Assistant Engineer - Land Development

About the role

This recruitment will establish an eligibility list that may also be used in other divisions within the Department. To perform professional and technical engineering work in an assigned area such as plan and development review, contract administration and design; and to provide technical staff assistance to higher level engineering staff.

Responsibilities

• Review and check residential and commercial building plans or plans related to structures such as streets, sidewalks, gutters and other off-site construction;
• check plans for conformance with regulations regarding line, grade, size, elevation and location of structures;
• check calculations;
• Maintain records of all plans and contract documents;
• Prepare progress reports on projects under construction; maintain records of changes and field notes;
• Investigate field problems affecting property owners, contractors and maintenance operations;
• Cookordination assigned activities with consultants, engineers, developers, contractors, other city departments and divisions, and with outside agencies;
• Develop plans, specifications and other contract documents;
• Provide technical and professional engineering support services relative to assigned areas of responsibility;
• Prepare special engineering studies and reports; perform special assignments on engineering problems as necessary;
• Plan, prepare and design a variety of engineering projects such as roads, bridges, structures and hydraulics;
• Calculate the quantity, quality and cost of materials used for various projects;
• Review engineering calculations of other engineers or engineering technicians;
• Prepare plans and specifications, maps, deeds and legal descriptions;
• Review plans for traffic signals, traffic signing, and traffic striping for conformance with City policies and State and Federal requirements;
• Plan, prepare, and design a variety of engineering projects, such as traffic signals, traffic striping, and traffic signing;
• Review all permits involving work in public streets; review any and all traffic control plans required due to work in streets;
• Prepare traffic control plans and requirements;
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work;
• Perform and other tasks or functions that may be deemed necessary to the daily operations of the employer.

Requirements

The incumbent must have the ability to:

• Review and check residential and commercial building plans or plans related to structures such as streets, sidewalks, gutters and other off-site construction;
• check plans for conformance with regulations regarding line, grade, size, elevation and location of structures;
• check calculations;
• Maintain records of all plans and contract documents;
• Prepare progress reports on projects under construction; maintain records of changes and field notes;
• Investigate field problems affecting property owners, contractors and maintenance operations;
• Cookordination assigned activities with consultants, engineers, developers, contractors, other city departments and divisions, and with outside agencies;
• Develop plans, specifications and other contract documents;
• Provide technical and professional engineering support services relative to assigned areas of responsibility;
• Prepare special engineering studies and reports; perform special assignments on engineering problems as necessary;
• Plan, prepare and design a variety of engineering projects such as roads, bridges, structures and hydraulics;
• Calculate the quantity, quality and cost of materials used for various projects;
• Review engineering calculations of other engineers or engineering technicians;
• Prepare plans and specifications, maps, deeds and legal descriptions;
• Review plans for traffic signals, traffic signing, and traffic striping for conformance with City policies and State and Federal requirements;
• Plan, prepare, and design a variety of engineering projects, such as traffic signals, traffic striping, and traffic signing;
• Review all permits involving work in public streets; review any and all traffic control plans required due to work in streets;
• Prepare traffic control plans and requirements;
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work;
• Perform and other tasks or functions that may be deemed necessary to the daily operations of the employer.

Qualifications

• A combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
• The incumbent must have the knowledge of: Principles and practices of civil engineering.Methods, materials and techniques used in the construction of public works projects.Modern developments, current literature and sources of information regarding engineering.Principles of advanced mathematics and their application to engineering work.Applicable laws and regulatory codes in assigned area of responsibility.

Skills

Written and verbal communication skills and understanding of the role of all involved entities will be required to effectively perform daily activities for this position.

Benefits

The City of Fontana has a flexible benefits plan. This plan allows for employees to select benefits based upon their individual needs. Full-time and Classified Part-time employees are eligible for benefits. Please click here to view our excellent employee benefit options.

Pay

Salary range: $60,000 - $80,000 annually.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.