Engineering Technician I

CARLSBAD - THE COMMUNITY:
This nearly 40 square mile city is ideally situated in north San Diego County with an approximate population of 115,000. It offers a great climate, beautiful beaches, lagoons, and abundant natural open space. World class resorts, family attractions, well planned neighborhoods, a diverse business sector, and a charming village atmosphere combine to create the ideal California experience.

PUBLIC WORKS BRANCH:
The Public Works Branch is responsible for planning, providing and maintaining infrastructure that supports Carlsbad's excellent quality of life. The branch includes a variety of Departments including Administration, Environmental Management, General Services, Utilities, and Transportation. More than 180 full time staff support the branch which has an annual budget of $124 million, along with a total Capital Improvement Program appropriation of $98 million.

THE POSITION:
The Transportation and Drainage Engineering Division of the Transportation Department has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Technician. As an engineering technician, the successful candidate will work on updating, validating and maintaining various public and private assets and infrastructure data in the city's Geographic Information System (GIS) database and ensuring the accuracy of this data.

The engineering technician will also assist engineering staff in the preparation of civil and public improvement plans and various technical maps and exhibits using computer-aided design (AutoCAD). The projects are a variety of civil, construction and maintenance projects, including public infrastructure, transportation, drainage, storm water quality and other public works projects. Facilities include, but are not limited to: roads, storm drain systems and other infrastructure systems.

You can view the Engineering Technician (attached KSA matrix) to determine your skill leveling.

IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate for this position must be AutoCAD and GIS-proficient (ArcGIS), and preferably has a background in transportation engineering and storm drainage systems.

DEI:
The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

SALARY:
Engineering Technician I: $28.59 - $34.79 per hour

• Under direction, prepare, or assist in the preparation of maps, exhibits, specifications, plans, estimates and reports pertaining to the design, construction, maintenance and operation of a variety of engineering or utility projects.
• Update and maintain GIS database of city assets and private assets contributing to the city transportation and drainage systems.
• Use GIS technology to create, edit and print custom maps, plans and spreadsheets, update asset reports for transportation and drainage systems, communicate with other divisions and exchange information on assets collected.
• Review and interpret data sources and use GIS technology to enter, edit and update GIS spatial data, including points, lines and polygons, and attribute data into databases or layers, following standard procedures.
• Employ AutoCAD to prepare drawings, plans and technical specifications for city Capital Improvement Projects and/or maintenance, repair and operations projects related to the city infrastructure.
• Collect, compile and analyze field and inspection data, prepare related summaries and reports based on results, communicate relevant findings to engineers, and develop and maintain files on previous and existing projects.
• Respond to requests and concerns in a prompt and professional manner.
• Support and communicate well with engineers, project managers and other staff throughout all stages of the design and construction process.

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Requires a basic understanding of:

• Knowledge/experience with Esri's ArcGIS for Desktop.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and digital drafting principles.
• Ability to read and interpret maps, grading plans, improvement plans and other related technical documents.
• Knowledge of federal, state, regional and local laws, codes and regulations affecting the areas of assigned responsibility.
• Knowledge of basic methods and techniques of research, statistical analysis and report presentation.
• Ability to organize, analyze, correlate and summarize data.
• Ability to create specialized cartographic products from GIS databases for internal customers.
• Basic knowledge and use of computer software including: Word, Excel, Access, work management, and document management.
• Ability to extract/convert data from CAD files and drawings, and incorporate into GIS database using ArcGIS.

Experience and education requirements are listed in the attached KSA matrix. Typical Minimum Education and Experience:

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Must know how to use Esri ArcGIS software to enter, edit and output geographic information, and be familiar with the Windows operating system and file systems.
• Knowledge and experience of AutoCAD and digital drafting principles
• Be proficient in the use of standard hardware such as Windows workstations, scanners, digitizers, large format inkjet plotters, and office printers.
• Know the methods and techniques of designing and creating basic cartographic products.
• Be familiar with the geographic concepts of location, scale, resolution and generalization.
• Must be able to apply knowledge of principles and practices of effective customer service.
• Basic project management principles to facilitate own work in small group processes.