Engineering Technician

Two full-time positions available with the Public Works Department, Capital Projects Division and five full-time positions with the Street Preservation Division located at 4721 Coal Mine Rd.
Salary Range: $22.61-$34.48/hour
Normal Work Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Application Deadline Date: October 16, 2024


Responsibilities

• Utilizes a computer aided drafting and design system to create, modify, delete, transfer, copy, store and plot graphic and data files in the preparation of drawings and other related engineering data.
• Prepares street plans, profiles, and cross sections for the grading, paving and curbing of municipal streets.
• Draws appropriate drainage structures and calculates and locates these structures; prepares calculations of quantities and cost estimates.
• Prepares renderings of preliminary construction plans as-built plans, details, and final plans for modifications of existing building structures.
• Creates standards for street improvements, reinforcing specifications for concrete construction and pavement, plans and profiles for street improvements, striping plans, street widening, and median removal plans, general layout and drainage plans and similar tasks.
• Reduces field notes, and plots preliminary drawings, including property lines and existing utilities, after engineers lay out proposed projects on preliminary drawings.
• Completes details such as special manholes, fire hydrants, water main locations, type and size, water service details and sanitary service connections on finished plans.
• Assists in the keeping of field notes indicating lines, angles, distances, traverses, benchmarks, monuments and stakes as well as "as built" details of size, location and elevations of public works facilities.
• Makes sketches, prior to additional survey work or as a guide to drafters and engineering designers.
• Creates and maintains water distribution maps of metropolitan area.
• Makes detailed drawings of manhole covers, frames and catch basins; details street intersections, showing location of valves, fire hydrants, water mains and their sizes, building locations and other surface features.
• Inspects work of water, wastewater, storm water, bridge, street and boulevard construction contractors for conformance with specifications as to quality, material and workmanship, and for compliance with ordinances and regulations as directed.
• Checks for quality, material and workmanship involving the laying of airport runways, aprons and related appurtenances, erection of public buildings and facilities.
• Inspects and checks foundations, structures, electrical, plumbing and related mechanical systems.
• Makes special investigations and prepares special reports as required.

Qualifications

REQUIRES high school graduation. Must possess a valid state-issued drivers license in accordance with the City of KCMO policies. Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and post-offer physical examination as prescribed by the City.


Other Information

URGENT!!! CRITICAL RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

Applications and/or resumes are evaluated on the information received by the application deadline. Please ensure that your application or resume clearly demonstrates how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying, this includes providing all relevant educational dates and a detailed description of relevant work experience, including months/years of employment. Applications and/or resumes may not be considered if information is incomplete.

In order for a resume to be used in lieu of an application the resume must have been submitted online via the City's Applicant Tracking System.

Positions requiring a high school diploma/GED certificate must be obtained from a school/program accredited by the Department of Education and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

The minimum education requirement for positions that allow for experience equivalency for an accredited degree is a high school diploma. Unless otherwise specified, an accredited degree must be obtained from a college or university listed with the U.S. Department of Education and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
For positions with a salary grade of EX6 or higher that require an accredited degree, qualifying professional experience must be obtained AFTER the accredited degree is obtained.
Successful completion of a pre-employment criminal history/background check is required for all positions. Some positions require a post offer drug screen and/or physical.

If appointed, non-residents must obtain residency inside Kansas City, Missouri's city limits within nine months.

The City of KCMO is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The City is committed to providing a workplace environment for its employees and citizens free from discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity. For more information, please see our EEO Policy

The City of KCMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call 816-513-1908 or send an e-mail to accommodations@kcmo.org .

If claiming military veterans' preference points, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or a DD-256 (for reservists). To claim veterans' points you must have served 180 days of regular active duty service and be discharged or released under honorable conditions during peacetimes or 90 days of active duty service, one (1) day during "wartime" and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions. (DOD) 38 U.S. Code • 4211).

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