Principal Engineering Technician - County of Riverside
Riverside, CA 92501
About the Job
The County of Riverside's Transportation Department has an opportunity for a Principal Engineering Technician who will be assigned to either the Office or Field of the County Surveyor Division in Riverside.
In the Office setting the incumbent in this position will perform a variety of professional tasks that include, but are not limited to the following: supervision of map preparation, map checking (Parcel Map, Tract Map, and Records of Survey), corner record checking, minor land case review (Parcel Mergers, Lot Line Adjustments, and Certificates of Compliance), boundary analysis, researching historical and official records, CADD drafting, reducing/analyzing field data, computing horizontal alignments, creating 3-D surface models from survey points, processing drone data, preparing plats and exhibits, writing and reviewing legal descriptions for land acquisitions, customer service, assist customers at our public research counter, and provide resolution to boundary issues and discrepancies. This position is a supervisory position and will include the evaluation of subordinate staff.
For the Field the incumbent in this position will perform a variety of professional tasks as a field Party Chief that include but are not limited to the following: supervision of preliminary, boundary, design, topographic, GPS, Geodetic, right-of-way, photogrammetric, and construction surveys. The incumbent will also reduce and analyze field observations, be familiar with opening and editing CADD data, computing horizontal and vertical alignments, computing cut sheets for construction staking, and performing land records research for various capital improvement projects. This position is a supervisory position and will include the evaluation of subordinate staff and will be in charge of running a 2-3 person survey crew on various jobs located throughout the County.
The department seeks applicants with thorough knowledge of local surveying principles as outlined in the California Professional Land Surveyor's Act and ability to perform complex office surveying work. The most competitive candidates will be those with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and supervise staff in dynamic and difficult situations, desire to develop and train crew members, and strong intrapersonal skills to communicate with other County staff and contractors. Applicants with experience surveying for a government entity and experience with Civil 3D and MicroStation drafting platforms are highly desired.
Preferred: Possession of a valid Land Surveyor in Training Certificate (LSIT) or a Professional Land Surveyor License issued by the State of California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
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.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Supervise, review, analyze, and integrate the work of technical staff.
• Consult with project coordinators or requesting agencies to define project scope, priorities and deadlines.
• Solve difficult technical and scheduling problems.
• Select and adapt plans, techniques, designs, or layouts for projects; develop cost estimates and scheduling for various projects; monitor quality and progress.
• Coordinate the development, maintenance and implementation of new and/or computerized applications; write project status reports, standards, procedures, and analysis summaries.
• Serve as liaison with users and clients to explain system, resolve problems and define needs.
• Analyze technical engineering data and prepare reports and recommendations.
• Review information submitted by outside agencies for accuracy and compliance with County standards.
• Participate in the selection and training of subordinate staff; evaluate the work of staff and resolve problems or recommend corrective disciplinary actions; assign work to subordinate staff based upon technical qualifications.
• Perform the most complex duties requiring extensive and thorough technical proficiency.
• Surveying: Has direct supervision of a survey crew or small survey office staff as a survey party chief.
• Field: Supervise and participate in the operation of a field survey crew engaged in a variety of preliminary, location, construction, geodetic property, photogrammetric, elevation, and topographic surveys.
• Adjust and operate survey instruments such as transits, theodolites, levels, and electronic measuring devices in determining lines, angles, distances, and elevations.
• Contact contractors, inspectors and the public as required by the work; expedite the work of the crew by gathering and recording field data and by translating engineering plans and specifications into lines and grades for construction purposes.
• Office: Supervise and participate in the preparation and checking of legal descriptions, land division maps, records of survey, corner records, and right-of-way maps.
• Interpret complex survey data, maps, deed, and title information; analyze and resolve discrepancies and refer more complex or sensitive issues to higher authorities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Principal Engineering Technician ($37.29-$57.54):
OPTION I
Experience: Five years of increasingly technical and responsible sub-professional engineering or land surveying experience, including at least one year at a level comparable to Senior Engineering Technician with Riverside County. (College level courses in civil engineering or closely related subjects such as surveying, soils mechanics, photogrammetry, mathematics, or hydrology may substitute for up to three years of the non-specialized required experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of experience.)
OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in surveying engineering, civil engineering, or a closely related field.
Experience: One year as a Senior Engineering Technician on a field survey crew.
OPTION III
Certificate: Valid certificate of registration as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional engineers and three years of sub-professional engineering experience.
ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Civil engineering plans, maps and specifications; survey principles, problems, techniques, and practices; engineering mathematics of above average difficulty; the elements of civil engineering design; construction terminology, methods and practices; computer aided design and drafting as applied to civil engineering work; technical report writing; the principles of personnel supervision and employee training.
Ability to: Examine, analyze and process engineering data; perform survey field work; compile complex written technical reports involving mathematical computations; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of departments and agencies; represent the department at meetings with other departments, agencies or the public; plan, organize; and supervise the work of subordinate personnel.
Principal Engineering Technician-PLS/PE ($39.33-$60.70):
OPTION I
Experience: Five years of increasingly technical and responsible sub-professional engineering or land surveying experience, including at least one year at a level comparable to Senior Engineering Technician with Riverside County. (College level courses in civil engineering or closely related subjects such as surveying, soils mechanics, photogrammetry, mathematics, or hydrology may substitute for up to three years of the non-specialized required experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of experience.)
License: Possession of a valid Professional Land Surveyor License or Civil Engineer's License issued by the State of California Board of registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in surveying engineering, civil engineering, or a closely related field.
Experience: One year as a Senior Engineering Technician on a field survey crew.
License: Possession of a valid Professional Land Surveyor License or Civil Engineer's License issued by the State of California Board of registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Civil engineering plans, maps and specifications; survey principles, problems, techniques, and practices; engineering mathematics of above average difficulty; the elements of civil engineering design; construction terminology, methods and practices; computer aided design and drafting as applied to civil engineering work; technical report writing; the principles of personnel supervision and employee training.
Ability to: Examine, analyze and process engineering data; perform survey field work; compile complex written technical reports involving mathematical computations; establish and maintain cooperative relations with representatives of departments and agencies; represent the department at meetings with other departments, agencies or the public; plan, organize, and supervise the work of subordinate personnel.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .
Degree/Credit/Professional License Verification:
Prior to the closing date, upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services( NACES ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).
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Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) .
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the TLMA Transportation Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.
For specific questions regarding this position, contact the Ebelyn Skinner at eskinner@rivco.org.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
- Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
- Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
A new member is defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY - LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.