Engineering Technician

Job Overview The County of San Diego is seeking qualified applicants for Engineering Technician III. Employees in this job class perform technical and engineering work required for the enforcement, investigation, inspection, design, construction, and maintenance of engineering projects and records in office, laboratory, or field settings. The current vacancy is with the Department of Public Works. Capital Improvement Program Position The Capital Improvement Program is responsible for overall management and coordination of planning, budget, design, environmental clearance and permitting, right‑of‑way acquisition and utility coordination for a wide variety of capital projects. Preparing civil engineering design drawings with guidance from staff engineers. Utilizing Civil 3D for infrastructure site plans to prepare plan and profile sheets. Preparing diagrams and exhibits using Civil 3D for design projects. Construction Engineering Program Position The Construction Engineering Program provides administrative, technical, fiscal, schedule controls, and inspections for capital improvement construction contracts. Performing Resident Engineer and Inspector duties for a moderately difficult construction project(s) or as an assistant on a large complex project. Hiring Process and Timeline 1. Job Offer and Background Process begins shortly after the interviews. 2. Pre‑employment Medical Screening approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results. 3. Anticipated Start Date based on successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date. If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies. Minimum Qualifications Four (4) years of paraprofessional engineering or surveying experience performing one or more of the following: construction inspection; materials testing; field surveying; traffic data collection and analysis; drafting and statistical computations for design and public works projects; subdivision, parcel map and records of survey checking; and/or real property engineering involving legal descriptions, drafting and research; OR Four (4) years of college level coursework in engineering or surveying; OR Any combination of education and experience described above which equals four (4) years; OR One (1) year as an Engineering Technician II in the County of San Diego. Note: Thirty (30) college semester units from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in engineering is considered equivalent to one (1) year of work experience. Conditions of Employment Prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre‑employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional background investigations may be conducted based on job‑related activities. Current County employees may be excluded from this process. Blind Applicant Screening The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all new recruitments. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age and race. Equal Opportunity Employer The County of San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr