Senior Engineering Technician at County of Riverside in Riverside, California

Job Description:

ABOUT THE POSITION

The County of Riverside seeks candidates to fill positions throughout Riverside County. A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies.

The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has an opportunity for a Senior Engineering Technician for their Watershed Analytics/Hydrologic Data Collection division. The Senior Engineering Technician oversees the installation, maintenance, and repair of electronics and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, ensuring proper operation. They also troubleshoot issues with Radio Frequency (RF), electronics, hardware configurations, telemetry, and meteorological sensors. They should be a team leader, work independently in remote locations, and handling adverse weather conditions.

The ideal candidate will have a background in hydrology, SCADA systems, and hydrologic databases (e.g., Hydrstra, NovaStar, and WSPG). Proficiency with hand tools and power tools is necessary. Experience with monitoring equipment, data analysis, and report writing is crucial.

The Senior Engineering Technician is the advanced journey level classification in the Engineering Technician series, reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position, may independently plan and lead investigations characterizing environmental conditions and leading to the abatement of illicit connections and unpermitted discharges, provide timely responses to reported releases and emergency spills of contaminants to District facilities, maintain and deploy environmental monitoring equipment and instrumentation and undertakes program reporting and database management.

Advancement to the Principal Engineering Technician level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.

Work Schedule : 4/10, Monday-Thursday.

Meet the Team!
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District provides for the control and conservation of flood and storm waters and for the protection of watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property from damage within its boundaries.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
HYDROLOGY:
• Coordinate the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation of climatic and hydrologic measuring devices and instrument shelters.

• Direct the operation and maintenance of flood warning radio telemetry stations.

• Analyze rainfall records for intensity, duration and time-period isohyetals and construct groundwater contour maps.

• Maintain rain recording gauges; prepare and review various reports and correspondence pertaining to hydrologic and climatologic matters.

• Maintain accurate records on all data collected.

• Provide public and private agencies with basic climatological and hydrological data.

• Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electronic and SCADA systems hardware including the startup and verification of operation.

• Reviews SCADA and automation designs for integration into system operation.

• Work with multiple software applications using a variety of computer systems or platforms such as WSPG, and hydrologic databases (e.g., Hydstra, Novastar).

• Construct, maintain, monitor and repair EWS (Early Warning Systems), including ALERT2, using Radio Frequency (RF) diagnostic tools.

• Determine appropriate sensor upgrades for site maintenance and reliability.

• Create reports for individual inspection rounds, end of year summaries and installations.

• Program, monitor and maintain level data loggers.

• Troubleshoot various systems via onsite field work or customer phone support.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPTION I
Experience: Four years of sub-professional civil engineering experience, at least one year of which must have been at a level equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II. (College courses from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related subjects to the assignment such as land surveying, soils erosion, soils testing, blueprint reading, mathematics, computer graphics, or hydrology may substitute for up to two years of the non-specialized experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of the required full-time experience.)

OPTION II
Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in surveying engineering or civil engineering.
AND
Experience: One year of sub-professional engineering experience equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II.

OPTION III
Certification: Valid Certificate of Registration as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
AND
Experience: Two years of sub-professional engineering experience.

ALL OPTIONS:
License/Certification: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Knowledge of:Understanding of hydrologic and general engineering principles, practices, mathematics, and construction materials and methods; use of hydrologic devices; Journey level knowledge of electronics and radio.

Ability to: Troubleshoot problems (in less than perfect environmental conditions) related to Radio Frequency (RF), electronics, poor hardware configurations, telemetry, and various meteorological sensors. Analytic skills necessary for designing and troubleshooting control systems. Analyze complex data and prepare effective reports and recommendations; supervise the work of subordinates; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Physical Requirements:The job requires working in challenging weather conditions, including rain and heat, as well as the ability to lift, push, and pull equipment like batteries, radios, and control systems.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here (Download PDF reader) .

Reasonable Accommodations

The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .

Education/ Required Documents Guidelines: Upload a copy of any official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).

What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are current county or department employees may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.

GENERAL INFORMATION
For specific questions regarding this position, contact Sonya Portillo at sportillo@rivco.org .

If you are experiencing technical problems, you may contact the governmentjobs.com applicant support desk Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5 pm Pacific Time at support@governmentjobs.com or toll-free 1-855-524-5627..

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the 'Apply' link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, www.rc-hr.com . A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable LIUNA Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

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  Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.


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  Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.


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  Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
  

A new member is defined as any of the following:

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.

A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.

Note:

This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.

VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):

0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)

Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.

SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.

HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance)

BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.

DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.

POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable Memorandum of Understanding.

OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

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