Junior​/Assistant​/Associate Engineer

Carlsbad – The Community

The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world‑class resorts, family attractions, well planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere to create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents.

The city sets the standard for high-quality local government services and is home to corporate headquarters in technology, life sciences and action sports, supported by a thriving tourism market and nearly 40 percent preserved open space. Thanks to an award‑winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.

Land Development Engineering: Land Development Engineering (LDE) is responsible for reviewing and approving grading plans, improvement plans, subdivision maps, implementing regional storm water regulations, issuing construction permits and administration of the floodplain. LDE works to ensure that new development in the City of Carlsbad complies with the high standards that Carlsbad residents have come to expect.

The City of Carlsbad is currently seeking an engineering professional to fill the role of a Junior or Assistant or Associate Engineer within the Land Development Engineering division. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Community Development Department, helping the city through its continued growth. This job structure includes employees who perform professional engineering work independently or under direction of a registered professional engineer on a variety of projects and on‑going programs in support of the land development projects in the City of Carlsbad.

Engineering professionals are individual contributors who may work independently or under the direction of a registered professional engineer or engineering supervisor and who use their underlying knowledge, skills and abilities in the fields of civil, construction, land‑use, land surveying, utilities, and transportation/traffic engineering, along with skills and abilities in research, design, analysis, project management, program management and personnel management to perform their duties.

The City of Carlsbad embraces and recognizes the vital relationship of an inclusive, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. An equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life.

We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

Associate Engineer: $49.90 - $60.73 hourly

Assistant Engineer: $42.57 - $51.79 hourly

Junior Engineer: $37.02 - $45.04 hourly

• Attend or conduct construction meetings; make site visits.
• Prepare periodic reports and updates.
• Participate in the development of standard engineering specifications, criteria and policy and procedure statements on engineering matters; provide technical advice to field operations, other city departments and the public in the interpretation of city ordinances, policies, regulations and procedures.
• Perform assignments to help formulate, update or revise city engineering standards and/or Municipal Code in related areas. Interpret and apply regulations from external agencies in related area.
• Use online databases and hard copy files to perform research to find records, drawings maps, agreements, etc. to reference and incorporate in projects.
• Maintain engineering‑related records and systems required to meet city engineering standards, municipal code, and reporting/monitoring requirements of external agencies.
• Serve as a liaison between the organization and regulatory agencies.
• Prepare various…