Engineering Technician III; Landfill

The Engineering Technician III manually monitors and maintains the wells at Sutter's Landing Landfill. This position also monitors and maintains the probe systems, reports compliance to regulators, and maintains two (2) flare systems that safely burn combustible methane gas generated by the landfill. This position is part of a team of three Engineering Technicians who maintain the City’s closed landfills. The Engineering Technician III is primarily responsible for various fieldwork tasks, including the collection of lab samples, monitoring, and maintenance activities.

They also work with inspectors from Cal Recycle, Sacramento County, the California Water Board, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, and other regulatory bodies. In addition, the Engineering Technician III assists the Senior Landfill Engineering Technician in developing solutions to resolve various regulatory and maintenance issues.

The Department of Public Works is seeking an Engineering Technician III for the Recycling and Solid Waste (RSW) Division. The ideal candidate should have experience with landfill regulatory compliance, field data collection, industrial equipment maintenance, and customer service.

To perform para-professional office or field engineering work including drafting, traffic investigations, computations, data collection and analysis.

• Ink, trace and letter charts, graphs, maps, plans and other drawings.
• Prepare illustrative graphics such as charts, illustrations, graphs for reports, drawings for design manual, etc.
• Prepare drawings of various public works improvements, including right-of-way plats; check calculations used in designs and estimates.
• Measure distances to be used in the determination of locations of boundaries, easements, improvements, structures, and topographic features; maintain written record of measurements.
• Respond to public inquiries regarding engineering activities.
• Perform basic design tasks required in the drafting of plans and drawings such as horizontal and vertical layout for infrastructure facilities.
• Calculate construction quantities and cost estimates.
• Prepare easement and right-of-way descriptions from calculations and information provided.
• Verify location of utilities, easements, property lines, etc., on City engineering plans.
• Research and compile data from field verifications or office engineering records for inclusion in engineering reports and studies, or in response to public inquiry.
• Operate Ozalid blueprint, KROY and LeRoy lettering machines.
• Operate Computer Assisted Drafting software to create and modify engineering drawings, topographic maps, improvement plans and illustrative graphics.
• Assist in designing and writing computer software sub-programs using existing purchased software.
• Operate computer spreadsheet, database and word processing software to generate engineering reports.
• Prepare written reports and correspondence.
• Perform algebraic and trigonometric engineering calculations to determine distances, areas, volumes, grades, hydraulic flows, etc.
• Investigate traffic complaints and requests for traffic controls.
• Conduct traffic studies and surveys such as turning movement counts, speed and delay, and radar speed surveys.
• Recommend corrective traffic control to mitigate traffic problems.
• Maintain and update miscellaneous engineering records, files, maps, and logs.
• Issue and prepare permits such as driveway, revocable, encroachment, excavation, and street-lane closures.
• Generate engineering reports.
• Perform routine materials testing; soil, water and landfill gas testing.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.
• Design simple public works projects by researching existing facilities, design manuals and City standards; then apply knowledge of engineering principles and researched information to conceptualize and sketch a design; analyze costs of alternative designs and prepare or delegate the preparation of construction plans.
• Perform technical plan checks of City plans, subdivision platns and improvement drawings, maps, annexations, and related proposals, to ensure compliance with development conditions, municipal code provisions, City specifications, and City policy.
• Monitor contract specifications and compliance.
• Monitor natural gas and groundwater supplies at the City's landfill and surrounding areas.
• Perform routine construction and quality control inspections and assist in inspecting more complex projects.
• Knowledge of drafting terminology, methods, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of microcomputers, including word processing, spreadsheet and database software packages.
• Knowledge of computer aided drafting.
• Knowledge of high school algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
• Knowledge of design detailing practices and common drafting standards.
• Knowledge of material specifications, symbols and standard representations.
• Knowledge of basic…