Assistant Engineer I (General Design) - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

As the Assistant Engineer I, you will work with engineers, project managers, construction managers, contract developers and administrators, water system operations staff, and technical specialists under direct supervision in an exciting and dynamic environment while learning and assisting from the best within the water industry.

This position will be with our Engineering Service Group under the General Design team at Metropolitan’s office in downtown Los Angeles, California. The General Design Team, provides civil engineering services to support study, design and construction support of Metropolitan infrastructures and substructures on water storage, conveyance, distribution, and treatment projects.  The successful applicant will learn and apply the principles of civil engineering in both the design of new facilities and assessment of existing facilities operated by Metropolitan. This includes, but is not limited to, training and performing design of grading, drainage, pavement, water supply, and sewer analysis.

In this position, you will assist in the design of new facilities and the rehabilitation of existing conveyance, distribution, and treatment facilities, including pipelines, pumping plants, tank farms, buildings, patrol roads and buried structures.  The work includes civil design calculations, grading, preparation of site plans, sections and details, traffic control plans, hydraulic calculations, sanitary sewer, storm drains and pavement design. Work includes assisting with project coordination, technical report writing, oral presentation, site investigation and construction support.  Both office and field work will be required.

Schedule: 44/36 (7AM-4PM), Monday through Friday, every other Friday off.

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: Assistant Engineer I

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field by hired date.

Related Field is defined as: Engineering (Civil, Sanitary, Environmental, Mechanical) or Environmental Sciences.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

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 

• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis

• On-site fitness center

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 state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

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: jobs@mwdh2o.com

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. 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.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year. Your experience may be obtained through paid employment, internships, and/or volunteer activities in industry, academia, charity, community service, government, unless otherwise defined above under relevant experience. If you are providing volunteer activities to be considered for qualifying experience, you will be asked to provide the number of hours per month, organization name, contact information and other information in the questionnaire. In addition, for volunteer activities to be considered you must include it in the application under work history and in your resume. 

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).