Engineering Technician I

3 weeks ago


Spokane, Washington, United States City of Spokane Full time

Are you looking for a challenging entry-level position that offers long-term professional growth and personal achievement? Do you need a career with diverse opportunities and a chance to develop technical engineering and planning skills? Consider an Engineering Technician I career with the City of Spokane.

This position is ideal for individuals interested in surveying, computer-aided drafting, and mathematical concepts like trigonometry, geometry, and basic algebra. As a City of Spokane Engineering Technician I, you will train as a Chain Helper, Surveyor, or Rod Helper on a survey crew and learn routine drafting.

A surveyor at the City provides dimensional control for all stages of construction work, including the stake out of reference points and markers that guide the construction of new structures such as roads, utilities, or buildings.

As a member of our team, you can expect to work in a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, with fast-paced and rewarding work. Our Engineering Technicians have excellent advancement opportunities, professional development, annual pay step increases, and great employee benefits, including a pension plan.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Designated as Surveyor, Chain, or Rod Helper on a survey crew.
  • Holds the end of a surveying chain, plumb bob, or tape in measuring distances; uses a range pole and prism to indicate a point, or places the device as directed by the instrument operator.
  • Uses a level rod, and adjusts and reads the target in establishing or obtaining existing elevations.
  • Sets up and moves survey instruments and related equipment.
  • Drives hubs and stakes to indicate point and grade; digs and searches for survey monuments and benchmarks; clears and removes obstacles from survey line of sight.
  • Cleans and cares for instruments and equipment.
  • Uses hand tools and may use a total station theodolite or level in training and under close supervision.
  • Sets cones to direct traffic.
  • Performs routine drafting work using computer-aided drafting software in training and under close supervision.
  • Draws and traces simple maps and diagrams.
  • Assists in tracing other plans and diagrams and in preparing assessment rolls.
  • Makes routine computations.
  • Maintains location maps and water pump age records.
  • May assist in the laboratory.
  • Assists in the installation and maintenance of traffic counters.
  • Uses a radar speed machine and recorder.
  • Repairs traffic counter hoses and assists in obtaining field data for traffic studies.
  • Operates a plotter, copying machine, calculator, computer, and surveying and drafting equipment and software.

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of mathematics, including trigonometry, geometry, and basic algebra, and the ability to perform calculations.


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