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Position Duties

The 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 Qualifications

The 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

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 the hiring process, please contact Zoe McChesney at zoe.mcchesney@sanjoseca.gov.

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.