Senior Engineering Technician

Salary : $91,644.80 - $111,384.00 Annually
Location : Sacramento, CA
Job Type: FULL TIME (NON-EXEMPT)
Job Number: 3958-2025
Department: Operations - Collections
Opening Date: 07/14/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Position
Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is currently accepting applications for the Senior Engineering Technician position. Applications will be screened after the following filing deadlines at 5PM:

8/4/26, 8/24/26 (final)

Senior Engineering Technician is the advanced working level in the series. Incumbents perform a variety of difficult and complex research studies and administrative assignments. Assignments may include responsibility for an ongoing project or program or providing lead direction for the implementation of systems with program or function wide impact. Incumbents may also provide lead direction and exercise control over the work of other assigned staff where the work requirements are well defined, and a volume of past practices and precedents exist.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Either: 1. Three years of full-time experience in the class of an Engineering Technician in Sacramento District service.

Or: 2. Three years of sub-professional engineering experience involving public works facilities or structures work.
If you are interested in pursuing this exceptional career opportunity, please submit your online application. For first consideration, apply by Tuesday , August 4, 2026, at 5:00PM.

Click on the link below to review the full class spec for more information about this position:
If you have questions about this recruitment, please contact
Sacramento Area Sewer District is an equal opportunity employer
SacSewer offers an excellent benefits program. Employees benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retiree Health
• Voluntary Plans
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Care
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • 529 Education Savings Plan
  • Buy-up Life Insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Legal Services Program
  • Pet Insurance
• Competitive vacation accruals including credit for prior years of service

Please click on the link below for a full description of SacSewer's Benefits Program:
SacSewer's medical plans are offered through the


SacSewer offers retirement pension benefits provided through the


Please click on the below link to view SacSewer's Career Page and to access the Employee Benefits:
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Note: The Supplemental Questionnaire and the Application are administered as two separate documents. The Application is used only to determine if the minimum qualifications are met; and the Supplemental Questionnaire will be used only to determine your exam score.


Each answer will be scored separately.

By continuing in the exam process, you are certifying that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

• I have read and understood the above instructions.

02


Select the one box that best describes how you meet the minimum requirements for the Senior Engineering Technician position.
Note: Completion of coursework in engineering or related field at an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience. Related education substitutions for the required experience are computed based on 3 semester units or 4.5 quarter units = 1 work month.

• I have three (3) or more years of full-time experience in the class of Engineering Technician in Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) Service.
• I have three (3) or more years of sub-professional engineering experience involving public works facilities or structures work.
• I have less than three (3) years but more than two (2) of full-time paid experience in the class of Engineering Technician in SacSewer Service AND have completed accredited college coursework as stated above, to substitute for up to a year of experience AND have attached my transcripts.
• I have less than three (3) years but more than two (2) of full-time paid sub-professional engineering experience involving public works facilities or structures work AND have attached my transcripts.
• I do not meet the minimum requirement for the Senior Engineering Technician position.

03


Select the one box that best describes the highest level of education specific to the position that you have completed.
If you have no education, select none.

• None.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Engineering or a closely related field.
• Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering or a closely related field.
• Associate's degree or higher in a field not closely related to Engineering.
• Completion of an Engineering Certificate at a college or university.
• Completion of some Engineering or related courses/formal training programs.

04


Select all the boxes for which you have paid technical engineering experience. If you have no experience, select none.

• None.
• Sewer impact fee assessment.
• Map/plan check/reviews.
• Drawing/drafting/CAD.
• Calculations and computations of quantities and costs.
• Surveys and field verification.
• Permit determinations.
• Condition/ordinance/regulatory compliance.
• TVI video inspection reviews.

05


Select all the boxes that list the software, programs and databases you have basic proficiency in.
Please note that you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency during the interview and/or hiring process.

• None.
• Granite XP
• SIPs database.
• County Recorder's EROSI database

06


Select the one box that lists your paid experience performing sub-professional engineering work.
If you have no experience, select none.

• None.
• I have two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years' experience.
• I have three (3) years or more but less than five (5) years' experience.
• I have five (5) or more years of experience.

07


Select the one box that lists your paid customer service experience assisting the public and responding to inquiries.
If you have no experience, select none.

• None.
• I have one (1) year or more but less than two (2) years' experience.
• I have two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years' experience.
• I have three (3) or more years of experience.

08


Select all the boxes that list the software, programs and databases you have intermediate or advanced proficiency in.
Please note that you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency during the interview and/or hiring process.
If you have no experience, select none.

• None.
• Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software applications.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,Outlook)
• Adobe and/or Photoshop.
• Maximo Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software.
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Viewer.
• Accela.

09


Select all the boxes for which you have experience leading or supervising. If you have no relative experience, select none.

• None.
• Mentoring and coaching.
• Interviewing and hiring.
• Resolving staff grievances/conflict resolution.
• Evaluating staff productivity and achievements/performance evaluations.
• Progressive discipline.

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