Associate Engineer

About the role

This position oversees and participates in the activities of a major engineering unit within the Public Works Engineering or CIP Division and/or serves as project manager on a major engineering project. It involves performing the more complex professional and technical engineering tasks within the unit or on the assigned project.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and participate in the operation of a major unit or program within the Public Works Engineering or CIP Division, and/or serve as project manager on a major engineering project.
• Perform the more complex professional and technical engineering tasks within the unit or on the assigned project.
• Administer a special program or work unit within the engineering division.
• Supervise a team of professional and technical staff in the development of designs, plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of assigned projects.
• Develop revised design and construction standards for public works structures and appurtenances.
• Prepare estimates and feasibility reports for new or modified services and structures.
• Prepare Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals; assist in the selection of consultants; manage consultant contracts; review consultants’ work and provide technical guidance.
• Manage a variety of projects simultaneously, from conception through construction, which involves developing project schedules, monitoring project progress and budget, obtaining necessary permits, preparing and maintaining project files, monitoring quality of projects, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Administer contracts; coordinate and review the work of outside consultants; review and recommend all payments and billing for contracted services related to assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain the online GIS website, including the creation of new reports and maps; and maintain all GIS data sets used throughout the City, including creation of new data sets as needed.
• Conduct investigations of technical nature and prepare engineering and staff reports as required in areas of assigned responsibility.
• Confer with contractors, consulting engineers, subdividers, and members of the public relative to assigned area of responsibility.
• Review and accept documents relating to the transfer/dedications, property line adjustments, and subdivision of real property including easements, grant deeds, road deeds, lot line adjustments, lot mergers, and final tract and parcel maps; prepare documents for City Engineer/ Director of Public Works acceptance of real property.
• Design and prepare or review and approve plans and specifications for public works projects including pumping stations, streets, storm drains, sewer lines, street, street lighting and related projects; research project design requirements; perform calculations and prepare estimates of time and material costs.
• Prepare special engineering studies and reports.
• Represent the City and serve as staff on various boards, commissions, and committees relative to assigned area of responsibility.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate the work performed by assigned staff.

Requirements

Associate Engineers possess the applicable educational and training background required for the professional engineering series, including appropriate certificates and licenses in the field, as well as practical work experience. The Associate Engineer class is distinguished from the Assistant Engineer II by the responsibility assumed for overseeing a major engineering unit or program within the Engineering or CIP Division, or serving as a project manager on a major engineering project which involves supervision of full-time staff and direct coordination of project activities.

Qualifications

• Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Civil Engineering or closely related field.
• Experience: Two years of increasingly responsible and varied professional Civil Engineering experience comparable to an Assistant Engineer II with the City of Palmdale.
• Licenses/Certifications: Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid California driver's license, or the ability to use alternative transportation methods to perform the essential duties of the position. Possession of certification of Engineer-in-Training by the time of appointment. Registration with the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in either Civil or Traffic Engineering is preferred.