Principal Engineering Technician

Principal Engineering Technician is the advanced and/or lead specialist level in the Engineering Technician series. Principal Engineering Technicians are leadworkers of assigned staff, perform difficult field or office research and administrative tasks, and assist in the supervision of a program or functional area or perform a variety of complex, technical work involving plan checking, map checking, design & drafting assignments similar to those often assigned to beginning level professional engineers. Specialty assignments include interpreting and applying engineering principles and techniques to the resolution of problems.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of experience and education or training that is likely to provide the required knowledge and abilities for this class. Typical ways to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Either: 1. Two years of full-time experience in the class of Senior Engineering Technician in Sacramento County service including one year of experience in the option be tested.

Or: 2. Four years of sub-professional engineering experience involving public works facilities or structures work, including two years of experience comparable to the Senior Engineering Technician in Sacramento County service in the option being tested.

Note: 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.