Engineering Technician I/II

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 has an opportunity for an Engineering Technician I/II supporting the Traffic Engineering division in Riverside.

The Engineering Technician I/II will perform field inspections to ensure compliance with permit conditions, project documents, County standards, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities also include reviewing encroachment permit applications, project plans, conducting cursory traffic control reviews, and making redline corrections to project plans.

Field inspections may include, but are not limited to, grading, paving, form inspections and concrete placement, traffic control, utility installation, and overall public safety

Competitive candidates will possess experience using ArcGIS and MicroStation, as well as experience working in civil, transportation, or traffic engineering environments.

Additionally, public sector field experience, knowledge of traffic control, and experience with signing and striping operations are highly desired.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Perform moderately difficult sub-professional field and office Engineering 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: transport and set mobile radar feedback trailer; investigate traffic concerns from the public, measure and determine placement of traffic control si...