Engineering Technician 1

The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities: Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. Additionally, the MDC provides drinking water to portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby and South Windsor, known as the MDC's non-member towns

Job Summary

This position provides engineering technical and administrative work.

This position also has the responsibility for making routine technical and engineering technician decisions in accordance with established procedures. This work requires that the employee have some knowledge, skill and ability in surveying, construction inspection, utility services, drafting, mapping and administration of standard water and sewer construction plans and permits.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Serve on a construction inspection team. Assists in inspecting construction and assists in preparing manholes, pits and vaults for entry.

Maintain records of construction and connections. Compile and prepare reports. Enter, process and retrieve utility services information into a data management system.

Inspect and monitor the status of pavement and sidewalk restoration.

Marks out work area for the contractor on the basis of the cut sheet.

Plans, plots locations, and coordinates the work of contractors.

Estimates work area and repair costs based on the type of surface to be repaired.

Maintains records relative to the type, size, and reason for cut, location of street and town, and budget account to be charged on behalf of repairs for District forecasting purposes.

Enters, processes and retrieves pavement and sidewalk restoration information into a computerized database management system according to established software procedures.

Communicates with State and Town officials on pavement and sidewalk restoration and other related matters.

Performs in a safe manner and observes all safety procedures; works in small confined spaces and must be trained in confined space entry procedures.

Enter, process and retrieve utility services information into a database management system according to established procedures. Issues work orders for Call Before You Dig requests and dispatches staff for emergency repairs.

Investigates and reports on District claims against transgressors including vehicular and non-vehicular accidents, vandalism, theft, fraud, and debts.

Investigates and reports on claims against the District including vehicular and non-vehicular accidents, damages and employee misconduct.

Maintain database of claims

Assist with inspection of CT DEEP permitted wastewater discharge facilities and equipment and maintain customer/facility information and discharge monitoring reports specific to the FOG, MIU/SIU and groundwater discharge programs.

Assist Licensed Cross Connection Surveyors

Maintain property survey and device testing data and create regulatory reports

Assist with private property surveys

Coordinate required improvement with contractors

Communicate with Contractor, Town Officials and Customers

Draft standard engineering project plans to scale from notes, sketches and scaled drawings.

Conform drafting to District drafting standards and procedures.

Research and compile information from a variety of sources to form water and sewer record plans for use within and outside of the organization.

Interpret project drafting requirements and conduct additional research to produce the needed level of detail in the drawings.

Inspect project areas or facilities to asce tain field conditions or problems, as directed.

Prepare and draft as-built plans of water and sewer facilities and related construction.