Engineering Technician II

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Job Description:

Under the administrative supervision of the Public Works Engineer, the
Engineering Technician II acts construction inspector, assists in
surveying, and as an assistant to the Engineers. Responsibilities
include assisting the public and townships with technical questions,
inspection of construction activities, preparation of construction and
design. The Engineering Technician II exercises independent judgment.

Job Duties:

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Assists customers and townships on general questions, provides
information on the telephone, by email, or at the counter.
Works with townships and cities to coordinate construction activities.
Assists with making engineering calculations and preparation of
construction plans for road and bridge projects, landfill, facilities.
Checks field construction with plans and specifications.
Assists survey crew in verifying the accuracy of survey data, including
measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
Calculates heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and
other characteristics of terrain.
Prepares and maintains sketches, maps, reports, field notes to describe,
work performed.
Coordinates construction project activities with local units of
government, utilities companies, emergency provides, postal service,
school systems and the public.
Inspects asphalt, concrete, grading, road, storm water, bridge
projects.
Keeps diaries and field books, prepare and maintain sketches, maps,
reports, field notes to describe work performed.
Produces mechanical and computer aided drafting using AutoCAD.
Serves as project construction manager for road and bridge
construction.
Submits construction reports and test reports.
Tests materials (i.e., concrete, aggregates, wood products, etc.).
Maintains and updates filing, mailing, database systems, and records,
either manually or using computer-related software to update
information.
Uses software to enter and produce correspondence, logs, reports,
tables, and schedules; create maps and analyzes data.
Performs work in a safe manner.
Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

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Ability to operate all office equipment and all field surveying and
testing equipment.
Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating
and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of
an organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions
furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized situations.
Ability to convey and receive detailed or important instructions and
information to and from other workers and the general public.
Knowledge of materials and material testing.
Knowledge of surveying, drafting, computer aided drafting design and
construction methods and management.
Skill in oral and written communication.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly
required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel;
reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally
required to sit; climb or balance on bridges and slopes, stoop, squat,
bend, twist, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Lifting, moving, pushing or
pulling up to 10 pounds does generally occur. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth
perception and ability to adjust focus, distance vision.