ENGINEERING AID II

EXAM NUMBER

C3606A

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

FILING PERIOD

We will begin accepting applications on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) - Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

NO OUT OF CLASS EXPERIENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE FULLY MET BY THE LAST DAY OF FILING.With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County has the largest population of any county in the nation. As the largest employer in Southern California, with more than 42 diverse departments and over 2,300 different job descriptions, the County offers a lifetime of opportunities and careers. We are Los Angeles County Public Works, the largest municipal Public Works agency in the nation. With more than 4,000 employees, Public Works offers over 500 different types of career opportunities that promote professional and personal growth as well as a rewarding and exciting work environment.

Don't miss an opportunity to join our team!

An Engineering Aid II, Public Works is responsible for performing a combination of the following essential functions.

• Provides information requested by the public at public counters such as hydrologic data, locations on maps, construction specifications and drawings and information of a similar nature. 
• Maintains schedule boards and compiles reports of schedule progress on projects working from reports of recorded time and monies expended.
• Updates related charts and graphs and as directed extracts data from records for special reports.
• Assembles job data pouches by pulling records of designated surveys. 
• Prepares final ink tracings of engineering designs requiring the transfer of data, organization of sheet layouts, and printing of title blocks.
• Makes ink drawings of street and channel profiles and cross sections. 
• Plots contours and station distances as required. 
• Determines irregular areas by use of planimeter or computational software packages and calculates volumes of materials using prescribed and standardized procedures.
•  Redraws maps to new scales exercising a knowledge of proportional relationships. depicts boundaries, location of sewer lines, roads, water mains and pertinent related information.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:15 semester or equivalent quarter units of accredited college engineering, geographic information systems (GIS)/cartography or physical science* courses including courses in drafting, college algebra and trigonometry.* Physical science encompasses any of the sciences, such as physics, chemistry, geology, geography, and earth science that analyze the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter.PHYSICAL EXPECTATIONS:Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.LICENSE:A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:In order to receive credit for the required degree/coursework, you must include a legible copy of the transcripts, or letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization, at the time of filing or within five (5) business days from filing. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however official transcripts will be required at the time of appointment. Applications submitted without the required documents will be rejected as incomplete. (Accreditation Information) We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.      Applications from persons with degrees from foreign universities will be accepted ONLY if evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or Association of International Credential Evaluation, Inc.If you are unable to attach required documents, you must email them to [email protected]   within five (5) business days of filing.  Please include your name, exam number, and exam title on the documents.EXAMINATION CONTENT: This examination will consist of TWO (2) parts:

 

PART I: A multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted at 60%, assessing:

 

AchievementResponsibilitySafety OrientationThoroughnessFollowing Instructions 

MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

 

PART II:  An evaluation of training and experience, weighted 40%, assessing :

 

Professional Technical Knowledge of:Engineering PrinciplesDrafting TechniquesCustomer Service Technology ApplicationProblem Sensitivity Continual Learning 

CANDIDATES MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THE COMBINED SCORES FOR PART I AND PART II IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE FOR THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS:

 Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their responses automatically transferred to this examination. This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test responses may be transferred.

TEST PREPARATION: 

Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help you preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

 

An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/. Please click on "Find A Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit."  Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.  

Additional online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests/.

TESTING ACCOMMODATION: If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, please email [email protected] You will be required to provide supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the requested accommodation(s). The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the register of eligible candidates accordingly.SPECIAL INFORMATION:The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. VACANCY INFORMATION:The register of successful candidates created from this exam will be used to fill vacancies throughout Public Works as they occur.APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. All information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.IMPORTANT NOTES:

• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFCATION 
• Utilizing  VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED. 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX, OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Apply online by clicking on the green “Apply” button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:  Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. 

NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend’s user ID and password may erase a candidate’s original application record.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI): The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices. 

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CONTACT INFORMATIONDepartment Contact Name: Marlyn GarciaDepartment Contact Phone: (626) 458-2141Department Contact Email:  [email protected]ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 458-2141Teletype Phone: (626) 282-7829California Relay Services: (800) 735-2922

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