Senior Engineering Technician (various positions including Senior Labor Compliance Technician)

The Senior Engineering Technician performs a variety of tasks related in the performance of sub-professional engineering office, design assistance, and drafting work, including assisting the professional engineering staff in mechanical, structural, electrical, or instrumentation technical support work; perform engineering support work involving environmental control system operations & maintenance and monitoring labor compliance, traffic usage analysis, plan & map checking, construction administration, drafting, condition compliance and conformance, and issuing permits and determining required fees. Assignments may include responsibility for an ongoing project or program or providing lead direction for the implementation of systems with program or function wide impact. The Senior Engineering Technician may also provide lead direction and exercise control over the work of other assigned staff where the work requirements are well defined and a volume of past practices and precedents exist.

The eligible list for this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies.  One current vacancy is for a Senior Labor Compliance Technician with the Construction Management and Inspection Division.  Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
 

• Administers and monitors the labor compliance requirements for construction contracts. 
• Ensures the proper reporting of prevailing wages, fringe benefits, apprentice utilization and resolution of employee wage violations
• Collects and reviews weekly Certified Payroll Reports (CPR's) and supporting payroll records (statement of compliance, fringe benefit statement, payroll deductions, apprentice registration, etc.) submitted by the prime and subcontractors on a weekly basis
• Communicates with contractors to resolve discrepancies relative to the CPR submittals
• Conducts investigations on alleged contractor violations uncovered from CPR reviews, site visits, workers' complaints, etc. to facilitate contractor compliance and timely contract completion
• When appropriate, notifies Department of Industrial Relations and/or Department of Labor of contractor violations.
• Interprets and enforces all public works contract labor provisions including: DIR registration
• Prepares and presents the labor compliance requirements at pre-bid and pre-construction meetings for contracts subject to the payment of prevailing wages.
• Responds to prevailing wage questions/concerns/matters that may arise from contractors, construction workers, County staff, and other Agencies.
• Responsible for documenting all prime contractors and subcontractors' responsiveness before releasing project funds and closing out labor compliance files in a timely manner

Minimum Qualifications

Either: 1. Three years of full-time experience in the class of an Engineering Technician in Sacramento County service.

Or: 2. Three years of sub-professional engineering experience involving public works facilities or structures work.

Education Substitution: Completion of coursework in engineering or related field at an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience. Related education substitutions for the required experience are computed on the basis of 3 semester units or 4.5 quarter units = 1 work month.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.