Civil Engineer

** Posting Date
** 01/09/26
** Final date to receive applications
** 01/30/26
** Pay Range**$90,000 - $126,500 annually    Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
** Job Type
** Unclassified
* * Department
* * Environmental Services
** About the Position
** Every day is different as a Civil Engineer for Maricopa County!

The Civil Engineer will provide professional engineering services of considerable complexity to ensure that water and wastewater treatment plants and conveyance facilities, reclaimed water facilities, and swimming pool facilities are planned, designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with regulatory, code, and engineering design requirements, thereby protecting public health and safety. The Civil Engineer will routinely network with representatives from municipal, county, state, and professional organizations, as well as the development industry, while carrying out their duties.

For more than 60 years, the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department has been working with our community to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Maintaining a healthy environment improves the quality of life and seeks to prevent exposure to mosquito-borne diseases and hazardous substances in food, water, and soil. We are using education and innovative methods to protect more than 4 million residents of Maricopa County and its visitors.
** Proud to Offer
*** Work with a greater purpose
* Tuition reimbursement
* Exceptional work-life balance with a hybrid and alternative work schedule option
* Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
* Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
* Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, , dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
* Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
* Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
* Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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** We Require
*** Two years of engineering experience in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, inspection, operation, and/or permitting of water supply, distribution, and treatment facilities, and wastewater conveyance, treatment, and disposal facilities
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Sanitary, Environmental, or other engineering field that includes coursework in fluid mechanics, hydraulics, and water and wastewater system design
* Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration, or by the technical board of another state, with the ability to obtain Arizona registration within six months of employment
** Other Requirements
** Successful candidates must currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire
** We Also Value
*** Private and public sector experience in working directly with municipalities and utilities
* Master’s degree in Civil, Sanitary, or Environmental Engineering
** Job Contributions
*** Perform detailed technical engineering analysis of proposed water, wastewater, and reclaimed water infrastructure to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, code, and engineering design requirements.  Use hydrology, hydraulic, chemical, biological, soil mechanics, or other civil and environmental engineering standard analytical techniques and calculations. Recommend design changes to ensure the constructed facility or system will meet regulatory requirements and protect public health and safety
* Answer technical inquiries from and interact with customers (developers, engineers, applicants, owners, and consultants) to process applications that require engineering expertise
* Receive and provide cross-training and contribute across all Water and Waste Management Division Programs to include the Treatment Program (treatment plant plan review and inspection), the Subdivision Program…