Assistant Engineer II at Metropolitan Water District Southern California in Los Angeles, California

Job Description:

As an Assistant Engineer II on the Substructures Team, you will assist with the review of external improvement projects to assess for impacts to Metropolitan’s facilities and rights-of-way. You will also assist with the review of internal requests which may require utility and plan reviews, research, and operational field support.

You will assist senior staff to partner with multi-disciplinary internal teams to prepare a comprehensive written assessment containing Metropolitan’s comments, concerns, and requirements in response to the proposed project. Our Assistant Engineer II will support senior staff with conducting meetings, negotiating and resolving conflicts with project proponents on issues that may arise. Projects impacting Metropolitan's facilities and rights-of-way may require assisting in performing field inspections for quality assurance and quality control.

Schedule: 9/80 Monday through Friday with 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 II

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and two years of relevant experience, of which two years must have been at the Assistant Engineer I level.

Relevant Experience is defined as: a combination of experience in engineering experience reviewing improvement plans AND/OR construction equipment AND/OR construction means and methods; project management AND/OR construction inspection.

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

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

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: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

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.

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).

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