Engineering Technician I/II (Construction Inspection)

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 Transportation Department is seeking an Engineering Technician I/II (Construction Inspection) who will support the Construction Inspection Division in Riverside.

The Engineering Technician I/II will perform field inspections of roadway and drainage construction, review plans, construction schedule, and the development of home tracks, which includes the responsibility to determining occupancy release ensuring compliance with plans, specifications, County standards, and regulatory requirements.

The Engineering Technician I/II will also write daily reports, prepare correspondence, and perform other engineering support functions as required.

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.

Competitive candidates will possess experience performing construction field inspections, including Public Works inspections related to streets and new construction projects.

Experience inspecting asphalt and concrete improvements, as well as reviewing and releasing projects during various phases of construction, is strongly preferred.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is highly desirable.

Additionally, experience working in a municipal or public sector environment is preferred.

Meet the Team!

The Transportation Department is responsible for planning, designing, funding, building, operating and maintaining all roads, bridges, and transportation facilities within the unincorporated County territory.

ENGINEERING:

• Perform limited design of roadways and appurtenant structures; revise elements of simple engineering designs within established limits.

• Calculate and compute quantity and cost of materials for a variety of construction projects; prepare maps using manual or computer aided techniques.

• Enter appropriate computer commands into system for mapping processes; digitize maps for data entry; operate plotter for computerized map preparation.

• Check subdivision maps for mathematical accuracy, closure, area, survey consistency and accuracy, and legal conformity; prepare legal descriptions and plats; perform laboratory analysis of field samples of soils, aggregates, concrete mixes, and other materials for compliance with County standards and contract specifications.

TRANSPORTATION:

• Investigate and make diagrams, reports, and recommendations on high accident locations and other sites; coordinate traffic census programs; collect, interpret, record, and make graphical presentations from information gathered in traffic, transportation and other studies and surveys.

SURVEYING:

• Perform moderately diff...