Engineering Technician II

Summary/Class Characteristics

Engineering Technician II

The City of Petaluma is looking to fill one Engineering Technician II position within the Water Resources and Utilities Department. This is the journey-level class of the Engineering Technician series and requires at least two years of prior experience in engineering technical support work. The selected candidate will be supporting design work related to water, sewer, and recycled water projects, particularly at the concept/early design stages and to support the project feasibility. This role will also assist in design and drafting of sewer collections, stormwater, flood detention, and domestic water system upgrades and repairs under the direction of senior Water Resources and Utilities leadership.

SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE

• SALARY RANGE : $76,232.00 - $92,643.20
• FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING:
  • MEDICAL INSURANCE: Choice of a variety of CalPERS Health Plans. City pays ~95% of the Bay Area Kaiser premium for employee & eligible dependents; or alternative option to receive Medical Cash Back (if you have medical coverage elsewhere). Please see the 2025 Health Plan Contribution Memo .
  • DENTAL & VISION INSURANCE: Coverage for employees & eligible family members, paid for by the City.
  • LIFE INSURANCE & LTD: Competitive life insurance & long-term disability benefits. Option to purchase additional life insurance.
  • EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Support and benefits, for you and eligible family members, paid for by the City.
  • WELLNESS BENEFIT: $500 annual allowance (is subject to the annual budget approval process and may change in the future.)
  • CALPERS RETIREMENT PACKAGE
    • 2% at 60 for classic CalPERS members
    • 2% at 62 for PEPRA CalPERS members
  • DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: Voluntary participation in your choice of three 457(b) plans.
• FOR YOUR WORK / LIFE BALANCE (annual amounts):
  • Vacation: 80 Hours, increasing with years of service
  • Sick Leave: 96 hours
  • Holidays: 12 fixed and 1 floating
  • Paid Parental Leave - up to 8 weeks of paid time off for qualifying family bonding
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Employer

Please refer to the Memorandum of Understand for Unit 3 and the Human Resources website for additional details.

For the full detailed Engineering Technician I/II job description, please click here .

Summary

Perform routine to difficult drafting, surveying and engineering office and field work in support of various engineering activities.

Class Characteristics

General supervision is provided by a higher-level supervisor or manager; responsibilities may include the indirect supervision of support staff.

This is the journey-level class of the Engineering Technician series. Incumbents work under general supervision and are fully competent to perform the full range of duties assigned. Incumbents gather, analyze, and monitor simple to moderately complex engineering-related data. This class is distinguished from the Engineering Technician I in that the routine technical work assignments of this class are performed more independently. Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the class of Engineering Technician I, or when filled from the outside, require prior related work experience.

This class is distinguished from the Senior Engineering Technician in that the latter performs work of a more complex nature independently or with minimal supervision.

Duties

Participate in the preparation of engineering plans and specifications; research, file, retrieve, review, update and/or prepare a variety of engineering maps, graphic displays, documents, contracts, records, reports, and correspondence; operate computer-aided design (CAD), modeling, and/or other application programs.

Prepare minor construction project estimates; solve a variety of engineering-related problems; administer contracts.

Respond to complaints, inquiries, and requests for information from other departments, outside agencies, and the public concerning plan checking, permit requirements, and other engineering activities at a public counter or over the telephone.

Locate utilities, easements, property lines, and/or other information on plans; perform and check mathematical, computer, and/or statistical calculations used in engineering tasks; perform field investigations and/or inspections of existing conditions and new construction; collect, compile, and/or analyze data and/or field samples; notify contractors of discrepancies between work performed and the approved plans, specifications, and standards.

Review final subdivision and parcel maps, legal descriptions, improvement plans, as well as other drawings for conformance with established engineering standards; process permit applications and issue permits; determine and collect fees.

Assist on field survey crews as needed; perform and verify preliminary, construction, boundary, and control surveys; perform construction staking.

Participate in traffic studies and/or counts; develop and with assistance, maintain traffic signal timing and coordinated systems.

Develop and revise design standards, standard plans, specifications, and engineer approved lists.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

Drafting procedures, nomenclature, and symbols.

Trigonometry as applied to the computations of angles, areas, distances, and traverses.

Computer-aided drafting (CAD) methods and techniques.

Principles and practices of recordkeeping and system documentation.

Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques of public works construction inspection.

Surveying principles and practices; engineering design and construction practices.

Proper techniques and methods used in mapping, engineering, and drafting.

Graphic presentation tools, materials, and techniques.

Computer-aided design and other general engineering computer software application programs, including graphic presentation.

Quantity and cost estimating.

City design standards and specifications.

Applicable City and state codes, policies, and procedures; principles of project planning.

Principles of statistics and mathematics as applied to engineering tasks.

If assigned traffic engineering duties, traffic engineering and transportation planning principles and practices and components of traffic signals and signal timing.

Education and Experience

Any combination equivalent to the education and experience likely to provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to gain such knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:

Equivalent to graduation from high school, supplemented by courses in trigonometry and computer aided design and drafting. College level course work in mathematics, computer-aided design, construction practices, surveying, and other related courses are desirable.

Experience:

Two years of experience in engineering technical support work at a level equivalent to Engineering Technician I class.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move weight up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The City of Petaluma offers a wide range of benefits. For details, please find the information here https://cityofpetaluma.org/employee-handouts-and-benefits/

Closing Date/Time: 11/23/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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• City of Petaluma

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