Engineering Aid II
Engineering Aid II
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Position/Program Information
EXAM NUMBER
C3606A
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
Open Competitive Job Opportunity
FILING PERIOD
We will begin accepting applications on Friday November 15 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
NO OUT OF CLASS EXPERIENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE FULLY MET BY THE LAST DAY OF FILING.With more than 10 million residents Los Angeles County has the largest population of any county in the nation. As the largest employer in Southern California with more than 42 diverse departments and over 2300 different job descriptions the County offers a lifetime of opportunities and careers. We are Los Angeles County Public Works the largest municipal Public Works agency in the nation. With more than 4000 employees Public Works offers over 500 different types of career opportunities that promote professional and personal growth as well as a rewarding and exciting work environment.
Dont miss an opportunity to join our team!
Essential Job Functions
An Engineering Aid IIPublic Works is responsible for performing a combination of the following essential functions.
- Provides information requested by the public at public counters such as hydrologic data locations on maps construction specifications and drawings and information of a similar nature.
- Maintains schedule boards and compiles reports of schedule progress on projects working from reports of recorded time and monies expended.
- Updates related charts and graphs and as directed extracts data from records for special reports.
- Assembles job data pouches by pulling records of designated surveys.
- Prepares final ink tracings of engineering designs requiring the transfer of data organization of sheet layouts and printing of title blocks.
- Makes ink drawings of street and channel profiles and cross sections.
- Plots contours and station distances as required.
- Determines irregular areas by use of planimeter or computational software packages and calculates volumes of materials using prescribed and standardized procedures.
- Redraws maps to new scales exercising a knowledge of proportional relationships. depicts boundaries location of sewer lines roads water mains and pertinent related information.
Requirements
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
15 semester or equivalent quarter units of accredited college engineering geographic information systems (GIS)/cartography or physical science* courses including courses in drafting college algebra and trigonometry.
* Physical science encompasses any of the sciences such as physics chemistry geology geography and earth science that analyze the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter.
PHYSICAL EXPECTATIONS:
Physical Class II Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
In order to receive credit for the required degree/coursework you must include a legible copy of the transcripts or letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization at the time of filing or within five 5 business days from filing. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however official transcripts will be required at the time of appointment. Applications submitted without the required documents will be rejected as incomplete. Accreditation InformationWe do not accept passwordprotected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
Applications from persons with degrees from foreign universities will be accepted ONLY if evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or Association of International Credential Evaluation Inc.
If you are unable to attach required documents you must email them to within five 5 business days of filing. Please include your name exam number and exam title on the documents.Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of TWO 2 parts:
PART I: A multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s) weighted at 60assessing:
- Achievement
- Responsibility
- Safety Orientation
- Thoroughness
- Following Instructions
MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.
PART II: An evaluation of training and experience weighted 40 assessing :
- Professional Technical Knowledge of:
- Engineering Principles
- Drafting Techniques
- Customer Service
- Technology Application
- Problem Sensitivity
- Continual Learning
CANDIDATES MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70 OR HIGHER ON THE COMBINED SCORES FOR PART I AND PART II IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.
NO PERSON MAY COMPETE FOR THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE 12 MONTHS.
TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS:
Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their responses automatically transferred to this examination.This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test responses may be transferred.
TEST PREPARATION:
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help you preparing for the test we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.
An interactive Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at Please click on Find A Job and then Job Search Toolkit. Test preparation information is located under the Employment Test Assistance section.
Additional online practice tests are available at ACCOMMODATION:
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process please email You will be required to provide supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the requested accommodation(s). The sooner you contact us the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve 12 months following the date of promulgation.
Applications will be processed on an asreceived basis and promulgated to the register of eligible candidates accordingly.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s).If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.VACANCY INFORMATION:
The register of successful candidates created from this exam will be used to fill vacancies throughout Public Works as they occur.APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet theREQUIREMENTS.Provide any relevant education training and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held give the name and address of your employer your job title beginning and ending dates and description of work performed. Allinformation included in the application materials is subject toVERIFICATIONat any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made.
IMPORTANT NOTES:- FALSIFICATIONof any information may result in DISQUALIFCATION
- Utilizing VERBIAGEfrom Class Specification and/or Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONand you may be DISQUALIFIED.
Apply online by clicking on the green Apply button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account on you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
NO SHARING OF USER ID EMAIL AND PASSWORD: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
ANTIRACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI): The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Antiracism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at .Revised January 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
