What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician position at City of West Allis?
- Inspects construction projects for compliance with plans, specifications, safety and accepted engineering practices.
- Maintains records of types of materials, quantities, costs and change orders involved in contract work.
- Measures and samples test materials from street paving and underground utility projects.
- Performs CAD drafting work from notes and sketches on engineering projects.
- Determines quality of trenching, shoring, backfilling and compaction as well as quantity and quality of concrete, asphalt and other materials.
- Coordinates inspection activities between contractors, public utilities and public works engineers.
- Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of recent training and relevant paid work experience.
- Experience on a survey crew, as inspector on heavy construction projects such as pavements and underground utilities, or as draftsperson responsible for the preparation of designs, detailed drawings, studies or preliminary plans
- 1-2 years of recent engineering technician work experience including engineering field work and engineering office work experience for a municipality, public works organization or equivalent.
- Ability to utilize software in accordance with the needs of the department.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microstation/AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite programs - including Microsoft Outlook (mail, calendar, tasks), Word (templates, forms, mail merge, reviewing) and Excel; and Adobe Acrobat. Advanced skills in math and English writing/grammar skills.
- Experience working with groups of people from diverse backgrounds.
Salary : $29 - $35