JOB
Salary: $20.04 - $24.55 Hourly (Depending on Qualifications)Facilitate the expedited review of private development site plans, construction plans, and final plats by providing secondary reviews to reconcile comments provided by the reviewing engineer. Assist engineers with the design and preparation of engineering plans, specifications, location maps, exhibits, and cost estimates for a variety of engineering capital projects. Provide administrative support to Engineering, Infrastructure Management, Traffic Engineering, GIS, and the Director of Public Works.You can search for this position's full job description here. SUPERVISIONGeneral supervision provided by the City Engineer.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
1. All behaviors comply with the Code of Conduct and Rules of Behavior outlined in Chapter 8 of the General Government Policies and Procedures Manual. 2. The quick and efficient processing of private development plans is essential to meeting developer's expectations for a timely and streamlined process. To assist with the private development engineering plan process, the duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: a. Assist the development community with the use of the City's online permitting system (EnerGov) via the Citizen Self Service (CSS) b. Evaluate initial submittals of private development plans for completeness. c. For incomplete submittals, originate a response letter to the owner and engineer specifying City requirements for a 100% complete plan set submittal. d. For complete plan submittals, place project in appropriate City staff's queue for review and invoice applicant the review fee (if applicable). e .Coordinate and follow up with City staff to ensure review comments are received within the plan review timeline and legislative shot-clock requirements. f. Ensure administrative documents, required for the release of construction plans, have been received and inform applicant of missing administrative documents. g. Review resubmitted development plan sets to reconcile comments provided by the reviewing engineer. h. Process Grading Permit applications and collect corresponding fees in coordination with the Storm Water Specialist. i. Prepare, invoice and collect fees associated with the Public Works Inspection Fee. j. Receive and save electronic files in the appropriate project folder on the server. k. Generate reports from City's EnerGov permitting system as requested. l. Develop, maintain and archive engineering files and records associated with each private development project. m. Once engineering plans are "released" for construction, provide the plans and files (both digital and paper copies) to the assigned Public Works Construction Inspector. 3. Ability to assist Engineering staff in preparing project estimates, construction plans and specifications, pre-bid documents, addendums, and bid tabs. 4. Use current industry standard drafting software (AutoCAD) and GIS software (ESRI ArcGIS) to produce location maps, diagrams, graphic displays, and to produce engineering plan sets for city projects. 5. Receive, respond and resolve routine questions and concerns from project stakeholders which includes owners, engineers, contractors and the general public via phone call, email, walk-in visits and meetings. 6. Coordinate with Dallas County and Kaufman County land records for the filing of plats and easements and researching land records (deeds, easements, plats, surveys). 7. Provide prompt and courteous service for all internal and external entities public or private for GIS information requests. 8. Research and assist the GIS staff in providing the private development community with GIS products and engineering record drawings pertaining to public works including right-of-way, water, sanitary sewers, storm water drainage, streets, alleys, paving, drainage, floodplain and other infrastructure improvements. 9. Review submitted plats and separate instruments for correctness of plats, such as meets and bounds and exhibits. 10. Process Open Records requests.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This position does not require a physical for employment.