Job Details

Engineering Technician (Senior)

The Department of Resource Management is a comprehensive agency comprised of the Public Works, Building and Safety, Planning Services, Environmental Health Services, Parks, and Administrative Services Divisions. The department provides for the well-being of Solano County's present and future residents and the public at-large through administration and enforcement of Federal, State, and Local laws and policies pertaining to transportation, building construction, land use planning, environmental health, and recreation.

The Public Works-Engineering & Surveying Division is committed to providing a safe, well maintained, and efficient roadway system. Additionally, the division designs and performs contract construction of road and bridge improvements, issues multiple permits, and performs traffic counts and speed surveys on County roads.

The Engineering Technician (Senior) performs complex technical engineering work in the office and in the field. In this position you could be involved in any of the following functional areas: construction inspection, environmental permitting/design, surveys and mapping, traffic and permits, or other specialized work. The Engineering Technician (Senior) is an advanced level position and may work in a lead capacity or on specialized tasks. The ideal candidate will possess and practice the following competencies:

• Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Performing computations and solving mathematical problems
• Applying technical subject matter to the job, including principles of traffic engineering, land surveying, drafting, surveying procedures, and survey equipment
• Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
• Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal

Position Requirements:

Experience: Five (5) years of full time technical engineering experience involving engineering design, construction inspection, traffic engineering, surveying, plan review, or other specialized area(s) of assignment, supplemented by experience in interpretation and enforcement of specification requirements, field inspections, soil/aggregate material testing, and interaction with contractors.

Education/Training: Completion of 15 semester units or equivalent from an accredited college or university in mathematics, engineering design, construction inspection, traffic engineering, surveying, or other related fields.

Selection Process: 08/21/2025 5:00pm Deadline to submit application and required documents for the first application review process. Based on the information provided in the application documents, the qualified applicants may be invited for further examination and will either be pre-scheduled by the Department of Human Resources or be invited to self-schedule.

All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination.

A minimum score of 70% is required to continue in the selection process, unless otherwise announced. All potential new hires and employees considered for promotion to management, confidential positions or unrepresented positions will be subject to a background and reference check after contingent job offer is accepted.

These provisions are subject to change. Retirees - Solano County invites all to apply for positions; however pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and 21224, hiring restrictions may apply to California Public Sector Pension Plan Retirees.