Engineering Technician

Job title: Engineering Technician
Company: Plattsburgh Municipal Lighting Department
Job description: The City of Plattsburgh, New York seeks a candidate for a permanent appointment as an Engineering Technician, pending Civil Service examination, at its Municipal Lighting Department (MLD). This position is responsible for performing technical work involving updating and maintaining the department’s master AutoCAD electrical utility drawings and variety of utility and infrastructure records for transmission, distribution, street lighting, and substations based on work order completions and site surveys. Prepares and reviews utility, equipment and infrastructure contracts and proposals, as required. The individual also prepares work orders, service requests, tree requests and street and security light outages repair requests based on information received from staff and MLD customers. The individual works with department’s line supervisor, engineer, engineering meter supervisor in posting work schedules on the computer. Calls other City departments and utilities to coordinate work, as required. Initiates and receives digging clearance requests. Responsible for checking proposed work site prior to provide digging clearance approval. Responds to emergency dig requests after work hours, weekends and holidays and provides the required clearances. Oversees the Department’s vacation, sick and personnel time usages as part of the department’s payroll system and provides weekly reports. The engineering technician does related work, as required. Good knowledge of design, construction, operation, and maintenance of electrical power substations, transmission and distribution lines; Maintains engineering and surveying instruments in working order. Good knowledge of computers as it relates to mapping systems, AutoCAD software, computer networks, and other related systems. Minimum qualifications are graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree or Associate's Degree in engineering science, civil or architectural engineering technology, land surveying or related field; and one (1) to (3) year of experience in assisting in electrical, civil or mechanical engineering or land surveying which shall have included the use of various computer systems. Candidate must have a valid N.Y.S. Class D driver’s license at time of appointment. Clinton County residency is required.

The required Civil Service applications (No resumes) and the position description are available at and must be returned to the Municipal Lighting Office, 217 Sharron Ave., no later than 4 PM, September 8, 2023. The City of Plattsburgh is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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Location: Plattsburgh, NY