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Senior Engineering Technician
County of Riverside
Flood Control
Location
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Salary
$34.46 - $52.15
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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February 24, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting engineering projects for flood control and land development in Riverside County, including analyzing data, creating maps, and managing records to help developers comply with drainage plans.
A good fit would be someone with technical experience in civil engineering support, comfortable with mapping software and fieldwork, and interested in public sector work that protects communities from flooding.
It's a senior role that can lead to advancement with further certifications.
Key Requirements
- Experience supporting Area Drainage Plans (ADPs), including cost estimates, credit tracking, and documentation
- Proficiency in GIS for dataset management, spatial analysis, and mapping tools
- Ability to perform engineering calculations, technical analyses, and prepare maps using ArcGIS, Google Earth, or AutoCAD
- Skills in field investigations, inspections, and coordination with engineers and surveyors
- Advanced data entry, management, quality control, and support for development services and records
- Familiarity with screening legal documents, easements, and plans in a public-sector environment
- Providing input on internal software systems and digital workflows for efficiency
Full Job Description
The County of Riverside’s Flood Control & Water Conservation District has an opportunity for a Senior Engineering Technician who will be assigned to the District’s Developer Services Division in Riverside.
The Senior Engineering Technician (SET) will be assigned to a multidisciplinary team consisting of a supervising engineer and project engineers, providing development services to the Riverside County land development community.
Under general direction, the SET will assist project engineers on a variety of assignments on an as-needed basis and perform advanced technical, analytical, and data management functions in support of development services, area drainage planning, and internal workflow systems.
The SET will also perform sub-professional field and office civil engineering work related to assigned projects.
Candidates will have experience supporting Area Drainage Plans (ADPs) in support of development services.
This includes preparing cost estimates, tracking drainage credits, and maintaining related technical documentation.
Highly competitive candidates will demonstrate professional experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop and manage datasets, perform spatial analysis, and support internal or public-facing mapping tools.
Additional desired experience includes supporting or administering development-related clearances, conditions of approval, and compliance tracking within a public-sector environment, including coordination with engineering staff and maintenance of standardized workflows and records.
The Senior Engineering Technician is a natural progression underfill for the Senior Engineering Technician – PE. Incumbents are eligible to promote to Senior Engineering Technician – PE upon attaining a valid certification of registration as a Civil Engineer.
Advancement to the Principal Engineering Technician level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment. Advancement to the Associate Surveyor is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.
Meet The Team!
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District provide for the control and conservation of flood and storm waters and for the protection of watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property from damage within its boundaries.
Requirements
- Perform spatial analysis using ArcGIS, Google Earth and/or AutoCAD and prepare detailed maps and exhibits.
- Perform engineering calculations and technical analyses in support of Area Drainage Plans (ADPs), including the evaluation and tracking of ADP credits.
- Perform field investigations and/or inspections as needed, to support plan review, data verifications, or project coordination.
- Screen legal descriptions, easements and right-of-way documents, records of survey, maps and plans; and coordinate, as needed, with office surveyors and engineers to support the preparation of District agreements and associated exhibits.
- Perform advanced data entry, data management, and quality control functions in support of development services, plan check tracking, and District records.
- Provide technical input and user feedback in the development, testing, and refinement of internal software systems and digital workflows intended to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Develop, maintain, and manage GIS-based tools and datasets, including systems used to support tracking Area Drainage Plan (ADP) credits.
- Coordinate with GIS, and other District staff to integrate technical datasets into District GIS web maps for broader internal use.
- Coordinate the scanning, digitization, and archiving of legacy drainage studies, plans, and reports; ensure records are properly indexed, tracked, and accessible through District records management systems.
- Serve as a technical resource to District staff by locating, organizing, and retrieving historical and current project records for developer-driven and capital improvement projects.
- Receive, review, and process requests for clearance of flood control-related conditions associated with subdivision and development approvals; coordinate with internal staff and other departments as needed, track project status, and maintain records of clearances to ensure consistency with District policies and established thresholds.
- Coordinate and facilitate interdepartmental plan check reviews at key project milestones, including scheduling review meetings, supporting electronic plan review sessions, managing plan distribution, and compiling and distributing consolidated review comments.
Qualifications
OPTION I
Experience: Four years of sub-professional civil engineering experience, at least one year of which must have been at a level equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II. (College courses from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related subjects to the assignment such as land surveying, soils erosion, soils testing, blueprint reading, mathematics, computer graphics, or hydrology may substitute for up to two years of the non-specialized experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of the required full-time experience.)
Experience: Four years of sub-professional civil engineering experience, at least one year of which must have been at a level equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II. (College courses from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related subjects to the assignment such as land surveying, soils erosion, soils testing, blueprint reading, mathematics, computer graphics, or hydrology may substitute for up to two years of the non-specialized experience on the basis of 12 semester or 18 quarter units equaling one year of the required full-time experience.)
OPTION II
Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in surveying engineering or civil engineering.
Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in surveying engineering or civil engineering.
Experience: One year of sub-professional engineering experience equivalent to a County of Riverside Engineering Technician II.
OPTION III
Certification: Valid Certificate of Registration as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
Certification: Valid Certificate of Registration as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
Experience: Two years of sub-professional engineering experience.
Other Requirements
License: Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License is required for traveling to various inspection sites.
Physical environment
The Senior Engineering Technician will perform physical work outdoors throughout the year in Riverside County and be exposed to inclement weather. Some duties will be performed on construction sites on uneven/sloped surfaces. Inspections may involve getting close to the ground and ascending to inspect work or materials at higher elevations.
ALL OPTIONS:
Knowledge of: Engineering principles, practices, mathematics, and construction materials and methods; manual and automated drafting techniques; use of hydrologic devices; boundary control and legal principles of land surveying; construction, photogrammetric and land surveying procedures, practices and equipment.
Knowledge of: Engineering principles, practices, mathematics, and construction materials and methods; manual and automated drafting techniques; use of hydrologic devices; boundary control and legal principles of land surveying; construction, photogrammetric and land surveying procedures, practices and equipment.
Ability to: Make difficult mathematical computations; read, interpret, prepare, or check detailed records of surveys, maps and engineering plans; test and inspect construction work and test construction materials; perform survey field work; coordinate computer aided mapping activities; complete difficult technical assignments without immediate supervision; analyze complex data and prepare effective reports and recommendations; supervise the work of subordinates; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Additional Information
For questions regarding this recruitment
Please Contact Alexander Jones at 951-955-4656 or Aljones@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.
Please Contact Alexander Jones at 951-955-4656 or Aljones@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.
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