Junior Engineer - Civil
Junior Engineer – Civil positions perform increasingly responsible engineering work and may be assigned professional-level duties in the following areas: Street and drainage design, structural engineering and plan checking, water and sewer facility design, construction inspection, storm water quality inspection, traffic and transportation engineering, or engineering economics; and perform other duties as assigned.
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- Junior Engineer – Civil employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Civil, Structural, or Traffic Engineer are eligible for 31% additional pay.
- Junior Engineer – Civil employees who do not have a valid State of California Professional Engineer registration but have a valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification that meets the requirements established by California's Department of Consumer Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are eligible for 8% additional pay. The employee's eligibility for EIT certification pay will end when he or she achieves state registration.
- Job rotation and training under registered engineers provide opportunities for professional growth and advancement in the engineering specialties of Civil, Structural, and Traffic Engineering.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
You must meet the following requirements on the date that you apply, unless otherwise indicated.
EDUCATION: You must meet ONE of the following options:
- Graduating senior in the final semester or quarter of a Civil Engineering or closely related engineering degree program. (Proof of graduation is required at the time of hire.)
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering field.
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued from a state licensing board.
- Registration as a Professional Civil, Structural, or Traffic Engineer with a state licensing board.
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- Applicants MUST submit proof of degree, certificate, or registration at the time of application.
- Qualifying professional civil, structural, geologic, and/or traffic engineering experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.
LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire.
HIGHLY DESIRABLE:
- Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) experience.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology experience.
- Professional Engineering Certifications.
- Water and wastewater engineering experience.
- Storm water and street design engineering experience.
- Experience with planning or managing construction within public right-of-way.
- Technical writing experience.
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