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Central Washington University Engineering Aide 2 in Ellensburg, Washington
Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting an Engineering Aide 2 to join our Capital Planning & Projects team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based project position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $50,328 - $67,716 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjdhOegDa9A What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: This position is responsible for supporting the construction project team within the Capital Planning department, by job and project shadowing, learning the standards and practices of their position, and developing project management skills to assist in their development for future career opportunities. This role is also responsible for foundational skill development in apply engineering, mapping and surveying skills to maintain our line utilities locate drawings while also ensuring we meet all legal obligations associated with Utility Locates. This job requires basic knowledge of underground utilities, building systems, and overall site features in order to maintain our underground utility maps. This position requires the utilization of high tech Trimble survey equipment and the related engineering software to take GPS shots and document new or newly excavated utilities. This primarily responsible for the full-time organization and coordination of mapping documents and to provide support to the day-to-day operations of the Capital Planning and Projects unit of the Facilities Management Department. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties Capital Planning Mapping Operation: - Responsible primarily for coordination of the Capital Planning mapping operation which includes the full-time organization and coordination of mapping documents utilized by Capital and Facilities Management Department (FMD) and ensuring digital and hard copy files are updated on a consistent basis based on as-built conditions of utilities, man covers, flow direction distinction, (x,y,z coordinate verification) valve locations, dead heads, underground structures, supporting photography documentation and other pertinent to mitigating risk in any all underground excavation by CWU or