Assistant​/Associate Engineer

JOIN THE CITY OF ORANGE AS AN ASSISTANT ENGINEER OR ASSOCIATE ENGINEER!

ASSISTANT ENGINEER: $7,544 - $9,675

ASSOCIATE ENGINEER: $8,462 - $10,851

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

* There is currently one (1) vacancy in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department. This vacancy may be filled at the Assistant Engineer level or the Associate Engineer level, depending on the qualifications of the selected candidates.

Under direct or general supervision, performs various professional field and office engineering work related to the management, planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), land development, traffic engineering, public works infrastructure, and daily departmental operations; provides project management and administration; confers with developers, contractors, and representatives of other agencies regarding facility and infrastructure development; administers professional services and construction contracts;

administers Federal and State grant funds associated with construction projects; provides professional staff assistance to the Principal Civil Engineer, other departments, and the public in areas of expertise; performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports; and performs related work as required.

Receives direct or general supervision from a Principal Civil Engineer or designated management staff. Exercises no direct supervision of staff. May provide technical and function direction to lower-level staff.

Assistant Engineer:
This the entry-level class in the professional engineering series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents with basic engineering experience perform professional and technical engineering work in City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP), land development, traffic engineering, public works infrastructure, and daily departmental operations, in addition to providing project management and administration. As experience is gained, assignments become more varied and are performed with greater independence.

Positions at this level usually perform most of the duties required of the positions at the Associate level, but are not expected to function at the same skill level and usually exercise less independent discretion and judgment in matters related to work procedures and methods. Work is usually supervised while in progress and fits an established structure or pattern. Exceptions or changes in procedures are explained in detail as they arise.

Since this class is often used as a training class, employees may have only limited or no directly related work experience.

Associate Engineer:
This is the full journey-level class in the professional engineering series. Incumbents are expected to perform the full range of professional and technical engineering work in all of the following areas: the City’s CIP, land development, traffic engineering, public works infrastructure, and daily departmental operations, in addition to providing project management and administration. Positions at this level are distinguished from the Assistant level by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned, working independently, and exercising judgment and initiative.

Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

Positions in the professional engineer class series are flexibly staffed and positions at the Associate level are normally filled by advancement from the Assistant level requiring three (3) additional years of experience and after gaining the knowledge, skill, experience, licenses, and certifications which meet the qualifications for and after demonstrating the ability to perform the work of the higher-level class. When filled from the outside, the employee is required to have four (4) years of prior related experience that allows the employee to meet the qualification standards for the Associate level.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Plans, designs, and inspects all phases of civil engineering public works construction projects, including defining the scope of the project; securing adequate funding from Federal and State grant programs and other funding sources; coordinating with permitting and public utility agencies; performing historical document research and review; surveying and engineering analysis of alternatives; preparing plans, specifications, and cost estimates; performing research, map, and field studies and surveys;
  
  drafting site plans with specialized computer software; applying engineering principles and practices to specific problems; coordinating construction schedules with other projects and agencies; preparing and…