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Associate Civil Engineer - Flood Control
County of Riverside
Flood Control
Location
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Salary
$50.62 - $66.30
per hour
Type
Full Time
More Engineering jobs →Closes
Not specified
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a civil engineer for Riverside County's Flood Control District, handling tasks like planning, designing, building, and maintaining systems to manage floods and stormwater while protecting communities from water damage.
A good fit would be someone with experience in engineering projects, especially those related to water flow and structures, who enjoys leading teams and solving complex problems in a public service setting.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field (implied by associate-level role)
- Valid Professional Engineer (PE) license in California
- Experience in flood control engineering, including hydrology studies and hydraulic analyses
- Proficiency in engineering software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, AutoCAD, or similar tools
- Ability to lead and supervise teams in planning, design, and construction of public works
- Knowledge of reviewing plans for compliance with building codes, ordinances, and regulations
- Experience in structural analysis, floodplain management, or construction inspection
Full Job Description
Candidates are encouraged to apply immediately to receive priority consideration.
Recruitment will remain open until positions are filled.
The County of Riverside's Flood Control District has multiple opportunities for Associate Civil Engineers that will be assigned to multiple divisions located in Riverside.
The Engineers will under minimal direction, perform varied and difficult flood control engineering work in one or more of the District’s engineering divisions, which span from Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater Management facilities. Candidates may also supervise or train lower classifications within these roles.
The District desires candidates with a background leading and organizing teams of people involved in the planning, design, review and approval of public works projects and have direct experience performing or reviewing hydrology studies, hydraulic analyses, floodplain analysis, structural design, plan/drawing preparation, specification writing, bid document writing, construction contract administration, and/or inspection of public works facilities. Those who have knowledge and use of various engineering software including HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, WSPG, Inroads, AutoCAD, CivilD, Flo-2D, or other Hydraulic, Hydrologic, Structural design software are highly encouraged to apply.
This position offers a flexible schedule with the opportunity to telecommute one day per week after the training period. Please note that this is offered at the department's discretion and is subject to change.
Meet The Team
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District provides for the control and conservation of flood and storm waters and for the protection of watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property from damage within its boundaries.
Requirements
• Direct the activities of a group of office engineering personnel in analyzing field data and preparing plans, profiles, maps, and related drawings necessary for construction work.
• Make or review stress analyses of structures such as bridges and hydraulic structures; perform structural engineering analysis of proposed commercial, industrial and complex buildings and structures.
• Review grading, building and structure plans for conformity to uniform building codes, local ordinances, state regulations, and administrative policies.
• Assist and advise permit applicants in engineering and technical structural or grading problems; assist and participate in the in-service training programs of building inspectors and engineering technicians relative to grading and structural inspections.
• Supervise the preparation of structural drawings; prepare specifications and related contract documents to be used in advertising construction projects for bids.
• Provide technical information to officials of other governmental jurisdictions, other engineers and the public.
• Work with public utility companies in matters of facility relocation and right-of-way.
• Supervise the maintenance of the necessary records pertaining to survey and construction progress, job expenditures, budget programs, and work order balances; supervise the preparation of requests for change orders.
• Supervise the preparation of progress pay and final estimates on contracts.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or bioresource and agricultural engineering.
License: Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is required.
Experience: Two years of professional civil engineering experience.
Other Requirements:
One year of experience in one or more of the following areas:
- The planning, design, and construction of projects such as:
- Flood control facilities including storm drains, channels, basins, dams and levees.
- Stormwater recharge facilities such as groundwater / infiltration basins.
- Stormwater treatment facilities such as infiltration basins, biotreatment, bioretention,
- Experience planning, designing and constructing highways, freeways, sanitary sewers and/or landfills, may also be considered.
- Performance of engineering studies / analyses related to the above types of projects/facilities.
- The detailed review (plan check) and approval of engineering studies and plans related to the above types of projects/facilities
Proof of licensure and degree is required with your application. Applications without proof will not be considered. Please see "Supplemental Information" below for guidelines.
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
Knowledge of: The fundamentals of civil engineering, including mathematics and physics as applied to engineering of the above types of facilities. Knowledge areas should include one or more of the following: hydraulic analysis and design, hydrology (rainfall/runoff), topographic mapping and surveying, construction processes and methods, structural design/analysis of reinforced concrete.
Ability to: Independently perform the full scope of public works engineering with full responsibility for any combination of design, report writing, planning, specification writing, plan review, quantity/cost estimates or inspection necessary for the completion of projects. Supervise / review the work of subordinate engineering personnel and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
Additional Information
What’s Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Flood Control District may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Flood Control District may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.
General Information
If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Vanessa Diaz Beaird at vdbeaird@rivco.org
If you are experiencing technical problems, you may contact the governmentjobs.com applicant support desk Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5 pm Pacific Time at support@governmentjobs.com or toll-free 1-855-524-5627.
If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Vanessa Diaz Beaird at vdbeaird@rivco.org
If you are experiencing technical problems, you may contact the governmentjobs.com applicant support desk Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5 pm Pacific Time at support@governmentjobs.com or toll-free 1-855-524-5627.
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