Assistant Engineer

Definition

The City reserves the right to accelerate or extend the "Closing Date" of open positions at any time, dependent upon the number of applications received. The City is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make all reasonable accommodations for the disabled to participate in employment programs and facilities. Women, minorities, and disabled individuals are encouraged to apply. The finalist candidate must pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.

Duties

• Learns to perform and performs professional engineering work for water, sewer, street, and other public works projects and programs ensuring technical competence and compliance with all current codes and criteria.
  • Reviews plans, parcel maps, specifications, and other information for accuracy and format; reviews for conformance to established engineering practices, and compliance with state and county laws, ordinances, and regulations; may prepare engineering conditions of approval for proposed developments.
  • Performs plan checks for closures, title reports and boundaries, street improvement plans, composite utility plans, and water plans and hydraulic calculations for domestic and fire flow and storm drainage, final tract maps, and parcel maps; reviews and issues encroachment permits; collects plan check and inspection fees; prepares agreements for developments for subdivision bonds; prepares cost estimates for bonding; prepares improvement agreements for bonding and final maps.
  • Corresponds with outside agencies, including Department of Health Services, SCAQMD, and WQRB regarding reporting requirements and compliance.
  • Performs engineering calculations; reviews hydraulic and hydrology calculations; designs and inspects water wells; tests for domestic and fire flow and pressure of water.
  • Prepares well development for well sites; performs site inspections for well sites; reviews site plans for proposed well sites; prepares lists of conditions from proposed projects.
  • Prepares contracts and specifications for public works projects; prepares engineering cost estimates; reviews public works bids and contract documents, holds bid openings and maintains appropriate records; administers contracts, coordinates inspections and authorizes progress payments.
  • Performs a variety of field surveys; conducts research studies for reporting, compliance and other informational purposes; performs CAD drafting.
  • Participates in and coordinates projects, such as the Biopile project and Soil Remediation project.
  • Provides liaison to contractor representatives in coordinating contract projects; monitors project construction activity; coordinates the review of related invoices and progress payments; prepares change orders as necessary for the alteration of plans and specifications.
  • Responds to inquiries and provides technical assistance to developers, contractors, and the public regarding fee schedules, engineering design, utility locations, policies, ordinances, and regulations; conducts research studies and surveys and prepares reports.
• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies, City management and staff, and the public.

Qualifications

• Education: The required qualification is to posses an Associate's degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.
• Experience: The required qualification is to possess one year of engineering experience.
• Licenses/Certificates: Assistant Engineer: Possession of a valid Class C California driver's license. Possession of a valid certificate of Engineer-in-Training issued by the California State Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.