Engineering Technician III - Development Review Inspector

The City is seeking an Engineering Technician III to support the Development section. This position plays a key role in maintaining the quality of public infrastructure by inspecting private developer‑built construction projects to ensure compliance with plans and City engineering requirements. The Engineering Technician III performs a combination of office and field work, including inspection and documentation of water, sewer, storm and roadway infrastructure, right‑of‑way permitting inspections, assisting with minor development plan reviews, and updating the Development Guideline details using AutoCAD.

As part of a customer‑focused City team, this role serves as the first point of contact for contractors, developers, and impacted citizens.

The Hiring Manager reserves the right to make changes to this posting at any time. First round interviews and skills assessments are tentatively scheduled for February 27, 2026. This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification. Once all the positions from the recruitment announcement are filled, the recruitment may only be used to fill additional open positions for the next six (6) months.

• Regularly recommends changes in work methods, policies, and procedures to improve service delivery and overall operating efficiencies.
• Monitors day‑to‑day operations and troubleshoots problems where needed.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to citizen inquiries, requests for service, and/or complaints.
• Detects and prevents costly errors that could disrupt city service or project.
• Represents the City at inter‑agency meetings, committee meetings, or with contractors or citizen groups as assigned. Prepares agendas, leads meetings and takes meeting minutes related to section work.
• Safely operates a vehicle to and from offsite facilities, inspection locations, or other locations necessary to perform assigned work. Uses computer(s) to perform engineering tasks related to section work, preparation of spreadsheets, design work, engineering modeling, AutoCAD, GIS, Bluebeam and other programs.
• Provides help without being asked and modifies workload to assist with emergent problems or projects whenever feasible.
• Maintains accurate schedules for work, reviews work for accuracy, coaches or trains other staff as appropriate, and ensures timely completion of work. Refers all performance issues to immediate supervisor for resolution and participates in joint problem solving as appropriate.
• Assists with engineering work for another section (e.g., survey, utility mapping, construction inspection, plan review, design, transportation or drafting).
• Participates as a member of the project management team for City public works construction projects, ensuring project records conform to City, state and federal requirements.
• May perform limited section supervision responsibilities in absence of section supervisor.

• Monitors and inspects private developer‑funded public works construction projects to ensure compliance with plans and drawings, approved specifications, City engineering/development requirements and standards, and WSDOT Standard Specifications.
• Documents work in progress; keeps notes, diaries, sketches, takes photographs and uses approved inspection software.
• Coordinates construction related activity of water, sewer, and street utilities with City divisions and utility companies as appropriate. Routes sign requests through the current sign request process. Coordinates flushing and bacteriological testing through the current City flushing and testing process. Reviews and approves sewer and stormwater videos.
• Provides subject matter expertise on construction related questions and matters. Identifies features of construction plans and specifications that are in conflict with existing features or will not work as designed.
• Ensures contractor and/or developer installs and constructs the project correctly. Reviews and approves contractor as‑built drawings for accuracy. Provides approved as‑built drawings to the City’s Utility Mapper in appropriate formats.
• Requires contractor to take corrective…