Associate Civil Engineer - Flood Control

About the Position

Candidates are encouraged to apply immediately to receive priority consideration. Recruitment will remain open until positions are filled.

The County of Riverside's Flood Control District has multiple opportunities for Associate Civil Engineers that will be assigned to multiple divisions located in Riverside.

The Engineer will work under minimal direction, performing varied and difficult flood control engineering work in one or more of the District’s engineering divisions, spanning Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater Management facilities. Candidates may also supervise or train lower‑classified staff.

The District desires candidates with a background leading and organizing teams involved in the planning, design, review and approval of public works projects, and with direct experience performing or reviewing hydrology studies, hydraulic analyses, floodplain analysis, structural design, plan/drawing preparation, specification writing, bid document writing, construction contract administration, and/or inspection of public works facilities. Knowledge and use of engineering software such as HEC‑RAS, HEC‑HMS, WSPG, Inroads, AutoCAD, Civil

D, Flo‑2D, or other hydraulic, hydrologic, or structural design software are highly encouraged.

This position offers a flexible schedule with the opportunity to telecommute one day per week after the training period, subject to department discretion.

The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District oversees the control and conservation of flood and storm waters and protects watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property from damage within its boundaries.

• 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, or review and approval of structural or grading plans.
• 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.
• Supervise the preparation of structural drawings; prepare specifications and related contract documents to be used in advertising construction projects for bids.
• Provide technical information to officials of other governmental jurisdictions, other engineers and the public.
• Work with public utility companies in matters of facility relocation and right‑of‑way.
• Supervise the maintenance of the necessary records pertaining to survey and construction progress, job expenditures, budget programs, and work order balances; supervise the preparation of requests for change orders.
• Supervise the preparation of progress pay and final estimates on contracts.

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or bioresource and agricultural engineering.

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is required.

Two years of professional civil engineering experience.

One year of experience in one or more of the following areas:

• The planning, design, and construction of projects such as:
• Flood control facilities including storm drains, channels, basins, dams and levees.
• Stormwater recharge facilities such as groundwater / infiltration basins.
• Stormwater treatment…