Job Opportunity: Engineering Technician with The City of Sunbury in Delaware County, OH

Do you thrive on solving real-world problems and helping projects run smoothly from plan to pavement? Do you take pride in being a key part of a growing community’s success? If so, The City of Sunbury wants to hear from you!

The City of Sunbury is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to serve as Engineering Technician. This full‑time position, reporting to the City Engineer, supports the Planning and Engineering Department by performing a wide range of engineering, construction administration & inspection, and project management responsibilities.

Pay Range: $24.00 - $32.45 per hour (pay is based on experience, skills, and qualifications)

Benefits: Includes health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as paid leave and retirement plans.

Responsibilities:

• Manages public and private Construction Services (e.g., oversees administrative tasks and contracts; assigns and directs work; provides guidance and support); assists City Engineer when necessary; maintains records in accordance with established procedures.
• Applies standard engineering principles, prepares material estimates, and schedules project phases to align with legislative meetings.
• Assists with public meetings, develops plans and contract documents, and participates in contract bidding and award processes.
• Manages construction for capital improvement programs, drafts correspondence, and leads preconstruction and progress meetings.
• Verifies pay applications, prepares and approves change orders, and acts as a liaison between the public and contractors.
• Administers contracts and oversees the capital improvement program, right of way, and development projects to ensure compliance with project plans and specifications.
• Coordinates annual warranty inspections, reviews daily inspection reports from consulting inspectors for consistency and uniformity, prepares inspection reports for internally inspected projects, and monitors project budgets, purchases, and payments in relation to completed work and project timelines.
• Conducts bid responsibility review in coordination with Finance personnel (e.g., equipment coordination and availability, labor force availability vs. existing contracts, claims history and prevailing wage violations); performs contractor evaluations and assists with engineering consultant evaluations.
• Investigates resident and developer requests for service (e.g., performs technical research; search for infrastructure maps/GIS information; drafts written responses and provides telephone responses concerning infrastructure, traffic, drainage, and other related issues).
• Reviews surveying, design, drafting, and cost estimates for engineering projects related to capital improvement projects related to street improvements, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water.
• Maintains licenses and certifications as required.
• Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in construction engineering or a related discipline from an accredited four-year institution, along with a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience; or an associate’s degree or equivalent from an accredited two-year college or technical school, with at least four (4) years of progressively responsible related experience.
• Evening and occasional weekend availability; required.
• ADA certification; LPA certification or ability to complete within 2 years of hire; required.
• Desired: PMP, CPII, Flood Plain Manager, Sediment & Erosion Control or Stormwater.
• Demonstrates continued education in construction and engineering.
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Carry out detailed but basic written or oral instructions.
• Interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, picture, or schedule form.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply skills involving multiple variables within familiar contexts.
• Apply management principles to solve problems.
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.

About the City of Sunbury:

The City of Sunbury is a rapidly growing community located just 25 miles north of Columbus, Ohio in fast growing Delaware County. Sunbury currently has nearly 8,000 residents and is issuing new residential building permits at a record pace. The City of Sunbury is planning for the construction of a new interstate interchange and parkway that will open approximately four miles of road frontage for new commercial and residential development. Another 1,600 acres of newly annexed land to the east of Sunbury is currently being planned for light-industrial development use. The City of Sunbury is growing in most every direction and dimension and is seeking a qualified Engineering Technician to provide expertise and initiative-taking construction management and execution.

Apply online today!

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As a Civil Engineer at Atwell, your role will be dynamic and multifaceted, including the opportunity to become a subject matter expert in residential, commercial, and/or industrial land development!

• Site Plan Excellence: You'll be responsible for drafting preliminary and final site plans using AutoCAD Civil 3D, ensuring precision and adherence to industry standards.
• Data Analysis: Dive into project survey data to assess existing site conditions, considering various factors, including legal descriptions, ALTA surveys, easement documents, and condo documents.
• Comprehensive Reporting: Prepare a variety of reports, opinions, and recommendations crucial for project direction. This may include hydrology/hydraulic studies, due diligence/site analysis reports, engineer's opinion of probable costs, project schedules, utility computations, detention/retention computations, storm sewer reports, local and state permit applications, stormwater reports, soils reports, earthwork volume calculations, StormCAD reports, WaterCAD reports, and preliminary grading.
• Construction Support: Offer valuable construction-related services, such as permit applications, cut sheets, quantity estimates, and transmittals. Organize site plans, construction plans, and construction documents under the guidance of Senior staff.
• Engineering Software Mastery: Utilize AutoCAD Civil 3D and related engineering software packages to complete assignments efficiently, ensuring they align with established standards.
• Effective Communication: Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills when collaborating with current staff members, ensuring seamless project coordination.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• 5+ years of experience
• AutoCAD Civil 3D, WaterCAD, StormCAD, and SewerCAD preferred

Disclaimer 

While AI tools may support your application process, this role is built on human talent. Your judgment, experience, and character matter most, so we encourage you to showcase what makes you uniquely you.

Atwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from any 3rd party agencies. No fee will be paid to 3rd parties who submit unsolicited resumes to any Atwell employee. Resumes from approved vendors must be specifically requested by Atwell and approved by the Atwell Talent Acquisition Team.

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Building Systems & Services, LLC (BSS) is a leading provider of commercial and industrial HVAC equipment, service and building automation systems.

From our offices in Wilmington, Delaware, we serve customers throughout the Tri-State area. We represent some of the industry’s leading equipment manufacturers whose standards for quality match ours. BSS was formed in 1986. Our business objective is to meet the HVAC equipment, service and building automation needs of our customers by combining these individual elements into a coordinated offering.

Summary: To perform technical services to test and commission building automation systems (BAS) and to service and repair systems in Delaware, Camden NJ and Philadelphia area. To understand, meet, and exceed our customer expectations so that Building Systems & Services, Inc. is their preferred supplier for our product and services.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following

• Lead field activities related to startup and commissioning of Building Automation Systems (BAS).
• Review and understand documentation related to project including control prints, plans and specifications, and project related correspondence.
• Coordinate with job-site superintendent, trade foreman, startup personnel, etc., confirming controlled equipment is ready to be started.
• Execute necessary job-site documentation including permits and job safety task analysis in coordination with job-site project team, identify, understand and communicate potential hazards or concerns with the work and any changes to job-site conditions that alter the permitted scope of work.
• Commit to and comply with all on-site, company, and OSHA safety policies.
• Perform pre-power inspection of BAS to ensure installation is complete, correct, and safe to power and operate.
• Apply power to BAS controllers and related equipment, download programming, commission network, configure controllers, etc. using vendor specific programming tools, laptop, and software.
• Test operation of hardware comparing actual readings and commands with those in the BAS.
• Perform functional testing of system in all modes of operations exercising the controlled system through its sequence of operations.
• Record the results in standard startup and commissioning forms – create forms as needed if none are provided.
• Produce and communicate project punch-list as items arise and maintain list throughout the course of the work – complete all tasks assigned by project engineer/manager.
• Maintain and submit a complete BAS commissioning documentation package to project engineer/manager including all startup and commissioning forms, marked-up as-built drawings, sequences, completed punch-list etc.
• Perform warranty, service and maintenance work on systems documenting work on field service report for customer, submit documentation to office.
• Conduct owner training.
• Maintain current backup of customer programming and graphics on the BSS server.
• Perform system upgrades and software maintenance at customer sites as needed.
• Provide technical support to Service Department for BSS controls projects.
• Maintain current with new product developments through monitoring and reading product announcements, discussing new products with vendor’s sales and technical resources, and application development as assigned.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in startup and servicing HVAC and Controls systems.
• Ability to coordinate the work of others on multiple job sites.
• Effective interpersonal skills to represent the company to customers and other outside contacts in an ethical and professional manner.
• Possess the ability to explain technical information to technical and non-technical people.
• Must possess strong written skills and a proven understanding of computer programs and software applications relevant to the Controls & HVAC industry.
• Laptop required to submit daily paperwork and time sheets
• Must adhere to meeting strict deadlines
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills, including Windows and MS Office
• Professional neat appearance and presentation.
• A Valid Driver’s License and clean DMV Record approved by our Auto Insurance is required
• Criminal Background Check required
• Ability to operate a forklift
• Ability to operate company vehicle (truck)
• Ability to work from heights (ladder, scaffold, lift, etc.)
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Participate in On-Call Rotation as necessary
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suites (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Knowledge of Human Machine Interface (HMI); Machine-to-Machine Interface (M2M)
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• HVAC Journeyman Certificate a plus
• EPA Refrigeration License a plus
• Valid driver's license
• Pass a Company and customer jobsites require criminal background checks and Drug Testing

Building Systems and Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.