Limited Term – One Engineering Position level commensurate work experience, education

Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer, Associate Civil Engineer, or Senior Civil Engineer

The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for an Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer, Associate Civil Engineer, or Senior Civil Engineer in the Engineering department. This position will be filled at the level that is commensurate with education, licensing and experience.

Assistant Engineer – This is the entry-level class in the Engineer series. Positions in this class typically have little or no directly related work experience. The Assistant Engineer class is distinguished from the Associate level by the performance of less than the full range of duties assigned to the Associate level. Incumbents work under general supervision while learning job tasks, progressing to direction as procedures and processes of assigned area of responsibility are learned.

Associate Engineer – This is the journey level class in the Engineer series and is distinguished from the Assistant level by the assignment of the full range of duties. Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new, unusual or unique situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies within the work unit. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the Assistant level.

Associate Civil Engineer – This the journey registered level in the Engineer series. This class is distinguished from Associate Engineer by the requirement for possession of registration as a professional engineer within the State of California and the ability to independently review, approve and stamp plans.

This class is distinguished from the Senior Civil Engineer in that the latter performs the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series and may provide technical and functional supervision over assigned staff.

Examples of essential duties: the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

• Prepares plans and specifications for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of District facilities and projects, including water and wastewater treatment plants, water and recycled water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and hydroelectric generation systems; ensures conformance to District standards and practices, and relevant codes and regulations.
• Administers construction projects, including overseeing and reviewing the work of construction management consultants or performing construction contract administrative duties; coordinates construction supervision and inspection and provides technical assistance to contractors and subcontractors by interpreting specifications, providing responses to requests for information, conducting submittal reviews, reviewing the quality of workmanship, verifying and approving progress payments, reviewing retain ages, and authorizing certification of substantial and final completion.
• Serves as project manager for a variety of capital improvement projects including the conception, feasibility evaluation, coordination of environmental review, design, scheduling, development of Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposal, the development and monitoring of project budgets, management of outside design consulting firms and management of the construction phase.
• Prepares and makes presentations to the Board of Directors regarding project recommendation, award and updates.
• Represents the District in meetings with regulatory agencies and the public regarding District projects.
• Researches project design requirements and performs related calculations; conducts plan checks to ensure compliance with District and various environmental and regulatory standards; prepares time and material cost estimates.
• Prepares engineering studies and reports; participates in and oversees District projects through conception, feasibility, design, scheduling, and construction phase with other District departments, divisions, outside agencies, consultants, and developers.
• Confers with developers and engineers…