Engineering Technician 3
Construction
PortlandOR Direct Hire Jul 8, 2024

Engineering Technician 3 
 
OVERVIEW
Flux Resources is looking for a full-time Engineering Technician 3 (ET3). As an ET3 you will primarily partner with Multnomah County Project Managers in the design development and construction management of capital improvement projects on the County’s six Willamette River bridges (Sellwood, Hawthorne, Morrison, Burnside, Broadway, and Sauvie Island), four of which are moveable. 
 
You will ensure the complex, challenging work to rehabilitate and enhance our transportation infrastructure is done correctly and efficiently, and at the highest quality possible. You will work on the electrical, mechanical, and structural rehabilitation of very large movable bridges, and help bring transformative roadway projects into being. 
 
You will work on teams that solve critical, difficult construction challenges, and ensure that the contractors the County hires execute the agreed on plans. At times you will lead the other project inspectors and assign work and schedule them to ensure adequate inspection coverage.
 
Your main duties will include:

  • Perform inspections of bridge and/or road construction, which may include reinforced concrete and structural steel installation, shop fabrication, paint, surveys, grading, surfacing, drainage and others
  • Keep inspection records and prepare reports; lead the project documentation and closeout process
  • Mentor and coach less experienced staff
  • Coordinate and schedule day-to-day inspections, facilitate communication between the parties involved in the delivery of capital projects including County staff, consultant engineers, and construction contractors
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on standards, practices, laws and regulations
  • Review project plans and specifications
  • Plan and administer multiple smaller projects or parts of a larger project
  • Coordinate project safety and quality assurance functions
  • Assist in developing standards and procedures
 
 
TO QUALIFY
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required.
 
Minimum  Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
  • Equivalent to an Associate degree from an accredited college with major course work in engineering, surveying technology, construction management, or related field; AND three (3) to six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience in public works bridge and roadway inspection; OR
  • Five (5) to Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible experience in public works bridge and roadway inspection
  • Valid driver license
 
Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
  • Federal Project Inspection and Documentation
  • Supervision/Coordination of staff
  • Bridge Inspection
  • Movable Bridge Inspection
  • ODOT Certification in Bridge Inspection, General Inspection

 
*Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position.
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Type of Position: This hourly, union-represented position is eligible for overtime.
Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM. There may be some flexibility with the regular start and end times. 
Location: Portland, OR 97214
Telework Type: Ad-hoc telework - there may be opportunities for some work tasks to be performed from home on an ad-hoc basis, but this position is expected to perform the majority of their work from the County location above or from the field.
Compensation: DOE, full benefits package

If interested please apply or send resume to brad.scardino@workwithflux.com

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