Public Works Technician III

The City of Saint Paul Public Works is hiring multiple Public Works Technician III's to perform advanced engineering technician work in the following areas. Here's what you can expect to do: Sewer Division: Located - 700 City Hall Annex, Works: Monday - Friday 7 - 3:30pm Inspects materials and construction projects related to sewer infrastructure. Provides technical assistance to engineers in planning, design, inspection, and maintenance of sewer projects. Performs construction observation and inspection for sewer-related projects. Reviews utility plans for sewer conflicts and represents the Sewer Utility in third-party utility plan review meetings. Traffic Operations - Located: 899 Dale Street N., Works: Monday - Friday 7:30 - 4:00pm Oversees GSOC (Gopher State Once Call) and utility-locating operations, including utility tickets, coordination, resolving utility conflicts, and regulatory compliance. Manages GIS, CAD, and asset data, including mapping, records, field data reconciliation, and data products. Plans and supervises traffic studies and field data collection, including quality control, documentation, and reporting. Supervises and develops staff, including work assignments, scheduling, training, performance management, hiring, and compliance with policies and labor agreements. Manages equipment, technology, purchasing, budget, and operational improvements to support efficient service delivery. Land Survey Division: Located - 1000 City Hall Annex, Works: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 3:00pm This position is a mix of field and office-based technical work Supports construction and corridor/design work and coordinating with field crews to identify and resolve survey or construction issues. Processes, analyzes, and quality-checks survey data and developing efficient workflows for handling field data, models, corridors, and other survey deliverables. Troubleshoots survey equipment, software, data, and workflows and helping resolve more complex technical problems. Serves as a technical resource for the Division by helping staff with surveying technology, data processing, field procedures, and problem solving. Helps improve and streamline our surveying processes through new technology, innovative techniques, standardized procedures, and training/mentoring of staff. Street Construction Inspection - Located: 900 City Hall Annex, Works: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 3:00pm or 7:00 - 3:30pm (may require occasional over-time.) Inspects Public Works construction projects to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, standards, and contract requirements. Conducts daily field inspections, documenting contractor operations, progress, materials, quantities, workmanship, and compliance. Reviews plans and contract documents, identifies construction issues, and assists with resolving field conflicts, schedule concerns, and necessary modifications. Maintains accurate project records, including inspection documentation, quantities, correspondence, and payment support. Coordinates with contractors, utilities, property owners, businesses, residents, and the public, including facilitating weekly construction progress meetings. ADA Compliance in Street Engineering and Construction (SEC) Division - Located: 900 City Hall Annex, Works: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 3:00pm Inspects Public Works construction projects to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, standards, and contract requirements. Conducts daily field inspections, documenting contractor operations, progress, materials, quantities, workmanship, and compliance. Reviews plans and contract documents, identifies construction issues, and assists with resolving field conflicts, schedule concerns, and field modifications. Maintains project records and supports contractor payments through accurate documentation of construction quantities and project progress. Coordinates with contractors, utilities, property owners, businesses, residents, and the public; performs ADA compliance inspections and trains staff on ADA requirements and construction documentation. For more information and essential functions, see our job description . Our Benefits: We offer competitive wages, and a variety of excellent benefits , including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid vacation and sick time. Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.

The City of Saint Paul Public Works is hiring multiple Public Works Technician III's to perform advanced engineering technician work in the following areas.

Inspects materials and construction projects related to sewer infrastructure.

Provides technical assistance to engineers in planning, design, inspection, and maintenance of sewer projects.

Performs construction observation and inspection for sewer-related projects.

Reviews utility plans for sewer conflicts and represents the Sewer Utility in third-party utility plan review meetings.

Oversees GSOC (Gopher State Once Call) and utility-locating operations, including utility tickets, coordination, resolving utility conflicts, and regulatory compliance.

Manages GIS, CAD, and asset data, including mapping, records, field data reconciliation, and data products.

Plans and supervises traffic studies and field data collection, including quality control, documentation, and reporting.

Supervises and develops staff, including work assignments, scheduling, training, performance management, hiring, and compliance with policies and labor agreements.

Manages equipment, technology, purchasing, budget, and operational improvements to support efficient service delivery.

Supports construction and corridor/design work and coordinating with field crews to identify and resolve survey or construction issues.

Processes, analyzes, and quality-checks survey data and developing efficient workflows for handling field data, models, corridors, and other survey deliverables.

Troubleshoots survey equipment, software, data, and workflows and helping resolve more complex technical problems.

Serves as a technical resource for the Division by helping staff with surveying technology, data processing, field procedures, and problem solving.

Helps improve and streamline our surveying processes through new technology, innovative techniques, standardized procedures, and training/mentoring of staff.

Street Construction Inspection - Located: 900 City Hall Annex, Works: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 3:00pm or 7:00 - 3:30pm (may require occasional over-time.)

Inspects Public Works construction projects to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, standards, and contract requirements.

Conducts daily field inspections, documenting contractor operations, progress, materials, quantities, workmanship, and compliance.

Reviews plans and contract documents, identifies construction issues, and assists with resolving field conflicts, schedule concerns, and necessary modifications.

Maintains accurate project records, including inspection documentation, quantities, correspondence, and payment support.

Coordinates with contractors, utilities, property owners, businesses, residents, and the public, including facilitating weekly construction progress meetings.

ADA Compliance in Street Engineering and Construction (SEC) Division - Located: 900 City Hall Annex, Works: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 3:00pm

Reviews plans and contract documents, identifies construction issues, and assists with resolving field conflicts, schedule concerns, and field modifications.

Maintains project records and supports contractor payments through accurate documentation of construction quantities and project progress.

Coordinates with contractors, utilities, property owners, businesses, residents, and the public; performs ADA compliance inspections and trains staff on ADA requirements and construction documentation.

Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.

Open Job Posting: This posting is open to anyone who meets the position requirements.

Eligible Lists Created from Open Job Posting: You must receive a score of 75% or higher to pass the assessment and be considered for the position. Non-promotion eligible lists typically are pass/fail and promotion eligible lists are typically ranked. If the open eligible list created contains a veteran, one open list will exist. When there are no veterans remaining on the eligible list (i.e. hired, withdrawn) from an open list that also contains promotional candidates, two lists will be created: one open list and one promotion list. If two lists exist, the promotion list must be exhausted before the open list is considered.

Final Selection Process: Those who pass will be placed on an eligible list for approximately six months and all will be notified of their status. A Hiring Manager will consider those applicants eligible for hire. You will be notified if you are invited to participate in the final selection process which may include an interview, job simulation, work sample submission, or other evaluation method.

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Less than three years of experience

At least three years of experience, but less than four years

At least four years of experience, but less than five years

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Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data

Conducting surveys and writing reports

Operating and maintaining land survey instruments

Maintaining GIS data base and maps

Inspecting, investigating, drafting, administering, and designing public works projects

ADA Compliance in Street Engineering and Construction Division

GSOC Traffic Operations

Land Survey Division

Sewer Division

Street Construction Inspection

All of the above

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