What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III (PUBLIC WORKS) position at City of Torrance?
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The Public Works Department is a dynamic organization that readily adapts to the needs of the Torrance Community in providing quality and reliable service to the public. The Department is made up of over 200 employees within five distinct divisions who provide service to residents, businesses, and other City departments to improve and maintain the City's streets, sidewalks, landscaping, traffic signals, sewers, waste collection, and water systems.
The Division
The Engineering Division is responsible for the development and implementation of several and various infrastructure projects included in the City's multi-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The Division's duties include: planning and budgeting for new projects; securing outside (i.e. federal, state, grant) funding; engineering design, administration of public bidding; and construction management of each project. The Division also provides traffic engineering services for the City including traffic studies, traffic signal system management, responding to citizen traffic requests and making traffic striping and signage improvements citywide in compliance with state standards.
The Position
The Engineering Technician III is the advanced journey level class in the technical engineering series. The incumbent is distinguished from the Engineering Technician II in that the Technician III has responsibility for personnel and project coordination and greater authority over assignments and decisions required to complete the work. Incumbents possess a significant level of technical expertise beyond that expected at the journey level. Work is judged primarily on overall results. Work may require the development of recommendations consistent with directives, policies and regulations.
The following duties represent the principal job duties; however, they are not all-inclusive.
- Prepares drawings, maps, construction plans, estimates, specifications for public works projects and easements, legal descriptions and other property-related documents.
- Performs routine engineering design work.
- Creates documents and reports using various computer applications.
- Assists the public by responding to questions or explaining City policies and procedures related to municipal engineering.
- Ensures that applicable public works code requirements are met.
- Maintains departmental records such as maps, plans, drawings and databases.
- Assigns, reviews and coordinates the work of subordinate technical engineering personnel; assists in training lower-level employees.
- Keep abreast of current engineering principles and practices, technology and regulations that apply to City engineering projects.
- Participates as a member on interdepartmental and intradepartmental teams and committees as required.
- Provides staff training and technical support in the use of engineering computer applications.
- Uses computer applications in the preparation of engineering drawings, maps and construction plans.
Examples of Other Duties
The following duties represent duties that are generally performed by this position, but are not considered to be principal job duties:
-Attends division and department meetings as required;
-Reviews plan checks of improvement and subdivision plans;
-Perform related duties as required.
Any combination of education and experience that would have provided the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills would be.
Equivalent to graduation from high school, including or supplemented by courses in algebra, geometry and trigonometry, engineering drawing, computer aided drafting and surveying and a minimum of five years of technical engineering experience, which included two years as a drafter using computer aided drafting and design.
(An Associates degree in math or engineering is desired.)
License and/or Certificates
Must possess and maintain an appropriate, valid driver's license.
Ideal Candidate
In addition to the above requirements, the most successful candidate will possess the following:
Knowledge of:
- Computer-aided design and drafting principles and techniques.
- Engineering computer applications currently in use by the City.
- Civil engineering drafting materials, techniques and instruments.
- Nomenclature, symbols, methods, practices and instruments used in engineering drafting, mapping and surveying.
- Mathematics as applied to technical engineering work, including algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
- City codes and ordinances, and various rules and regulations affecting departmental operations.
Ability to:
- Effectively assign, review and coordinate the work of subordinate personnel.
- Perform complex, precise mapping and drafting from verbal and written instructions.
- Compile and analyze engineering data.
- Read and interpret legal descriptions, engineering drawings and survey notes.
- Perform complex mathematical computations with speed and accuracy.
- Perform engineering computations.
- Operate office and other equipment including a computer, plotter, scientific calculator, fax machine, blueprint machine, diazo machine, copier, computer tools and drafting instruments.
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
Only those candidates who best meet the City and Department's needs will be invited to participate in the examination process, which will consist of the following weighted components:
Panel Interview: (Weighted 100%) & Performance Exam (AutoCAD): (Pass/Fail) Tentatively Scheduled
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Applicants with disabilities who require special testing arrangements must contact Human Resources. If you have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact us at (310) 618-2915 no later than five (5) business days before the test date. For further information, click here.
As a condition of employment, candidates must pass a background check.
In addition, the City of Torrance Conflict of Interest Code requires that employees in this classification file an annual Financial Disclosure Statement. Information about this requirement may be obtained from the City Clerk's office.
The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract, and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.
The City is an equal opportunity employer and works towards building collaborative teams from all walks of life without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law. Come join us to help cultivate a workplace that welcomes and celebrates the diversity of our employees!
Salary : $6,124 - $7,446
