Associate Civil Engineer

The County of Riverside's Department of Waste Resources has an opportunity for multiple Associate Civil Engineers to join their team in Beaumont and Moreno Valley.

The Associate Civil Engineer (ACE) will handle responsibilities such as assigning work, giving instructions, and resolving difficult engineering and administrative problems in connection with the day-to-day operations of active landfills, including safety, traffic, surveying, and operation efficiency.

The ACE will also direct the activities of a group of office engineering personnel in analyzing field data, preparing plans, profiles, maps, and related drawings necessary for construction. Additionally, the incumbent will perform regulatory permitting and compliance, long range planning and design, large scale Public Works Construction projects, staff training, and development.

Other duties include performing complex engineering assessments and analyses to increase the overall efficiency of Department operations, and providing technical information to officials of other governmental jurisdictions, other engineers, and the public.

The Department desires candidates with experience in the application of the fundamentals of civil engineering, with emphasis on surveying, hydrology, hydraulics, geotechnical, and environmental control in a landfill setting. Candidates should also have experience in the supervision of field staff, including equipment operators and operation supervisory and lead staff.

Candidates with experience in the following programs are highly encouraged to apply:
Microstation, InRoads, Access, Power Point, MS Projects, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Sure Trak, and familiarity with Arcview GIS. Experience using survey equipment such as GPS, Sokkia Total Station, and associated mapping software, such as Prolink or similar, is also desirable.

• Assign work, give instructions, and resolve difficult engineering and administrative problems in connection with directing the work involved in the planning, design, and construction of highways, sanitary landfills, flood control, and drainage structures.
• Direct the activities of a group of office engineering personnel in analyzing field data and preparing plans, profiles, maps, and related drawings necessary for construction work.
• Make or review stress analyses of structures such as bridges and hydraulic structures; perform structural engineering analysis of proposed commercial, industrial, and complex buildings and structures.
• Review grading, building, and structure plans for conformity to uniform building codes, local ordinances, state regulations, and administrative policies.
• Assist and advise permit applicants in engineering and technical structural or grading problems; assist and participate in the in-service training programs of building inspectors and engineering technicians relative to grading and structural inspections.

Two years of professional civil engineering experience, including one year in either the planning, design, and construction of highways, sanitary landfills, or flood control projects, or the review and approval of grading or structural plans for permit issuance.

Possession of a valid California Driver's License and a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers are required.

Physical requirements include spending entire days out in the field in inclement weather, carrying and transporting survey equipment, and completing inspections.

The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.