Engineering Technician II

The Engineering Technician II position is a technical position that involves performing inspections of major and minor infrastructure projects to include the construction of roads, stormwater drainage systems, and transportation elements of potable water and sanitary systems in order to ensure compliance with construction and environmental standards, ordinances, and law.  This class works within broad policy and organizational guidelines:   reports progress of major activities through construction daily reports and periodic conferences and meetings.

• Inspects minor County construction projects to ensure conformity with construction plans and adherence to applicable regulations and specifications.
• Drives and/or operates a county vehicle or equipment and must obey all safety policies, and roadway rules and laws.
• Reviews construction plans and documents, making recommendations for appropriate changes in area of non-compliance.
• Performs construction site investigations and maintains daily construction log reports.
• Evaluates road conditions.
• Investigates and prepares corrective action plan/report on citizen complaints.
• Performs data collection tasks such as roadway core boring, survey field data collection, traffic data collection, asset inventory, and other data collection as necessary.
• Inputs data into various software programs to update and maintains county asset information.
• Measures and confirms all pay items and reviews material list data for conformance.
• Maintains files and records systems in paper and electronic format.
• Addresses questions by phone, email, or in person.
• Attends staff conferences, professional meetings, and other events.
• Performs other duties as required.

• High School Graduate/GED equivalent, vocational technical degree or specialized training that is equivalent to satisfactory completion of High School.
• Experience in the field of Civil Engineering required with specific experience in road construction is preferred.

• Valid Florida Driver License or must obtain within 30 days of establishing residency in Florida.
• Requires ability to maintain courteous and effective relations with County staff, elected officials, community interest groups and the public.
• Requires using basic algebra involving variables and formulas, basic geometry involving plane and solid figures, circumferences, areas, and volumes, and computing percentages, ratios, and proportions.  Ability to perform computations such as slopes, grades, etc. related to roadway and drainage design and construction.
• Must have strong working knowledge of computers and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite of Products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Must have or be able to obtain within 90 days certification in FEMA National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses:
  • IS-100.c: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)
  • IS-700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System

• Requires a combination of sitting, standing, and walking.
• The job involves frequent lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 20 pounds.
• The job requires occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, balancing, and twisting.
• The job requires the completion of tasks that involve typing, operating foot controls/levers, driving automotive equipment, and occasional simple grasping, pushing, pulling, and working in darkness.
• The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, depth perception and color vision, hearing, and speaking.
• The job may risk exposure to moving machinery, fumes and gases, electrical hazards, and extreme noise.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location, and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens. Emergency response duties may also include driving and/or operating a county vehicle or equipment and employees must obey all safety policies, and roadway rules and laws.

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