Utility Permit and Coordination Technician (Chief Engineering Tech) - Street Transportation Department

About This Position

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.

The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department is seeking to fill multiple Chief Engineering Technician vacancies in the Utility Coordination Section of the Office of the City Engineer. This position performs complex plan reviews for dry utilities desiring to occupy City rights-of-way and coordinates utility relocations for Capital Improvement Projects. Work is performed under the supervision of a Project Manager or Principal Engineering Technician.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Knowledge of principles and practices of engineering as applied to the installation of dry utilities in the City's rights of way and Capital Improvement Project construction.
• Knowledge of City codes and policies as pertaining to underground utility construction and the ability to communicate with Project Managers, City contractors, utility designers, and contractors.
• Possess strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to multitask and work well under pressure and with deadlines.
• Ability to extract and manipulate data and create spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
• Possess strong communication and customer service skills.
  
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $25.56 to $45.89 per hour.

Hiring Range: $25.56 to $35.96 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of experience in paraprofessional engineering work, including two years of paraprofessional civil engineering experience (or one year at the level of Senior Engineering Technician).
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Three years of experience:
• Reading and interpreting civil engineering and dry utility plans.
• Working with electronic plan review and electronic permitting systems.
• Working with online ROW GIS and utility mapping systems (ex. QS MAPS/EZ MAPS).
• Experience that displays an ability to work with deadlines.
• Experience working with documents and reports using MS Word and Excel.
• Experience coordinating or managing all or portions of a Capital Improvement Project.
• Experience that displays an ability to multitask between several duties and responsibilities.
• Experience that displays customer service as well as working in a team environment.
• Experience working with Small Wireless Facilities and Public Streetlighting and/or Traffic Signal Standards.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes February 3, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Chief Engineering Tech, JC:19250, ID# 56692, 01/21/2025, USM, VM, Benefits:003

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