Engineering Assistant #2101-239300-01
- Date Opened
- Saturday, January 09, 2021 8:00 AM
- Close Date
- Sunday, January 24, 2021 11:59 PM
- Section
- General Services
- Salary
- $50,025 - $62,531 Commensurate with Experience
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Introduction
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Summary
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Supporting and performing the primary role of inspections and inventory of culverts, bridges, pipes, structures, waterways and other drainage features to identify damage or deterioration, and ensure compliance with approved plans and specifications. Inspection involves taking measurements, photographs, and recording various attributes in a digital report format.
- Scheduling, attending, and reviewing video inspections of drainage features and documenting observations.
- Managing confined space entry documentation.
- Certifying inspection forms.
- Identifying and prioritizing drainage features for investigation.
- Entering work orders, accurately summarizing inspection findings, supporting field and office investigation efforts, and supporting investigators and engineers with any follow up actions requested related to the inspection completed.
- Reporting immediate or emergency needs and coordinating with appropriate agencies.
- Creating, editing, maintaining, querying, data analysis / analytics, python coding, and other tasks in ArcMap.
- Collecting field data, consistency checks, and data management.
- Researching and compiling information on completed projects, investigations and inspections.
- Developing dashboards and other reporting tools, in addition to coordinating data submissions and maintaining data quality.
- Supporting other teams within the division with tasks such as inventory, pipe video inspections, investigations, data entry, data research, record keeping, coordination, and other needed support activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Must be able to print legibly, read and interpret design plans, visualize details, draw technical sketches and operate electronic devices such as cameras, tablets, rovers, and GPS equipment.
- Must effectively use measuring devices such as rulers, tapes, protractors, calipers, levels, etc.
- Must understand hazards and exhibit a serious attitude towards safety precautions.
- Ability to read, understand and interpret design plans and specifications.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to effectively communicate with the City, contractors and the public in order to exchange information and offer outstanding customer service.
- Ability to work cooperatively with other City employees and the public.
- Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work and complete assignments with minimal supervision.
- Ability to apply conflict resolution techniques.
- Must be able to take initiative and practice good judgment to complete assignments.
- Demonstrated skills in innovation and adaptive management for problem solving.
- Team oriented and problem-solving skills, serving in roles of listener, leader and follower.
- Effective presentation skills for local, state and national opportunities.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, dependable passenger vehicle, good driving record and ability to receive and maintain a City Driving Permit.
Preferred Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering, geography, cartography, environmental science or related field.
- Experience with ArcMap, Cityworks, ESRI Insights, and Python programming.
Minimum Qualifications
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
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Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.