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Position DutiesThe total annual salary range for an Associate Engineering Technician is $84,193.20 - $102,451.44.
This salary range(s) includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience. Bargaining Unit: Municipal Employees’ Federation (MEF), AFSCME, Local 101.
The Environmental Services Department is currently seeking to fill one (1) full-time Associate Engineering Technician vacancy at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF). The Wastewater Facility Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance of the facility mechanical infrastructure, facilities maintenance, warehouse services, landscaping, painting, and land management. The Division is organized into three sections: Mechanical Process Maintenance, Special Projects Training Scheduling, and Facilities Maintenance. Staff is located throughout the facility and provides preventive and corrective maintenance, painting of various equipment and infrastructures, stocking and warehousing of parts, landscape management, lands management, as well as emergency repair. The division provides support services for implementation of capital improvement projects (CIP), process optimization, and operations. The division also implements public works contracts for repair, equipment replacement, and new construction.
Reporting to a Wastewater Maintenance Superintendent, this Associate Engineering Technician position will be responsible for providing support to a variety of facility maintenance management through facilitating and managing vendor agreements and relationships, as well as, contract administration support in Operations and Maintenance (O&M).
Typical duties for this position may include the following but are not limited to:
- Assist with the review and/or development of purchase order agreements, scope of work specifications, cost estimates, and bid process
- Assist with supervising contractors and personnel to complete facility related tasks such as managing and providing services and repairs for facility infrastructure and equipment (structural repairs on roofs, fence, building etc., process and mechanical related equipment land and levee management, and all associated entities)
- Assist with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Ensure safety related audits and certifications are complete
- Complete contract specifications requests and ensure requirements are met
- Conduct contract management such as renewal of options, management of funds, approval of payment; provide customer service to various maintenance groups, staff, contractors and other City departments
- Develop plans using computer software (i.e. Excel, Visio, etc.) to determine workforce, machinery and funds to complete the task
- Inspect work and assure project requests are completed, specifications are met and completed as scheduled
- Collect data, generate reports, coordinate and schedule preventative maintenance programs
- Assist with overseeing the Sheriff Work Program
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Minimum Qualifications• Education: Successful completion of high school, General Educational Development (G.E.D.) Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate.
• Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible sub-professional engineering/technical support experience of which two (2) years of experience includes performing materials sampling and testing, drafting and developing plans and specifications, construction or infrastructure inspections, traffic engineering, or field surveying.
• Acceptable Substitution: Successful completion of two (2) academic years or sixty (60) semester units of college level engineering technology courses or related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the two (2) of four (4) years of sub-professional engineering/technical support experience. There will be no substitute for the two (2) years of experience performing materials sampling and testing, drafting and developing plans and specifications, construction or infrastructure inspections, traffic engineering, or field surveying.
• Required Licensing: Possession of a valid State of California driver's license.
Other QualificationsThe ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise: Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
- Ability to understand and develop scopes of work, cost estimates, and bid purchasing/awarding process management common to government entities
- Ability to interpret and manage contract agreements Open Purchase Orders
- Experience working with fiscal departments for purchases, invoices, and budgets overview
Continuous Improvement: Actively identifies new areas for learning and regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities.
Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.
Initiative: Exhibits resourceful behaviors toward meeting job objectives; anticipates problems, is proactive, and avoids difficulties by planning ahead; displays willingness to assume extra responsibility and challenges; pursues continuing education opportunities that promotes job performance.
Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills: Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Communication Skills: Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills; displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
Selection Process: The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
If you have questions about the duties of this position, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Zoe McChesney at
zoe.mcchesney@sanjoseca.gov.
To apply, please complete an application and respond to all job specific questions via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers. The application deadline is on October 7, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or Human.Resources@sanjoseca.gov if you have any questions.
Additional Information: Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
Please note that applications are currently
not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email
CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.
The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's
benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.
For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services
website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.
In additional to the benefits above, there is an
additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.
Closing Date/Time: 10/7/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
