Supervising Engineering Technician

This is a technical support position in the Department of Environmental Services.  Employees of this class perform a variety of tasks associated with all phases of the design and execution of civil engineering projects involved with construction and improvement of street, water, and street lighting systems.  Employees of this class work indoors and outdoors, in all types of weather conditions.  They may also be required to work occasional nights and weekends on an assigned or on-call basis.  Employees of this class work independently, under general supervision of an engineer or other senior-level employee.  The Supervising Engineering Technician is an experienced employee, independently monitoring or administering complex engineering projects and exercising more independent judgment than the Principal Engineering Technician.  This employee may supervise a unit of technicians or a clerical staff, and is often called upon to train employees in work procedures.  Performs related work as required.

Under the NY HELPS Program, the Civil Service Exam for this title has been waived. For additional information regarding the NY HELPS Program, please visit: https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/faq.cfm

• Identifies, assembles, and evaluates engineering data for proposed projects, such as location of existing structures; condition and location of subsurface utilities; traffic flow; soils, elevation, and drainage; and other related factors including survey data;
• Prepares complex civil engineering specifications, contracts, and bid packages; 
• Administers consultant-designed engineering projects;
• Assists engineers in conducting pre-construction meetings, preparing visual aids and answering questions;
• Performs tasks associated with bid administration, such as preparing and distributing bid packages, reviewing in-coming bids for compliance, and evaluating bids against contract specifications;
• Inspects and monitors contractor's work during the construction phase, rejecting inferior work, keeping records of quantities used, maintaining scheduled deadlines, and recommending authorization of payments;
• Interprets contract language or permit requirements for contractor and his/her employees;
• Identifies potential problems with designs or construction in field, and recommends to supervisor solutions for problems with traffic control, loss of utilities to customers, inadequate estimates of time or quantities, etc.;
• Trains less experienced technicians in work practices and procedures;
• Records engineering data and dimensions in field-book and drafts new construction to scale and as built;
• Writes reports, memoranda, and correspondence;
• Responds to questions from the public, contractors, and other employees regarding questions and complaints about proposed or in-progress construction, via phone or in person;
• Directs City of Rochester and contractor's work crews during complex and technical phases of construction;
• Sets up and maintains various files and inventories associated with projects, maps, contracts, etc. sometimes using a personal computer with specialized engineering software.

High school diploma or G.E.D. 

1. Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering; or Construction or Surveying; AND four (4) years of experience inspecting construction for contract compliance or preparing construction plans, contracts, or bid packages, in construction of street, water, or street lighting systems;     OR
2. Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Environmental Science, Forestry Management, or related field in the physical or environmental sciences AND five (5) years experience as described in 1 above;     OR
3. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree AND six (6) years of experience as described in 1 above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Class D NYS Operator's License and an automobile available for daily use at time of appointment when assigned to the Construction or Permit Divisions.