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Hillsborough County · 2 months ago

Engineering Technician (Public Works)

2310 Regional Water Lane, Tampa, FL, 33619, US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$42K/yr - $55K/yr

3+ years exp

Hillsborough County is seeking an Engineering Technician to perform responsible technical work involving engineering planning, construction, and compliance inspections. The role includes conducting inspections on construction projects, reviewing plans for compliance, and maintaining project logs and records.

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Responsibilities

Conducts compliance inspections on major building, civil, and utility construction projects to ensure conformance with regulations, standards and specifications

Reviews construction plans, drawings and specifications to ensure compliance with regulations and specifications

Attends preconstruction meetings with engineers and developers to discuss construction schedules and other issues

Drafts or revises plans and drawings from in-house projects, contractors designed projects, field notes or construction plans to ensure conformance with specifications and contract requirements

Inspects all materials and equipment delivered to the construction site to ensure that they meet specifications

Conducts inspections of equipment to identify maintenance and repair needs

Performs or monitors performance of field tests to ensure proper installations and conformance with standards and specifications

Observes work and work methods to ensure that the structure is built utilizing acceptable work practices

Inspects work in progress and upon completion to ensure acceptable level of workmanship and compliance with plans and specifications

Conducts re-inspections to ensure compliance; interviews contractor and employees to ensure that labor laws and regulations are being observed

Reviews citizen complaints, recommends or takes corrective action, or refers to appropriate office for resolution

Maintains project log, records facts concerning work activity, work force, equipment, inspection activities, accidents, visitors, weather conditions, and unusual happenings

Resolves differences between plans and specifications

Reviews contractor pay requests, change orders, progress schedules, and recommends approval/disapproval

Maintains records and reports used in daily inspections to document activities, work progress, daily diaries, testing, and change orders

Collects new feature data using GPS enabled devices (generally iPads) with a low-level of precision and edit attribute information

Performs traffic studies and inspections; inventories signal counting stations and data collecting equipment; investigates complaints and requests and submits reports with recommendations

Orders supplies, maintains equipment, and performs other administrative duties

Explains/ interprets information/policies for employees, public, and other agencies

Operates a lightweight motor vehicle for travel to and from work sites; operates digital paging system, cell phone, mobile radio, etc. to communicate with others

In the absence of the supervisor, supervises the work of others by scheduling, assigning and reviewing work, providing training and counseling and evaluating performance

Performs related work as required

Qualification

Utilities construction knowledgePublic works practicesAutoCADBasic mathematicsEngineering instrumentsRecord keepingTime managementVerbal communicationTeam collaborationProblem solving