Senior Engineering Technician - Planning & Development

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country and the vibrant center of one of the fastest-growing job markets and economies in the United States. With more than 14,000 employees working across 35 departments, the city of Phoenix offers opportunity for career growth and advancement. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, working in public service offers many rewards! Please join us in our mission as we attract, develop, support, and retain a talented workforce so they can provide exceptional services to our community.

The City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department (PDD) guides the physical development of the city by preserving our historic sites, planning what can be built where, and ensuring the safe construction of buildings and infrastructure. The department is comprised of the following sections Zoning, Planning, Historic Preservation, Property Records, Management Services and Administrative sections; including Development review and inspection which involves Commercial, Residential and Civil. PDD currently has an opening for a Senior Engineering Technician, within the Civil Services Section at the Civil Permits and Water Services Counter. PDD encompasses the full spectrum of development within the City of Phoenix.

The Senior Engineering Technician, within the Civil Services Section provides customer service at the Civil Permits and Water Services Counter, Counter 8. The position is a counter position and will work Monday through Friday 8:00 to 5:00pm. Some of the job responsibilities include processing payments for all civil permits, bond collection and set up, processing work orders for water services and sewer installation, providing water and service tap information, contractor verification with updating insurance, mapping of tap investigation results, morning reports, counter phones, desk phones, faxes, and the shared counter email box. The position would be responsible for the creation of utility trenching permits from plans received from Utility Coordination (Streets) and a backup plan reviewer for Monitoring Wells.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform under intense deadlines.
• Ability to perform basic math computations.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple specifications, plans, and shop drawings.
• Ability to produce documents using property sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
• Demonstrates effective seamless customer service, integrity, and commitment to assigned essential position functions.
• Proficiency with using Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

SALARY

Pay Range: $21.02 to $41.63 per hour.

Hiring Range: $21.02 to $31.06 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information .
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi .

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Two years of experience in paraprofessional engineering work.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Three years of experience in paraprofessional engineering work.
• Experience in cash handling practices.
• Plan review and electronic plan review experience.
• Experience using KIVA and/or KIVA IMS applications.
• Experience performing highly detailed data entry in a fast-pace environment.
• Experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping software.
• Experience routing, tracking, and reviewing less complex construction plans.
• Experience working with developers or contractors in the construction field.
• Experience with performing research and writing reports on accumulated data.
• Experience providing high levels of customer service in a front counter setting or public contact environment.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes September 25, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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