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j <br /> engineers, certified arborists, attorneys, community or neighborhood <br /> groups and/or contractors? <br /> Yes, The following are examples: <br /> Dealing with claims concerning damage to private property structures or <br /> vegetation. <br /> Dealing with access driveways and walkways. <br /> <br /> ~ Explaining the purpose of a project, explaining costs to owners. <br /> Helping resolve issues of access to the infrastructure. <br /> <br /> ~ Taking part in community information sessions. <br /> Taking phone calls from citizens. <br /> Talking to the media. <br /> <br /> I <br /> Damage to private property or loss of usefulness or access requires an <br /> immediate response. 1 meet with them, listen to their complaint and determine if <br /> there is a simple, immediate solution to the problem. It may involve mediating <br /> action between the contractor and the citizen or it may involve a longer term <br /> investigation and more involved solution That may not be readily available. <br /> Sometimes, litigation results and we maybe required to give a deposition or <br /> appear in court. <br /> Many of our projecfs require the on site participation of an arborist. In some <br /> cases, the property owners have hired arborists that we have worked with. <br /> Privately Engineered Public Improvement projecfs always require interaction with <br /> architects and engineers and as with publicly engineered projects and sometimes <br /> community or neighborhood groups. <br /> .Estimated time spent: Often during the. construction of a project. <br /> 16) Do you need to coordinate your activities with other departments or <br /> divisions? <br /> Scoping of a project involves co-ordination with many other divisions within <br /> the city and the involvement of most utilities as well as Lane Transportation <br /> District. Transportation is involved in the design of most projects and the <br /> Engineering Technician has to have a working knowledge of traffic signal <br /> systems, traffic flow patterns, striping and signage. <br /> Co-ordination with Public Works Maintenance in the-planning stages is <br /> necessary to ensure that projects under construction by both divisions are not <br /> under way at the same time creating logistical problems for work crews. It also <br /> allows an opportunity to prevent over lapping of work on the infrastructure. <br /> .:Estimated time spent: Occasionally during the scoping and construction of a <br /> project. <br /> Engineering Technician Position Review 12 January 2004 <br /> _ _ _ _ <br /> <br />