Civil Engineering Technician

Who We Are:

AES Northeast is the Architecture, Engineering and Surveying ‘Firm-of-Choice’ for

Northern New York and Vermont. With more than 30 dedicated professionals, we provide a wide range of services for municipal, commercial, institutional, private development, and residential clients.

What Your Role is as a Engineering Technician:

Under general supervision, to perform a variety of moderate to complex office and field technical engineering tasks related to drafting, construction plan review, surveying, inspecting, office research and assisting the public; and perform other duties as required.

Engineering Technician II is the second working level in the series. Incumbents perform moderate to complex technical engineering tasks related to the analysis of construction materials, development plans, specifications and contract administration and inspections. Some positions provide lead direction to subordinates and may have field project responsibility. This class is distinguished from the Engineering Technician III level in that the latter class typically performs more complex or specialized technical engineering assignments, such as project inspection and materials testing, and provides training and supervision to subordinate classes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Perform Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) for water and wastewater systems and designs.

2. Research codes, applicable standards, regulations, and permitting requirements.

3. Develop and document Basis of Design.

4. Perform basic estimating for determination of construction costs.

5. Write specifications.

6. Write reports.

7. Perform field/site visits to document existing conditions.

8. Perform field/site visits during construction to review installed work and verify that contractor has met design intent.

9. Communicate and work closely with all AES staff, clients, and contractors.

10. Fulfill the duties of a Resident Project Representative when required.

11. Read and interpret blueprints, maps, change orders, improvement plans and construction specifications

12. Perform drafting work and assist in the preparation of designs, plans and reports.

13. Make accurate engineering calculations.

14. Make field engineering estimates, collect samples, measure or test quantities and materials, and make complex calculations.

15. Inspect construction projects and enforce compliance with plans, specifications, and laws.

16. Meet and consult with engineers, contractors, and others on difficult construction matters.

What You’ll Bring to AES:

Working knowledge of -

• The principles and practices of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, general science and scales of weight and measurements as applied to engineering computations and construction.
• Survey procedures, techniques and equipment.
• The physical properties of construction materials.
• The principles and techniques of drafting.
• The principles and techniques of testing construction materials and soils.
• The principles and techniques used in the inspection and construction of public works projects.
• Computer assisted applications used to produce automated record-keeping reports, service charge schedules or computer aided design is required of some positions.
• The principles and practices used in the construction and repair of roads, drainage and sewer facilities, and other public works projects.

Some knowledge of:

• Contract administration is required for some positions.