Associate Engineer

Excellent Benefits Package

• Health, Dental, and Vision Premiums Paid at 100% for Employee and Eligible Dependents
• Choice of CalPERS Health Plans
• Retiree Medical (subject to vesting)
• Bilingual Pay, Education Incentive, Tuition Reimbursement Program
• 3.5% COLA Effective July 2026

The City of Irwindale is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Associate Engineer to join our Public Works - Engineering team. In this role, you’ll help plan, design, and deliver essential infrastructure projects that directly impact our community—streets, storm drains, sewer systems, traffic improvements, and more. If you enjoy managing projects from concept through construction, collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and solving real-world engineering challenges, this is an opportunity for you to make a meaningful difference.

Under direction, you will perform a variety of professional level engineering work and serve as a project manager on assigned projects. Key responsibilities will include performing professional-level civil engineering work on a variety of public works projects; serving as project manager for assigned engineering and infrastructure projects; reviewing plans, designs, and specifications and recommending changes to ensure compliance with City and professional standards;

acting as a key point of contact, responding to questions from the public, developers, contractors, engineers, and City staff; and helping guide engineering and development projects from concept to completion.

• Performs a full range of professional level engineering duties in support of the City's public works engineering projects, services, and activities including design and construction programs for City streets, storm drains, sewer lines, traffic, and related capital improvement programs.
• Performs plan check, review, and processing of plans for projects affecting City streets, sewers, drains, and related public works facilities; reviews engineering design and construction plans, drawings, specifications, contract documents, cost estimates, engineering calculations, and related documents prepared by consulting engineers and contractors for compliance with professional and City standards and practices; coordinates reviews with other departments and agencies.
• Prepares designs and specifications for assigned projects; develops engineering drawings, construction plans, specifications, contract documents, bid documents, calculations, and cost estimates for proposed projects; researches project design requirements; prepares estimates of time and material costs.
• Serves as project engineer on construction projects; administers contracts for assigned engineering projects; conducts site inspections during and at completion of project; monitors construction progress and changes to scope of work; discusses and recommends change orders; reviews and processes requests for contract and final payments; prepares project close-out documents.
• Investigates field conditions related to public improvements and traffic safety operations; investigates field problems affecting property owners, contractors, and maintenance operations; works with public or private contractors on public improvements.
• Maintains accurate records of projects, budgets, or field observations required for the delivery of civil engineering services for the City.
• Prepares special engineering studies and reports.
• Performs survey, mapping, and data collection; evaluates data and prepares recommendations.
• Performs a variety of traffic engineering studies; reviews development plans and makes recommendations regarding compliance of traffic control plans with regional standards and practices; monitors traffic patterns and analyzes traffic accident reports; makes recommendations regarding required public improvements and their compliance with regional standards and practices.
• Provides assistance to contractors, engineers, and the general public on engineering policies and procedures; reviews submitted plans, drawings, and specifications for compliance with engineering and City codes and standards.
• Provides supervision and training to assigned staff.
• Coordinates public works activities with other City departments, divisions, and outside agencies.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of civil engineering design and construction management.
• Performs related duties as required.

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or related field.

• Three years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience.

• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license.
• Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as an Engineer-In-Training from the State of California.

• Operations, services, and activities of a municipal engineering design and construction program.
• Modern and…