ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN V-CDOT 2025

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN-V

Chicago Department of Transportation

Division of Engineering

One Call Program

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES UNION (AFSCME) - Select BU 01. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Starting Salary: $73,140 annually (B-14)

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CST on 12/29/2025

Under direction, participates in a variety of specialized and/or complex para-professional engineering projects or acts as a working supervisor in an assigned area of responsibility, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Conducts plan reviews of drawings to ensure that City streets will not be adversely affected by construction. Prepares Utility hit reports, field inspection and hit investigation reports. Prepares Chicago Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Ordinance Violation Documents. Prepares Notice of Investigation letters, excavator information request forms and Facility operator information request forms. Prepares documents for Evaluation panel hearings. Assists coordinating and scheduling meetings of representatives with Evaluation panel, Law Department and Excavators. Assists coordinating and preparing safe excavation training. Coordinates the collection of documents and collection of fines assessed by the Evaluation Panel. Prepares Evaluation panel meeting minutes. Evaluates a variety of contractor's shop drawings. Studies contract plans and specifications for errors or omissions. Evaluates accuracy of engineering source data. Supervises and trains subordinate personnel on good engineering practices and procedures. Performs other related duties as required.

LOCATION: Chicago Department of Transportation

445 N Sacramento Blvd. Chicago, IL

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS:

Four (4) years of paraprofessional engineering experience. Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable: Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree, plus two (2) years of paraprofessional engineering work experience OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree or higher, plus one (1) year of paraprofessional engineering work experience.

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required at the time of hire.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: This position requires candidates to complete an interview. Interviewed Bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be hired in seniority order and according to the collective bargaining agreement. Interviewed Non-Bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CST on 12/29/2025