Engineering Technician

Do you enjoy designing and constructing public infrastructure? The City of West Allis is looking for a dedicated Engineering Technician to join our team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual who thrive in both office and field settings, assisting with municipal projects that shape our community. Enjoy a competitive benefits package, including contributory medical coverage, fully paid dental benefits, a dual pension program, and paid time off. West Allis residents earn an additional 5% on top of the pay range. Apply Today! Click Here To Review Job Description

• Inspects construction projects for compliance with plans, specifications, safety and accepted engineering practices.
• Maintains records of types of materials, quantities, costs and change orders involved in contract work.
• Measures and samples test materials from street paving and underground utility projects
• Performs CAD drafting work from notes and sketches on engineering projects.
• Determines quality of trenching, shoring, backfilling and compaction as well as quantity and quality of concrete, asphalt and other materials.
• Coordinates inspection activities between contractors, public utilities and public works engineers.

• Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of recent training and relevant paid work experience.

• Experience on a survey crew, as inspector on heavy construction projects such as pavements and underground utilities, or as draftsperson responsible for the preparation of designs, detailed drawings, studies or preliminary plans
• 1-2 years of recent engineering technician work experience including engineering field work and engineering office work experience for a municipality, public works organization or equivalent.
• Ability to utilize software in accordance with the needs of the department.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microstation/AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite programs - including Microsoft Outlook (mail, calendar, tasks), Word (templates, forms, mail merge, reviewing) and Excel; and Adobe Acrobat. Advanced skills in math and English writing/grammar skills.
• Experience working with groups of people from diverse backgrounds.

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