An external candidate has been offered the vacant Senior Engineering Technician position, contingent upon the candidate passing the pre-employment screening and City Council approval. This position has been vacant since May 6, 2022, noting that this was the second round of recruitment after the first round being unsuccessful.

The minimum requirements for the position are an associate degree in a civil engineering field plus five years of related work experience. The candidate has a degree in land surveying and has a combined 15 years of work experience in similar positions at other metro cities in Minnesota. The candidate also has all needed MnDOT technical construction materials certifications.

Based on the candidate's overall qualifications and experience, the position was offered to him at Grade 170, Step 6 (See table 1 below, $86,923 annual). As a note, it has been past practice to request council approval when hiring a candidate at or above the middle pay scale for a position.

Table 1. City of Shakopee 2022 Non-Union Pay Plan