haves

Interested in surveying or computer-aided drafting.
Have an aptitude for mathematical concepts like trigonometry, geometry, and basic algebra.
Technologically skilled and computer savvy.
Would like to learn engineering principles and learn engineering plans and specifications.

Responsibilities

Designated as Surveyor, Chain, or Rod Helper on a survey crew.
Holds the end of a surveying chain, plumb bob, or tape in measuring distances; uses a range pole and prism to indicate a point, or places the device as directed by the instrument operator.
Uses a level rod, and adjusts and reads the target in establishing or obtaining existing elevations.
Sets up and moves survey instruments and related equipment.
Drives hubs and stakes to indicate point and grade; digs and searches for survey monuments and benchmarks; clears and removes obstacles from survey line of sight.
Cleans and cares for instruments and equipment.
Uses hand tools and may use a total station theodolite or level in training and under close supervision.
Sets cones to direct traffic.
Performs routine drafting work using computer-aided drafting software in training and under close supervision.
Draws and traces simple maps and diagrams.
Assists in tracing other plans and diagrams and in preparing assessment rolls.
Makes routine computations.
Maintains location maps and water pump age records.
May assist in the laboratory.
Assists in the installation and maintenance of traffic counters.
Uses a radar speed machine and recorder.
Repairs traffic counter hoses and assists in obtaining field data for traffic studies.
Operates a plotter, copying machine, calculator, computer, and surveying and drafting equipment and software.
Performs related work as required.