Public Works Technical Assistant I

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from thisexamination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one yearbut can be extended.

Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed SupplementalQuestionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit theApplication or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

Applications andsupplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human ResourceServices Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.

APPLICATIONS ANDSUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.

Themost suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:
Office methods and procedures including filing and record-keeping practices.
Technical report writing.
Engineering plans drawings maps and specification.
Elements of traffic studies.
Environmental and water quality impact assessment and mitigation.
Elements of engineering design and construction methods.
Procedures involved in the processing of boundary changes.
Elements of land surveying.
Computer programming and operations including word processing and spreadsheets databases photo and graphics programs.
Contract and agreement administration.
State of California codes regulations and specifications related to program responsibility.
Local State and Federal environmental and clean water laws and regulations.
General principles of the natural and physical sciences and storm water and facilities drainage.
General provisions of the Uniform Building Code Plumbing Mechanical Electrical and the State Electrical and Housing Codes.
Modern building materials tools practices and nomenclature.
Common methods and practices used in routine public works construction.

Ability to:
Review plans and legal documents for compliance with agency policies and legal provisions.
Research organize and write clear and concise reports and correspondence.
Read and interpret building plans specifications legal descriptions construction and engineering drawings topographic maps tract descriptions and technical reports in a variety of fields for compliance with legal provisions and established guidelines.
Examine analyze and process documents such as maps survey data plans specifications contracts and agreements.
Prepare agreements contracts Board letters resolutions and similar items.
Communicate and work effectively with County employees outside agencies and the public.
Prepare and adopt computer programs to meet program needs.
Reach collaborative solutions using problem-solving skills.
Conduct special studies or field investigations as part of an inter-disciplinary team.
Review and interpret legislation and regulations.
Work outdoors in possibly adverse weather conditions.
Traverse unpaved terrain by vehicle and/or on foot.
May lift and carry tools equipment and/or materials weighing up to 55 pounds.

THE EXAMINATION WILLCONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1. A review of applicants application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2. A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified that will be weighted as qualifying only (pass/fail). Candidates who pass the best qualified exam component will move on to the final step in the examination process.
3. An oral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral examination may be administered virtually and may contain situational exercises.

Candidates mustattain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHTTO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

Alameda Countyutilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system iscompetitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity forqualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determinethe qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of thevacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to theneeds of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may beexclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may bemore broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternatejobs with comparable scopes of work.

For more informationon the Civil Service Selection process please visit the What You Need toKnow section of our website AND SELECTION PLAN