Engineer Associate Senior

About The Position

The Engineer Associate Senior provides complex, specialized, non-registered professional engineering duties or professional-level duties in a discipline directly associated with civil engineering projects. The tasks are often of high difficulty, requiring application of standard and non-standard techniques and procedures, and requiring independent judgment.

About Us

At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), we provide connections that improve people's lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees, we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

Requirements

• Two years of professional pre-registration civil engineering experience or hydrology experience
• Bachelor's degree in a work-related engineering discipline, such as but not limited to Civil, Structural, or Transportation Engineering
• Certification as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) may substitute for the experience requirement
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis
• Successful candidates must currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona Driver's license by the time of hire

Job Contributions

• May lead or directly supervise the area of assignment by assigning and directing work, providing training, establishing goals, evaluating performance, counseling and disciplining employees as needed, and preparing and approving work schedules; responsible for interviewing and selecting functions
• Perform inspections and reviews of engineering plans in assigned areas (e.g., hydrology, permit plans, traffic, etc.) and monitor all aspects of a project, including impacts on other projects
• Assure project deliverables meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements
• Meet with staff at various levels, including leadership, engineers, contractors, and the public, to clearly communicate engineering and/or planning requirements
• Enforce the regulations for Maricopa County to ensure development is in compliance
• Represent the assigned department at various meetings with other government agencies and the public
• Coordinate the development of project design concepts and criteria
• Provide modifications and approvals of projects for plans; make recommendations for the selection of appropriate countermeasures during projects
• Compile, interpret, analyze, and calculate field data
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Working Conditions

• This position requires the employee to be in the office/field or customer-facing for all hours worked
• Must be able to work in a normal indoor office environment. Some work duties involve long periods of sitting, standing, walking, driving, bending/kneeling, reaching, and wearing protective gear both indoors and outdoors. The weight required to lift, push, pull, or carry is 50 pounds
• Dexterity of hands for computer work, desk work, and driving motor vehicles. Must be able to work outdoors on occasion in extreme heat, cold, wind, or rain on projects
• Must be able to manage frequent interruptions, time pressures, high work volumes, multiple and complicated tasks, unscheduled tasks, team-oriented activities, prompt decision-making, and interaction with government officials and the public. Must constantly maintain concentration, accuracy, ethical behavior, and a professional demeanor

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software, and Hardware

Microsoft Office, Revu Bluebeam Electronic Plan Review software, and Proprietary Permitting software.

Pay

$75,250 - $120,000 annually. Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation.