Engineering Technician III (Department of Public Works)

San Bernardino County (CA) • San Bernadino, CA

332d • $76,419

About The Position

The Department of Public Works is recruiting for Engineering Technicians III who perform technical engineering duties requiring a good understanding of technical engineering practices and procedures. Duties include preparing final maps, construction drawings, and preliminary plans of highway and flood control facilities; drafting plans and profiles, cross sections, topographic features; researching property ownership; measuring distances and bearings; setting up and operating survey instruments; sampling of soil and construction material at job sites and mix plants; conducting studies and making recommendations. Other duties may include measuring landfill gas perimeter probes; operating, monitoring, and maintaining landfill gas systems; inspecting inactive landfill sites for regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Fifteen (15) semester (23 quarter) units of completed college coursework in civil engineering, engineering construction technology, or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years of technical civil engineering experience applying civil engineering formulas, theories, and practices to construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work, OR five (5) years of experience equivalent to an Equipment Operator III in San Bernardino County.

Nice To Haves

• Experience drafting engineering designs using CAD or GIS software.
• Knowledge of civil and structural engineering.

Responsibilities

• Preparing final maps, construction drawings, and preliminary plans of highway and flood control facilities.
• Drafting plans and profiles, cross sections, and topographic features.
• Researching property ownership and measuring distances and bearings.
• Setting up and operating survey instruments.
• Sampling soil and construction material at job sites and mix plants.
• Conducting studies and making recommendations.
• Measuring landfill gas perimeter probes and operating landfill gas systems.
• Inspecting inactive landfill sites for regulatory compliance.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental: family coverage
• Vision: employee coverage
• Premium subsidies to offset health costs
• Flexible spending account (FSA) for qualified healthcare expenses
• Up to 4 weeks accruable vacation with cash-out option
• 11 days accruable sick leave
• 15 paid holidays
• Perfect attendance leave
• Flexible work schedules (in some departments)
• Generous Pension
• Retirement reciprocity may be available
• 457(b) deferred compensation plan
• Retirement Medical Trust Fund

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Associate degree