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Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation and sick leave, parental leave, outstanding health, vision, and dental insurance, a free health clinic for you and your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more? Then bring your talents to Travis County!
Performs technical engineering work, including design and drafting activities. Provides technical engineering and property information. Reviews and interprets engineering projects for accuracy and compliance. Performs all work using appropriate safety procedures.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This is the first in a series of two engineering-related job classifications within the Engineering and Architectural job family. This classification is distinguished by the performance of more routine duties assigned. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a professional engineer. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs routine design work and drafting plans for engineering projects. Assists in preparing project estimates.
- Develops, maintains and updates engineering databases and other associated computer systems. Performs engineering calculations. Develops technical and administrative project reports.
- Reviews and interprets engineering projects for accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulatory codes, rules, permits, licenses, standards, policies and procedures.
- Participates in the processing of permits. Calculates and collects payment of fees.
- Researches, investigates and analyzes issues. Prepares recommendations for professional staff.
- Provides technical engineering and property information to the public, County staff and officials, developers, designers, architects, engineers, contractors and representatives of outside agencies.
- Maintains accurate records and notes of office work activities.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Associate's degree in a related Engineering or Drafting discipline AND two (2) years related increasingly responsible engineering work experience in the areas of design and drafting;
OR,
Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- Principles, methods, practices and techniques of designing and drafting.
- Advanced mathematical and statistical methods as used in engineering and planning.
- Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, practices, standards, policies and procedures.
- Engineering maps and records.
- Principles and practices related to public works projects and or contract plans, specifications and estimates.
- Methods, practices, and techniques of inspections, compliance and enforcement.
- Computer equipment to include word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, maps, records, graphics, project scheduling and management, and other related engineering applications.
- Business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation.
- Preparing technical engineering drawings.
- Analyzing data, technical engineering data and reports.
- Applying principles and practices as used in engineering.
- Adapting approved engineering methods and standards a variety of engineering projects.
- Using and caring for equipment, tools and testing materials.
- Using and caring for computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), Geographic Information System (GIS) and other related electronic equipment.
- Explaining complicated technical problems in simple non-technical language.
- Problem-solving and technical decision-making for developing effective solutions.
- Both verbal and written communication.
- Interpret maps, plans, specifications, standards, policies, procedures and regulatory codes.
- Perform technical research, calculations, and computations, and prepare plans and reports.
- Manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
- Convey ideas and concepts verbally and in writing.
- Perform in a stressful environment while maintaining a professional manner.
- Continue professional growth through continuing education.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, developers, engineers, contractors, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.
Work Environment & Other Information
Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 10-60 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, mental effort, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer, and viewing screens for long periods. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, driving, repetitive motion, and client/customer contact to perform the essential functions. Subject to contact with noise, vibration, fumes, foul odor, dirt, dust, mist, gases, and poor ventilation. Requires use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, and gloves. Requires fieldwork, and exposure to traffic, public work development sites, construction site hazards, climbing and walking and traveling over rough, uneven, mud, rocky, high grass terrain, and indoors/outdoors in all types of weather (excessive heat and cold).
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Work Hours: 8 AM - 5 PM; Monday through Friday.
Location: 700 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701
Department: TNR (Trans & Natrl Resrc)
Criminal Background Check and Driving Record Required.
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.
FY2023 Travis County Benefit Guide
In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.
Credit Union
Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.
Deferred Compensation
Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.
Direct Deposit
Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.
Employee Assistance Program
Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.
Employee Organizations
Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.
Employee Health & Wellness Clinic
Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.
Holidays
An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Longevity
Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
Parking
A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.
Personal Holidays
Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.
Retirement
Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Matching of two hundred twenty-five (225%) and a seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.
Sick Leave
Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave
Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.
Tuition Refund
Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.
Vacation
Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.
Workers' Compensation
The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
