Engineering Technician- Development Review Group

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Engineering Technician- Development Review Group

Salary

$49,026.00 - $76,066.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

24-05226

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

12/16/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $49,026.00 - $65,707.00

Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Public Works Department (http://durhamnc.gov/506/Public-Works) a great place to work. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!

This position is assigned to the Public Works Department/Stormwater Development Review section and will be primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with the City’s federal NPDES MS4 permit by inspecting stormwater control measures (SCMs), reviewing/evaluating third-party annual SCM inspection reports, and maintaining SCM related databases.

This position will provide: engineering support and inspection of privately-owned and City-owned SCMs; specialized paraprofessional support to a program or function that requires sufficient subject-matter knowledge and expertise in an assigned field to reconcile and verify the work of others; coordination of processes; implementation of policies and procedures; and technical assistance to higher-level staff. Decision-making is limited to organizing tasks in more complex operational processes that include coordination of logistics and handling of unanticipated factors within standard policies and procedures to meet established goals.

Additional duties involve supporting project management, engineering plan reviews, and the construction inspection processes; performing field investigations and research; receiving, processing, and prioritizing work requests; assisting with contract and project administration; providing customer service to residents and professional consultants; assisting field personnel; collaborating with inspectors to ensure applicable construction and maintenance standards are met; identifying construction and maintenance deficiencies and needed repairs; collecting and interpreting field data; entering data and maintaining databases; assisting with the SCM construction acceptance process; and researching documentation, maps, and public records.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Reviews and provides comments regarding annual inspection reports received from 3rd-party qualified professionals.

• Performs quality assurance inspections of privately-owned SCMs, technical compliance inspections of non-compliant, privately-owned SCMs, and annual inspections of City-owned SCMs to determine whether they are functioning in accordance with approved plans and design standards

• Assists in the preparation of annual inspection reports for City-owned SCMs.

• Records SCM inspections and report review related information in database.

• Provides technical and administrative assistance to SCM owners, contractors, consultants, and City staff.

• Collaborates with regional, state, and federal partners and agencies and City of Durham departments; attends meetings and provides subject-matter expertise; provides public education and outreach; and responds to and investigates SCM-related complaints and concerns.

• Assists in conducting onsite stream determinations and preparing stream determination letters.

• Assists in developing and providing public education.

• Supports departmental staff by collecting data, including researching documentation, maps, and public records; and interpreting policy and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).

• Three years of paraprofessional engineering support experience in stormwater control measure maintenance and inspections or other water resources-related experience such as surface water quality, green stormwater infrastructure, and water resources-related project management.

• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record acquired within a time frame established by the City.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Ability to demonstrate a basic or higher level of knowledge relating to stormwater control measures.

• Ability to demonstrate competent written and oral communication and technical writing skills.

• Proficiency with viewing/interpreting/discerning development plans and technical drawings.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel), ArcGIS, and relational databases.

• Knowledge, proficiency, and/or experience in geotechnical engineering, hydrology, agronomy, and standardized methodology for identification of intermittent and perennial streams.

• Ability to identify common wetland plants.

• Possession of NCSU Stormwater SCM Inspection and Maintenance certification and/or NC Surface Water Identification Training Certification.

• Knowledge of common/local permanent and temporary grasses.

• Some proficiency in the Spanish language.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year

• 13 standard work days of vacation per year

• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

• 2 weeks paid military leave per year

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

• State and City retirement plans

• Short and long term disability plans

• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

• Paid funeral leave

• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

• 4 hours parental leave each year

• Workman's Compensation Insurance

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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  Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website

• Walk in

• Job fair

• Employee referral

• Professional organization Please list the organization in "other" box below

• Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below

• Craig's List

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• GlassDoor

• governmentjobs.com

• Monster.com

• Indeed.com

• Employment Security Commission

• Magazine/Newspaper

• Other

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  If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

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  Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, are you willing to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• Associates Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• PhD or Juris Doctorate

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  How many years paraprofessional engineering support experience do you have in stormwater control measure maintenance and inspections or other water resources-related experience such as surface water quality, green stormwater infrastructure, and water resources-related project management?

• No related experience

• Less than 1 year of related experience

• 1 year but less than 2 years related experience

• 2 years but less than 3 years related experience

• 3 years but less than 5

• 5 or more years related experience

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  How would you rate your knowledge of stormwater control measures?

• No Knowledge

• Basic Knowledge (Can describe most SCM types, and common SCM elements/components)

• Intermediate Level (In addition to above, can describe common maintenance issues, level of treatment provided for each SCM type)

• Advanced Level (In addition to above, can describe City policies/protocols for annual SCM inspections and reporting)

• Subject Matter Expert (In addition to above, can describe current design standard for each SCM type)

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  How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel ?

• No experience

• Beginner Level

• Intermediate Level

• Advanced Level

• Expert Level

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  How would you rate your experience level with Geographical Information Systems (GIS)?

• No experience

• Beginner Level

• Intermediate Level

• Advanced Level

• Expert Level

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  How would you rate your experience level with relational databases (Microsoft Access)?

• No experience

• Beginner level

• Intermediate level

• Advanced level

• Expert level

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