ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II

Company: City of Peoria
Location: Peoria
Posted on: February 11, 2025

Job Description:

The City of Peoria is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer





Description
CITY RESIDENCY REQUIREDDEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS LOCATION: 3505 N. Dries Lane, Peoria, Illinois HOURS: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through FridayThe purpose of this position is to perform technical engineering tasks to ensure public safety and quality infrastructure. This is accomplished by overseeing development and maintenance projects; construction oversight/review of projects in the right-of-way for utility companies and private contractors; reviewing and issuing right-of-way permits, asset inventory and condition assessments, maintaining permitting, asset management, and other data and systems. Other duties include resolving citizen complaints; assisting with field analysis; performing construction related fieldwork and creating reports.

EMPLOYEE'S MUST RESIDE WITHIN THE CITY OF PEORIA. AN EMPLOYEE'S UNAUTHORIZED RESIDENCY OUTSIDE THE CITY OF PEORIA SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION.
Examples of Duties
Perform engineering support tasks to ensure public safety and quality infrastructure. This is accomplished performing utility and construction inspections and providing direction to contractors consistent with industry standards; providing administrative support through data maintenance and review; and maintaining management systems. Other duties include resolving citizen complaints; assisting with field analysis; and performing field work.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate degree or equivalent from an accredited two-year college or technical school; valid State Driver's License; and, five or more years of progressively related experience required. Any combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job considered.
Supplemental Information
IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES: Knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization; basic principles and practices of roadway and right-of-way construction engineering; recordkeeping, report preparation, filing methods and records management techniques; and basic construction data collection tools and equipment. Skill in using tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within closely defined established guidelines; using a computer terminal and/or mobile device to accurately and rapidly enter and retrieve data and information; using mathematics, including, algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry; communicating clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing; and preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials. Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college; deal with a system of real numbers; and practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement; and write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.

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