Engineering Technician I-II-III-IV

WHAT WE OFFER

• Educational Incentive:An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree 3.5% for completion of a bachelors degree OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Bilingual Incentive:Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I); $1.00 per hour (Level II); or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• Vacation Accrual:New regular full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase atand 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
• Vacation Redemption:After 14560 hours of continuous service an employee may elect to cash in or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Sick Leave:Full-time Regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
• Deferred Compensation:Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans:Full-time employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical dental and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans: Tier One for employee only is $509 per biweekly pay period Tier Two for employee plus one is $779 per biweekly pay period and Tier Three for employee plus family is $983 per biweekly pay period.
• Flexible Spending Accounts:Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pre-tax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan:Both the County and employees contribute to the Countys Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems such as PERS.
• Holidays:12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

• Water & Sanitation (W&S):operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year to serve the public and is responsible for the administration customer service billing operation maintenance design construction and inspection of water and sewer systems: specifically four potable water systems seven sewer collection systems three wastewater treatment plants and one recycled water system.
• Watershed Protection (WP):emphasizes integrated watershed management to solve flood control problems with environmentally sound approaches protecting life property watercourses watersheds and public infrastructure from the dangers and damages associated with flood and stormwaters.
• Roads & Transportation (R&T):responsible for planning designing funding building operating and maintaining the County Road System approximately 542 centerline miles of roadway bridges drainage and related transportation facilities and coordination of unincorporated area public transit needs.
• Engineering Services (ES):responsible for a range of engineering services to clients in the County of Ventura organization and the public. Services include capital program and project management facilities contracting land development flood damage mitigation and land surveying.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Prepares cost estimates for projects; makes field checks of existing conditions for additional information;
• Conducts studies and prepares reports on complex technical problems relating to Public Works facilities and site improvements; prepares estimates and forecasts;
• Creates updates inputs tracks and analyzes data using various computer programs;
• Using computerized drafting or GIS programs prepares planning drawings of various Public Works projects;
• Issues permits calculates fees and bond requirements; collects permit and traffic impact mitigation fees processes payments;
• Prepares checks maintains and coordinates necessary subdivision bonds agreements trust fund deposits plans specifications and other documents; prepares reports records and correspondence;
• Prepares preliminary assessment district maps and collects and prepares financial and technical engineering data for review and input;
• Acts as liaison with governmental agencies engineers contractors surety and others;
• Reviews subdivision maps improvement plans and traffic control plans assists in determining all legal and technical requirements for construction contracts etc. are met;
• Performs engineering and drafting computations and tasks and apply them within the Enterprise GIS environment;
• Performs edits on spatial and tabular data querying geospatial and tabular data within ArcMap GIS tools (i.e. custom Data Reviewer) or related tables and utilizing joins to ensure compliance with business process and database standards;
• Assists in maintaining the street systems inventory and yearly condition assessment;
• Assists in coordinating and monitoring street systems maintenance programs including the annual pavement preservation seal coat and concrete replacement programs;
• Assists in planning developing and implementing the pavement management systems;
• At the III or IV level: supervises and trains subordinate personnel including checking calculations and drafting of others engaged in the preparation of plans and estimates for public works projects;
• Performs related duties as assigned.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE
Some to extensive technical engineering experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge skills and abilities. The required knowledge skills and abilities also can be obtained by at least one year (1) (Engineering Tech I) or three (3) years (Engineering Tech II) four (4) years (Engineering Tech III two (2) years of which must have been at the Engineering Tech II level) or five (5) years (Engineering Tech IV) two (2) years of which must have been at the Engineering Tech II or III level) of responsible qualifying technical field or office engineering experience in the specialty assignment area.

Completion of an Associate of Arts degree in civil engineering technology OR two (2) years of college work in a civil engineering curriculum OR 24 units of college course work in algebra trigonometry physics chemistry land surveying soil mechanics or other related course work may be substituted for one (1) year of the total required experience. Course work must reflect good performance and must be approved by the Public Works and Human Resources Departments.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must possess and maintain a current valid California driver license.
• Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.
• May be required to work outdoors and occasionally be exposed to inclement or hazardous conditions requiring moderate to heavy physical activities.

• Strong understanding of computer scripts/program process.
• Possession of strong computer skills in MS Office Suite: Word Excel. PowerPoint Access.
• Knowledge of civil engineering drafting methods principles and practices.
• Basic familiarity with ESRI ArcGIS Pro software (R&T).
• Some familiarity with Transportation Planning (R&T).
• Knowledge and experience in street systems maintenance program and pavement management systems (R&T).
• Knowledge of raters on pavement condition rating based on the MTCs 8AC/7PCC-distress protocol (R&T).
• Knowledge of ESRI Software Suite ArcGIS Desktop interface ArcSDE versioning workflows (R&T)
• Experience in the preparation of technical reportspreliminary engineering design reportsconditions of approval drainage reports/studies grant applications etc.
• Knowledge in Computer Aided Drafting to generate exhibits or work orders.
• Knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS).

• Some to thorough (depending on level in series) knowledge of algebra geometry etc. and their application to engineering problems; ability to assist in preparing reports.
• Some to thorough (depending on level in series)knowledge of materials methods and equipment used in construction of public works facilities and development projects.
• Some to thorough (depending on level in series) knowledge of drafting techniques ability to perform drafting; ability to read and interpret engineering notes plans and specifications.
• Some to thorough (depending on level in series) knowledge of and ability to use personal computers and relevant technical engineering and office application programs.
• Some to thorough (depending on level in series) ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• At the III or IV level ability to take independent action and follow through on projects; assist in training subordinate employees.

FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore apply as soon as possible if you are interested. Applications must be received by the County of Ventura Human Resources Division in Ventura California no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply on-line please refer to our website at If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L-1970 Ventura CA 93009.

Sufficient information must be provided under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire if applicable to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications in order to determine eligibility.A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above sections; however it may not be substituted in lieu of the application.

NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please clickhere for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam AT THE TIME OF FILING. This questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration. Employer(s) where you obtained the experience must be included in the Work Experience section of your application to be considered qualifying. Responses that indicate Refer to resume (or similar) will not advance in the process.

APPLICATION SCREENING - qualifying:All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

TRAINING and EXPERIENCE EVALUATION: A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the state a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The established eligible list will likely be created from the scores resulting from a Training and Evaluation (T&E). In a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence. Candidates must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

ORAL EXAMINATION 100%:A job-related oral exam may be conducted to evaluate participating candidates knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis have determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants an examination will not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.