Principal Engineer Technician (Finance)
The County of Riverside's Transportation Department has an opportunity for a Principal Engineering Technician to join the Traffic Operations Division in Riverside.
The Principal Engineering Technician will review sign and striping plans to ensure compliance with design standards for the County and contracted cities, making recommendations as needed. Additionally, they will develop cost estimates for various projects, coordinate projects with inspectors and developer agencies, provide technical and administrative support, review traffic signal and lighting billing, prepare maintenance agreements, and maintain updated data in traffic operations database systems. This position will also train, supervise, assign, and coordinate the work of technical staff in the Traffic Signal Division.
The Department seeks candidates with knowledge of Transportation Department and state standards and specifications related to traffic signal and traffic striping plans. Candidates with experience assisting in the preparation of traffic control plans and proficiency in Bluebeam and Excel are highly preferred!
Meet the Team!
The Transportation Department is responsible for planning, designing, funding, building, operating and maintaining all roads, bridges, and transportation facilities within the unincorporated County territory.• Supervise, review, analyze, and integrate the work of technical staff.
• Consult with project coordinators or requesting agencies to define project scope, priorities and deadlines.
• Solve difficult technical and scheduling problems.
• Select and adapt plans, techniques, designs, or layouts for projects; develop cost estimates and scheduling for various projects; monitor quality and progress.
• Coordinate the development, maintenance and implementation of new and/or computerized applications; compile and review field notes, write project status reports, standards, procedures, and analysis summaries.
• Serve as liaison with Transportation and contracted cities and other entities.
• Analyze technical engineering data and prepare reports and recommendations.
• Review s ign and striping plans submitted by outside agencies for accuracy and compliance with County standards.
• Participate in the selection and training of subordinate staff; evaluate the work of staff and resolve problems or recommend corrective disciplinary actions; assign work to subordinate staff based upon technical qualifications.
• Perform the most complex duties requiring extensive and thorough technical proficiency.
• Contact contractors, inspectors and the public as required by the work; expedite the work of the crew by gathering and recording field data and by translating engineering plans and specifications into lines and grades for construction purposes.
• Supervise and participate in the preparation and checking of legal descriptions, land division maps, records of survey, corner records, and right-of-way maps.
• Interpret complex survey data, maps, deed, and title information; analyze and resolve discrepancies and refer more complex or sensitive issues to higher authorities. OPTION I
Experience: Five years of increasingly technical and responsible sub-professional engineering including at least one year at a level comparable to Senior Engineering Technician with Riverside County. (College level courses in civil engineering or closely related subjects such as surveying, soils mechanics, photogrammetry, mathematics, or hydrology may substitute for up to three years of the non-specialized required experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of experience.)
OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in surveying engineering, civil engineering, or a closely related field.
Experience: One year as a Senior Engineering Technician.
OPTION III
Certificate: Valid certificate of registration as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional engineers and three years of sub-professional engineering experience.
Other Requirements
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.
Physical Requirements: This position may requires field work often on uneven terrain. Field inspections may be performed alongside highways, roadways, construction sites and other capital improvement project environments for the Transportation Department. Knowledge of: Civil engineering plans, maps and specifications; survey principles, problems, techniques, and practices; engineering mathematics of above average difficulty; the elements of civil engineering design; construction terminology, methods and practices; computer aided design and drafting as applied to civil engineering work; technical report writing; the principles of personnel supervision and employee training.
Ability to: Examine, analyze and process engineering data; perform survey field work; compile complex written technical reports involving mathematical computations; establish and maintain cooperative relations with representatives of departments and agencies; represent the department at meetings with other departments, agencies or the public; plan, organize, and supervise the work of subordinate personnel.General Information:
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
For questions regarding this posting please contact Angela Tavaglione at atavaglione@rivco.org or at (951) 966-3590.
