Sterling Engineering, Inc.
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https://www.sterling-engineering.com
https://www.sterling-engineering.com
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18.00
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Utility Locator
Portland, OR 97035 US
2023-03-13
2023-04-20
Employment Type:
Contract to Perm
Job Category: Civil Engineering
Job Number: CG963691117
Compensation: 18.00
Job Description
Title: Design Technician
Location: Portland, Oregon
Duration and hire type: Direct Hire
Overview: Sterling Engineering / Staffing is currently looking for a Design Technician for one of our clients in the Auburn, IN area. Sterling has a rich history of delivering top talent to our clients. We are a nationwide Staffing Firm with over 100 clients and works primarily with Fortune 1000 corporations.
Job Description:
This is the first level of the non-Engineer degreed technical support role job classification. Design Technician applies developing technical expertise to solve simple problems, and management skills to provide oversight of work in a specific area of developing expertise, with close supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop skills in their field of study, and the ability to work with some degree of independence.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsibilities may include GPS survey, overhead/underground line locating, inspections, testing, and documentation of power distribution, gas distribution, ROW, compressors, and other related facilities
- Complete design task for associated utility design projects. Tasks include but are not limited to drafting, engineering calculations, easement validation; design/construction, cost estimating, and permit package development
- Managing multiple projects in order to assure timely, successful completion for projects resulting in high levels of customer satisfaction and company/departmental goal achievements
- Ability to review Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for update or conflict
- Coordinate projects for construction across multiple departments to accomplish timely construction and meet customer, crew member, or client needs within a negotiated timeframe
- Learn and incorporate company safety rules and policies, company design standards and governing authority regulations into daily work and designs. Designs will meet all requirements of applicable company safety standards, company distribution construction standards, and governing authority regulations
Qualifications and Experience:
- 0-3 years of general construction or utility experience preferred
- High School Diploma required. Technical certificate in drafting or other technical skill preferred
- Basic design skills, AutoCAD or Microstation knowledge preferred
- Ability to understand instructions and independently carry out instructed tasks
- Detail and quality oriented. Must be comfortable reading and interpreting technical documentation including blueprints, construction specifications and other items
- Strong communication and customer skills
- Must have own vehicle and ability to travel if required
- Ability to grow into responsibility for managing long term client program work
- Unquestioned business and personal integrity
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
