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City of Moscow Civil Engineer-in-Training in Moscow, Idaho
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SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING
Revised: 3/25/2024
POSITION DETAILS
Position Title: Senior Engineering Technician / Engineer-In-Training
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Salary Grade: Salary Grade 11
Reports To: Engineering Manager/City Engineer
Cell Phone Stipend: ? Eligible ? Ineligible
Supervisory Functions
? Full-Time Employees ? Seasonal Employees
? Part-Time Employees ? Volunteers
? Temporary Employees ? No Supervisory Functions
BASIC FUNCTION
Under the direction of an Assistant City Engineer, perform skilled journey level technical work
including engineering design and drafting, surveying, construction inspection, records
management, and related technical engineering tasks for the Engineering Department.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
In addition to basic duties, incumbents perform skilled technical tasks in support of engineering
projects and programs. Incumbents typically receive instructions about the work to be done
including scheduling and priorities, but work with relative independence in selecting methods
and resolving routine problems. Employees at this level are expected to exercise initiative and
judgment in independently carrying out assignments according to established policies,
procedures and standards. When solutions are not readily attainable, the employee refers the
problem to the supervisor. Leadership responsibility is normally limited to on-the-job training of
other technical staff or interns. May act as crew leader on specific assignments that do not
require ongoing direction from a supervisor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
these essential functions.
Perform a variety of skilled project design support tasks from basic data or worksheets
prepared by the designer, manually or by using computer-assisted equipment; draft
final sheets for design reports, right of way plans, and contract plans; reduce field notes,
compute and plot coordinates and elevations; interpret title reports and legal
descriptions; check and revise plan sheets for accuracy of computations and
SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING
Revised: 3/25/2024
conformance to drafting standards; calculate and check quantities for contract bid
items; use work stations to create alignments, develop cross sections, determine right-
of-way, estimate costs, determine earthwork quantities, monitor schedules; design
items using routine design applications; research and write portions of design reports,
environmental documents and contract specifications; prepare material and exhibits for
hearings, public meetings, etc.; assist in writing and processing various permits and
agreements.
Perform all duties on a survey crew including operation of a variety of instruments such
as levels, transits, theodolite, EDM and total station; train other crew members in
survey practices and instrument operation; take notes manually or with data collector,
download and upload data collector to/from computer, edit data, access mainframe
programs and operate personal computer to calculate alignment data, triangulations,
benchmarks, grades, etc.; produce plots of survey data on electronic plotter; serve as
leader of a two-person leveling crew; act as assistant party chief and be responsible for
survey party operations in the absence of the chief.
Serve as a lead inspector on public and private development construction projects to
ensure projects are constructed according to approved plans, specifications, and City
standards; perform layout as required; monitor the contractor\'s work for one or more
major aspects of a pro ject; collect samples; take measurements and calculate quantities
for contract payments; complete daily records, quantity sheets and other
documentation; measure locations of utilities at project sites, establish utility manhole
and ring elevations, measure distances between utilities and depths of pipes, and
perform other measurement activities as necessary; train and lead other staff.
Utilize sound engineering judgment to solve a variety of design and construction
problems as they arise. Operate a variety of surveying, drafting, measuring,
photography, recording, office equipment, and tools to perform assigned duties.
Research deeds, easements and other recorded documents. Respond to public,
contractor, and co-worker questions; retrieve information from maps, files, or other City
records as necessary. Prepare, maintain and update record maps and related records;
make copies for public use or City records as assigned. Perform related duties as
assigned.
In addition to independe