Hybrid Engineering Technician 1 at Pinellas County Government

**  ONLY PINELLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MAY APPLY  **

This position will be primarily dealing with the private sewer lateral rebate program, vetting video inspections and ensuring all applications are processed. There is a heavy emphasis on ensuring PC municipal code 126.700 thru 126.704 are complied with. This position reports to a manager, supervisor or designee.

This position Engineering Technician 1 position is located at:  14 S. Fort Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, FL  33756.  Work Scheduled:  Monday – Friday; 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

What Will You Do?

• Provide technical information and inventory data for engineering and operational use and tracking.

• Works closely with professional staff to identify and development collections criteria for the necessary data.

• Performs data and information processing related to work duties including encoding data into spreadsheet and database files, mapping programs, and tracking software (ex:  Agile/CityWorks).

• Perform research to determine the origin of inventoried equipment and or facilities.

• Perform field visits/reviews to identify required devices in place per plans and maintained in good working order (school zones, etc.)

• Provide professional staff with written and/or verbal reports on site observations for traffic and/or school related function and operation.

What Do You Need?

Experience:  General technical experience involving skills in map reading, data entry, reading and understanding legal descriptions, and reading and understanding engineering plans.

• High school graduate and possess of at least 2 years experience as described above.

• Associates' degree and experience as described above.

• Bachelors' or higher level- degree and experience as described above.

• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.

Highly Desirable

• Understanding of transportation systems, operations, devices, maintenance of traffic, signage and signal operations.

• Certified in Signage and Markings Level 1.

• Certified in Bike Helmet Fitting.

·   Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the ESRI Collector Application software, mapping and data collection.

• Knowledge and experience with signage requirements for roadway operations.

• Knowledge of computers and iPad devices.

• Ability to collect data via an iPad device.

• Ability to interpret and communicate, both verbally and in writing, data from engineering plans, diagrams and complex reports.

• Ability to communicate with the public and other agencies on issues and results.

Want to learn more?

Review the full classification description with the Physical/Mental Demands and Working Conditions at the below link.

https://pinellas.gov/class-specification/engineering-technician-1/