Overview

Position Title:Engineering Technician 2

Company:City Of Eugene

Location:Eugene, OR, US

Job Description:

The City of Eugene is located in the Willamette Valley, which offers a wide range of recreational activities to residents and visitors. Home to the University of Oregon, Eugene is a progressive community with engaged residents, a vibrant arts community and is known as Track Town USA; hosting national and international track and field events. Eugene offers many of the amenities of a larger city while retaining the feel and characteristics of a smaller city including a strong sense of community and a short commute to work with little traffic congestion.

Responsibilities:

  • Performs utility locates of existing utilities.
  • Inspects construction of non-City utilities for compliance with City utility installation policy.
  • Reviews and evaluates plans and installations in-field for accuracy, adequacy, and possible conflicts or problems. Resolves routine field engineering problems and suggests solutions to complex conflicts and problems on construction projects, including but not limited to traffic control and erosion control issues.  Directs and evaluates changes.
  • Researches and interprets existing records; interprets routine legal descriptions.
  • Collects pre-construction site information; researches existing city/county records to determine property line and right-of-way locations, and to determine horizontal/vertical control for public improvement projects.
  • Calculates grades from plans.  Inspects grades to ensure compliance.
  • Performs hydrology and hydraulic calculations and analysis to prepare pipe and open waterway designs.
  • Calculates bid quantities and prepares pay estimates; prepares construction documentation.
  • Prepares as-construct drawings.
  • Performs topographic, control, and construction surveys independently or working as member of survey crew; establishes benchmarks and public right-of-way; operates traditional and electronic survey equipment.

Requirements:

  • Principles and practices used in civil engineering.
  • Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and State traffic control principles and procedures.
  • Principles and practices for stormwater and water quality treatment, erosion and accessible public rights-of-way design.
  • Construction materials and methods and of materials testing.
  • Construction specifications.
  • Local, state and federal codes as they relate to design standards and construction activity and safety.
  • Surveying principles and procedures
  • Trigonometry, basic electronics, and basic lighting physics.
  • Inspection procedures.