Associate Engineer (Substructures Team) - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As an Associate Engineer on the Substructures Team, you will review external improvement projects from agencies/cities/developers/homeowners/utilities to assess for impacts to Metropolitan’s facilities and rights-of-way. You will also review internal requests which may require leading plan reviews, research, and operational field support.
Project plan reviews include major tract developments, new transportation corridors, street improvements, freeway widenings, and utility installations. You will partner with multi-disciplinary teams to prepare a comprehensive written assessment containing Metropolitan’s comments, concerns, and requirements in response to the proposed project. It also includes engineering reviews of more complex projects that may require project management to mitigate the relocation and/or protection of Metropolitan’s facilities. Your responsibilities will include conducting meetings, negotiating and resolving conflicts with project proponents including agencies/cities/developers/homeowners/utilities on issues that may arise. Projects impacting Metropolitan's facilities and rights-of-way may require performing field inspections for quality assurance and quality control.
In this position, you will demonstrate your problem-solving skills, the ability to prioritize work assignments, and multi-task. You will also be able to demonstrate your ability to focus on creating ideas and plans for correcting issues or handling daily tasks; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; and work independently and in a team environment.
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
To view the full job description click here: Associate Engineer
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years of relevant experience, of which two years must have been at the Assistant Engineer II level; OR a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and two years of relevant experience which must have been at the Assistant Engineer II level.
Relevant Experience is defined as: engineering experience reviewing improvement plans and construction equipment; construction means and methods; project management; construction inspection; AND experience with customer service.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:
License(s):
- Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
30% Technical Knowledge & Skills
25% Interpersonal Skills
25% Written Communication
10% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
10% Oral Communication
100% Total
CLOSING
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
• On-site fitness center
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 830 miles of pipeline, and 15 hydroelectric power plants.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email [email protected].MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
Job Status:
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