Senior Engineering Technician

The Senior Engineering Technician position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and sustainability of our city's infrastructure while working on diverse and impactful projects that benefit our community.

As a key member of our Engineering Division, this position will work closely with staff engineers, utility operators, consultants, contractors, and residents to maintain existing utility infrastructure and develop new water, storm, sanitary, or natural gas utility projects that benefit our community. Senior Engineering Technician tasks will commonly include field surveys, utility locating, design drafting, interacting with utility customers, construction oversight, and collecting and creating permanent utility records for the City. This position will help fill a specific need to assist with the Department's lead water service replacement program. Particularly useful skills valued by this program would be; competency with ESRI GIS and Adobe or Bluebeam PDF editing software, a background drafting civil plans with AutoCAD 3D, two or more years of experience inspecting the construction of water distribution systems, excellent customer communication skills, and the ability to assume a leadership role while coordinating construction activities.

In addition to technical proficiency, we value candidates who demonstrate strong teamwork, collaboration, problem-solving, and initiative. This role requires good communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to work cooperatively, effectively, and fairly with coworkers, contractors, and the public is also important. The ideal candidate should be organized and adept at writing technical and daily reports, inspection logs, and maintaining records.

Please note: We are establishing an eligible list for this classification and anticipate filling vacancies at either the Engineering Technician or Senior Engineering Technician level. If you would like to be considered for both levels, you must submit a separate application for each posting.

SUMMARY/PURPOSE
To perform technical and complex engineering work related to the design, survey, construction, and inspection of street, bridge, traffic, and utility infrastructure systems including water, gas, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS
Employees at this level are distinguished from the Engineering Technician by the level of responsibility assumed, complexity of projects, and the experience held.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
The supervision provides minimal guidance on day-to-day operations indicating generally what is to be done, the limitations, quality and quantity expected, deadlines, and priority of assignments. The supervisor provides additional, specific instructions for new, difficult, or unusual assignments, including suggested work methods or resources.

SUPERVISION GIVEN
Does not have direct supervisory responsibility but does have some oversight of employees or projects that require delegation and direction over the work of others.1. Perform all duties listed under the Engineering Technician job duties and responsibilities.
2. Conduct field surveys of project sites to obtain and analyze project-related data and field information.
3. Provide construction staking to ensure projects are built to the designed alignment, profile grade, and cross section.
4. Lead staff on complex construction and preliminary surveys.
5. Prepare engineering and construction project plans using Autodesk software for street, bridge, traffic, and/or utility infrastructure systems including water, gas, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer; prepare project specifications, assist with coordination of required advertising for bids, review of construction bids, and other project-related activities.
6. Direct and participate in project construction inspection work on major projects, including coordinating engineering and contractor work details, ensuring compliance with project/design specifications, coordination of material testing, evaluating field conditions, recommending field design changes, preparing progress reports and construction records.
7. Lead personnel in survey, inspection, drafting and design work as assigned.
8. Draft and calculate field notes to document quantities, alignment, grade, and locations according to project plans or to document monthly and final progress payment estimates and change orders.
9. Research records and maps to obtain engineering data such as location of survey monuments, sewer stubs, water mains, water services, hydrants, gas mains, and gas services.
10. Maintain engineering, survey, and infrastructure records.
11. Prepare and draft record drawings for street, water, sewer, gas, and storm infrastructure.
12. Perform a variety of office related functions, including preparing permits, correspondence, maps, presentation materials, brochures, reducing field notes, printing materials, answering phones, and responding to inquiries from contractors, developers, property owners, staff, and the general public.
13. Coordinate with other city departments and private property owners, related to changes of Right-of-Way, property lines, and easement disputes due to current and proposed infrastructure work.
14. Assist in the development of long-range infrastructure studies and plans, maintenance management plans, and environmental assessments.
15. Act as a competent person and incident commander during emergency situations.
16. Other duties may be assigned.Education & Experience Requirements
A. Associate's Degree in Civil Engineering Technology or a related professional field, and five (5) years of verifiable professional work experience in a position within the engineering field with similar complexity and level of responsibility; OR a minimum of seven (7) years of related education and/or full-time, verifiable professional experience in a position within the engineering field with similar complexity and level of responsibility; OR current classification as a City of Duluth Engineering Technician at the highest Step of the associated pay range.

License & Certification Requirements
A. Possess and maintain a valid Minnesota Class D driver's license or privilege.
B. Must obtain and maintain, at a minimum, current Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) certifications for Bituminous, Concrete and Aggregate within two (2) years of date of hire.
C. Must obtain and maintain natural gas Operator Qualifications (OQs) within one (1) year of date of hire.
D. Must obtain and maintain Minnesota Erosion and Stormwater Management certification as required within one (1) year of date of hire.
E. Must obtain and maintain MnDOT ADA sidewalk certification within one (1) year of date of hire.
F. Bridge Construction, Bridge Inspection, and Signal and Lighting certifications may be required by supervisor. Education/Experience Review (100% of scoring process; 70 pass point): Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be rated based on the type (relatedness) and extent of their education and experience as documented on their application and/or supplemental questionnaire. Applicants who pass this exam will have their names placed on an eligible list for this classification.