SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Duties

• Produces computer-aided designs for all water and sewer utility projects as assigned.
• Creates or revises record drawings to indicate the location of mains, valves, hydrants, manholes, or other device or apparatus as needed.
• Reviews residential and commercial projects for compliance with County ordinance and design standards.
• Manages the plan review software, Evolve. Coordinates with the developer and other County departments to continually train and improve program performance.
• Establishes and maintains the County’s Evolve platform to conduct technical review of proposed development plans as well as the approval for the start of construction; continuous contact with owners and engineers throughout the process; informs them of deficiencies and deadlines and may be required to attend various related meetings to discuss projects.
• Trains other engineering staff on how to manage Evolve projects.
• Leads and mentors to other staff management of plat, plan, and record drawing reviews performed with the aid of Bluebeam to enable transition to a paperless organization.
• Prepares and updates County maps, plats, drawings as necessary, using both manual and computer-assisted methods.
• Researches property descriptions using GIS software to make sure parcels are correct.
• Researches ownership of multiple owners to make sure they still have a deeded interest.
• Creates easement exhibits for property acquisitions.
• Affords geographic information system (GIS) data management to show locations of all sewer lines, manholes, pump stations, force mains and the connectivity of all properties being served; converts data for input into GIS system.
• Collaborates with survey staff during design for topographical and location surveys for design plan completeness.
• Collects, compiles and analyzes information for the preparation of maps and drawings.
• Develops and provides hard copy maps, PDF maps, and exported sets of the GIS facilities to internal and external customers as directed by supervision.
• Provides technical assistance and information to other County departments, developers, contractors, engineers, and other interested parties regarding utility construction and installations.
• Researches, compiles and analyzes data for special studies, reports and presentations and provides results to Project Manager and/or Water & Sewer Director.
• Represents the County at various meetings and events as assigned.
• Coordinates various special meetings as assigned.
• Prepares and maintains accurate and complete work records and reports as required; retrieves as needed.
• Affords coordination of department activities and functions with those other County divisions, departments, municipalities, developers, contractors, property owners and outside agencies as appropriate.
• Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, complaints and requests for assistance regarding areas of responsibility.
• During an emergency event, on-call following a major natural disaster as assigned.
• Performs general administrative/clerical work as required including, but not limited to, copying and filing documents, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing spreadsheets, maintaining various lists and logs, answering the telephone, etc.
• Attends training, meetings, conferences, seminars, etc., as appropriate, to enhance job knowledge and skills.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Associate degree with emphasis in engineering, engineering technology, computer-assisting mapping or drafting, or a closely related field.
• Requires at least five (5) years of related work experience.
• Autodesk Software (Civil3D (2014 or newer) and AutoCAD (2014 or newer)) experience.
• Experience integrating CAD and GIS Esri Desktop (10.3 or newer) is preferred.
• Familiarity in working with survey data in preparation of construction documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Product Suite.