Engineering Technician

About the Role

Assist engineers and department staff in the plan, design, and creation of projects; perform technical and engineering-related tasks including map production, computer-aided drafting and design; and perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Layout, draft and design drawings, plats and maps manually and/or with computer-aided design software from survey information and field notes for various engineering projects including existing improvements, rights-of-way, sidewalks, easements, cross sections, land transfers, annexations and flood plains.
• Perform a variety of office surveying duties including calculating complex survey data such as metes and bounds of land transfers, construction quantities, area, square feet, rights-of-way, easements, annexations and closures; review and verify calculations for accuracy.
• Answer questions and provide information to city staff, private contractors, developers and the general public; provide technical information including locations of tracts and streets, elevation of land, flood information and width and rights-of-way for streets.
• Prepare, maintain and update a variety of files, plats, charts, plans, drainage and other civil engineering data; compose, prepare and distribute a variety of engineering-related correspondence and reports.
• Analyze existing or proposed pipe systems; design appropriate pipe networks.
• Prepare cost estimates from designed projects.
• Review incoming plan submittals for correctness, accuracy and consistency; verify feasibility and cost estimates.
• Operate a variety of engineering, computer and peripheral equipment including programmable calculators, plotters, reproduction equipment, computer-aided design software, drafting tools and other related engineering equipment; maintain equipment as needed.
• Scan, organize, and verify engineering plans, data, and other documents for retention.

Requirements

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• One year of experience in technical engineering work.
• Equivalent to an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering technology or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer Intern certification.
• CAD certification.

Benefits

The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health and dental coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The premium is deducted on a pre-tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium. Qualifying employees are eligible for benefits on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of service.

Employer Paid Leave

• Vacation Leave: Regular employees begin accruing vacation leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on years of service and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work.
• Sick Leave: Regular employees begin accruing sick leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on the number of hours scheduled to work; regular full-time employees accrue eight (8) hours per month. Sick leave hours accumulate without limits and may be used toward creditable service upon retirement from the NC Local Governmental Retirement System.
• Holidays: The City of Fayetteville observes 12 paid holidays per calendar year. When Christmas day is on a Wednesday, an additional holiday is provided making for 13 paid holidays.
• Bereavement: Regular employees are eligible for bereavement leave. The City will authorize 24 hours per calendar year to mourn or attend a funeral or memorial service of a family member.

Retirement

The City of Fayetteville assists employees in securing their financial future during retirement by participating in the NC Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week become members in the retirement system upon employment. As a member of this system, employees are required to contribute 6% of their gross salary on a tax-deferred basis.

Deferred Compensation Plans

To further assist employees in saving for retirement, the City offers two supplemental retirement savings programs. These programs enable regular full-time, and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week, an opportunity to save a portion of their salary on a tax-deferred basis to supplement their retirement benefits. These programs are the NC 401(k) plan and NC 457 plan; both administered by Empower. The City currently contributes 4% of base salary to an eligible employee’s NC 401(k) account.

Cafeteria Plan / Supplemental Benefits

Realizing that each employee may have different insurance needs, the City offers its employees the opportunity to supplement City-provided benefits by selecting from the benefits listed below. These benefits are offered at the employee's expense through payroll deduction:

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) – Healthcare and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (pre-tax)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Optional Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Death Benefit

Death Benefit

The first year an employee contributes to the retirement system, the City provides a death benefit of $3,000 once the employee is benefits eligible. After one year as a contributing member of the Retirement System, a death benefit is provided by the NC Retirement System that is equal to the highest 12 months’ salary in a row during the 24 months before death, no less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000. There is no cost to the employee for this benefit.

Pay Periods / Direct Deposit

City employees are paid bi-weekly (every other Friday). Benefit deductions are taken for 24 pay periods of the year. As an added convenience and safety measure, the City requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit.

Employee Assistance Program

The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance on legal, financial, and personal issues affecting your health, relationships, and job.