Engineering Technician I, II, Or Sr.

Engineering Technician

The City of Overland Park has an Engineering Technician position available in the Public Works Department within the Maintenance and Facilities Engineering group. Eligible for participation in NEW Snow Incentive Program.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Engineering Technician I:

• Prepares construction plans for storm sewer, street construction and maintenance projects.
• Reviews plats, maps and construction plans.
• Translates accumulated field data and engineering data into construction plans using standard drafting techniques and computer aided drafting system (CAD).
• Computes surveying and engineering mathematical problems.
• Analyzes and recommends possible solutions to engineering problems.
• Determines quantities of materials needed based on plan specifications.
• Performs land surveying and topography surveys for storm sewer and street projects.
• Reviews plats, maps and construction plans.
• Computes surveying problems and calculations.
• Collects existing field data using a total station, digital level and data collector with survey software.
• Performs construction staking for storm sewer and street projects.
• Computes surveying problems and calculations.
• Determines proposed storm sewer or street locations from plans and stakes the location using surveying techniques and equipment.
• Researches property ownerships and legal documents.
• Investigate existing right-of-way and easements through documents located in the county courthouse or accessed through City\'s Geographical Information System (GIS).
• Updates city plat maps by re-drawing right-of-way and easement information on both city plat maps and storm sewer maps.
• Updates GIS coverage of storm sewer facilities.
• Maintains City\'s Standard Construction Details and Standard Specifications.
• Organizes and manages archived construction plans and documents.
• Assists the public with questions or requests for information requested over phone or in person.
• Answers questions, retrieves copies of plat sheets, city maps, storm sewer sheet, aerial sheets and any other prints required.
• Monitors and maintains Overland Park Flood Warning System.
• Checks computer terminal daily to ensure the production and accuracy of rain gauge reports.
• Troubleshoots problem rain gauges and assists in problem resolution.
• Maintains remote stations in good working order.
• Troubleshoots transmitters and sensors.
• Assists with emergency operations, including snow removal, as required.

The employee must work the days and hours necessary to perform all assigned responsibilities and tasks. Must be available (especially during regular business hours or shifts) to communicate with subordinates, supervisors, customers, vendors and any other persons or organization with whom interaction is required to accomplish work and employer goals. The employee must be punctual and timely in meeting all requirements of performance, including, but not limited to, attendance standards and work deadlines; beginning and ending assignments on time; and scheduled work breaks, where applicable.

Engineering Technician II:

• Above duties and responsibilities plus designs and drafts construction plans for small projects, assists in the design and drafting of construction plans for more complex projects.

Engineering Technician Senior:

• Above duties and responsibilities plus prepares preliminary plans and cost estimates for CIP purposes.
• Creates new civil engineering methods and procedures through the use of computer-aided drafting and design and other technology.
• Provides training and technical support of summer interns for the storm drainage inventory/assessment program using technical knowledge of Global Positioning System (GPS) and land surveying.
• Troubleshoots and maintains GPS equipment.
• Serves as a project manager for assigned projects, directing all project activities, responsible for managing the project schedule, funding and quality assurance.
• Reviews legal descriptions for accuracy and notes errors prior to recording of documents.
• Prepares comments per checklists.
• Provides administrative management of the pavement management system.
• Maintains the street inventory database, tracking all operations performed on street network, which includes new construction, re-construction, maintenance operations, and condition inspections.
• Checks inspection data integrity.
• Processes inspection data and generates summary reports and analysis.