Engineering Technician II (32)

City of Lansing•Lansing, MI

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Lansing is seeking a full-time Engineering Technician II to join their professional team. This role is an opportunity for individuals with a technical engineering background and education to ensure the City’s standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to. The successful candidate will apply their knowledge of 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. A working knowledge of the Michigan Department of Transportation “Standard Specifications for Construction”, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy “Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Guidebook”, material testing techniques, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is required to perform the essential duties of the position. The City offers a competitive wage and benefit package including paid vacation, sick and holiday leave.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
Must obtain a Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Storm Water Operator Certification with in ninety (90) days of placement in the position or next available testing sequence as approved.
Must obtain a Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Comprehensive Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Planning & Design Certification within one (1) year of placement in the position.
Must obtain a Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Industrial Certification within ninety (90) days of placement in the position or next available testing sequence as approved.
Must obtain Traffic Control Supervisor (CTS) training 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.
Two (2) years of experience in sidewalk, roadway or underground utility construction and inspection.

Nice To Haves

Level 1 Concrete Field Technician (preferred)

Responsibilities

Monitor 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).
Interact with the public, other City departments and governmental agencies; gather and provide information related to permits and right-of-way issues.
Monitor contractor and homeowner compliance with soil erosion/sedimentation activities throughout the city and investigate citizen complaints.
Prepare sewer permits, right-of-way permits, soil erosion/sedimentation control permits, indemnity bonds, wye/tap permits and their receipts.
Monitor contractor compliance with plans and specifications, safety standards and other procedures by inspecting project sites.
Meet with contractors and other concerned parties regarding proposed construction and mediate concerns between parties.
Collect field data regarding right-of-way property and personal injury claims.
Provide 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.
Enforce adopted standards for construction and repair of sidewalks, driveway approaches and other City infrastructure.
Issue 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.
Read and interpret sewer maps and instruct contractors and members of the public in regard to procedures and materials.
Review and issue right-of-way, utility, oversize/overweight transport, soil erosion/sedimentation control and MDOT permit applications.
Organize and maintain electronic/computerized and hand-written inspection logs.
Assist in conducting traffic counts.
Respond in writing and verbally to requests for information from a variety of parties including contractors, developers, and the general public.
Collect sewer connection and permit fees and record deposits.
Perform moderate to complex technical engineering tasks related to the analysis of construction materials, plans, specifications and contract administration, permit administration and inspections.
Provide field project responsibilities including project inspections.
Use computer assisted applications used to produce automated record-keeping reports, inspection schedules or computer aided design.
Collects connection fees, permit fees and records within the computer aided software.
Reviews and processes vouchers and refund checks as they relate to sewer construction and connection fees.
Coordinates the drain-layer and sewer cleaner licensing process.
Conducts PASER rating of roads.
Oversees and performs the soil erosion and sedimentation control inspections for the construction sites that fall into the city’s Municipal Enforcing Agencies program.
Assist with survey and staking.