Engineering Technician I/II (Photogrammetry)

The level at which the position will be filled is at the Department's discretion and contingent on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The County of Riverside's Flood Control Department has an opportunity for an Engineering Technician I/II who will be assigned to the Surveying and Mapping division in Riverside.

The Engineering Technician I/II will be trained to complete several different tasks including processing point clouds, working with LiDAR, editing photogrammetry mapping projects, mapping/editing underground utilities, and various work in the photo lab.

This position is mainly in office work, but the Engineering Technician I/II will have to occasionally make field visits.

The Engineering Technician I is a natural progression underfill for the Engineering Technician II.

Incumbents are eligible to promote to Engineering Technician II upon successful completion of their probationary period, which would include a satisfactory performance evaluation and any additional qualification requirements.
This position follows a 4/10 schedule, Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m.

Competitive candidates will possess experience in land surveying or photogrammetry, along with significant experience using complex software applications preferably CAD programs such as Bentley, GIS, or Autodesk and a strong background in reviewing and working with construction plans Candidates with experience flying drones, processing drone data and working with maps of any kind are also desired.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District provides for the control and conservation of flood and storm waters and for the protection of watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property from damage within its boundaries.

SURVEYING:

• Perform moderately difficult sub-professional field and office surveying work.

• Set up and maintain filing and indexing systems for road record documents, survey records, maps, transportation data, and other engineering record materials.

• Inspect the construction of less complex public works projects and subdivision tracts to assure compliance with plans and specifications.

• Field Duties: Act as instrument technician on a survey crew; operate electronic measuring equipment, including total stations, levels and GPS equipment as well as transit and level in making cross-section, profile, topographic, elevation, Photogrammetric, location, and construction layout surveys.

• Make computations and record readings; check and prepare field notes; may act as Party Chief on a short term relief basis.

• Office Duties: Draft topographic, geometric alignment, cross-sectional, and profile drawings and maps using manual or computer aided techniques.

• Conduct title and property owner research; prepare legal descriptions and various legal documents relating to real property; calculate bearings, distances, areas, and perform other calculations.

• Prepare drawin...