Assistant Engineer II (Civil) - Metropolitan Water District - La Verne, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metropolitan Water District
OPENING
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty six 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 conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
DESCRIPTION
ASSISTANT ENGINEER II (CIVIL)
The Water Systems Operations Group, Operations Support Services Section, has (1) opening for an Assistant Engineer II available within the Maintenance Engineering Team of the Power and Equipment Reliability Unit located at Metropolitan's Weymouth Treatment Plant in La Verne, California.
JOB SUMMARY
The Assistant Engineer II hired under this recruitment will have a challenging opportunity to work for the largest supplier of treated water in the United States. A focus on operation, repair, and refurbishment of existing infrastructure will allow this position to work on a variety of projects at numerous locations. It is considered an intermediate level engineering position with expected knowledge in process engineering. The work involves assisting with monitoring, evaluating, and responding to water quality related legislative initiatives, assisting with analyzing and interpreting data to develop water treatment design criteria, assisting with preparation of water demand forecasts and assisting with data acquisition to perform water quality analysis at treatment plants.
Other job related items include assisting with the preparation of engineering investigations, and economic studies of projects; assisting with the development and monitoring of project budgets and schedules; assisting with the development of project work scope and justification; assisting in preparation of Board letters and presentations for project funding and assisting the managers during various phases of the project by coordinating with other internal project teams to ensure the project goals are addressed.
The primary responsibility of this position will be to exercise sound engineering judgment to assist the Metropolitan Water District's Treatment plants and Conveyance and Distribution facilities to ensure to continuance of reliable and robust operations.
JOB DUTIES
1. Assists with planning, coordinating, conducting, and monitoring tests, studies, and investigations.
2. Assists with preparing technical documents, reports, and presentations.
3. Assists with preparing or reviewing design criteria, plans, specifications, submittals, cost estimates, and budgets.
4. May execute mathematical, statistical, and other models.
5. Assists in performing site and construction inspections.
6. Assists with reviewing and making recommendations on proposals, projects, and programs that may have an impact on water quality.
7. Assists with analyzing and interpreting data to optimize water quality performance and maintain compliance with drinking water quality regulations.
8. Assists with reviewing and analyzing water quality data and provides recommendations to ensure compliance with all drinking water quality regulations.
9. Assists with field engineering tests and activities in connection with maintenance, inspection, and operations.
WORK SCHEDULE: 9/80 (Alternate Friday's off)
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.
General Required Knowledge of: Engineering principles and practices in specific discipline; project schedules and budgets; applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations related to area of responsibility; and current office technology and equipment.
General Required Skills and Abilities to: Analyze and interpret data; organize; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position are required to maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:
License
Valid California Class C Driver License that allows you to drive in the course of your employment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND VISION REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the job duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job duties.
Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as personal computers and record boxes. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity.
Work Environment: The work involves moderate risks or discomforts that require special safety precautions, e.g., working around moving parts, carts, or machines, or irritant chemicals; etc. Employees may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, or shields.
Vision Requirements: No special vision requirements.
JOB RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA:
* 20% Job preparation (education, experience)
* 25% Project Management
* 25% Technical
* 30% Oral and written communication skills
* 100% Total
BENEFITS
* Competitive compensation
* Excellent medical, dental, life, vision and retirement plans, including pension plan and 401k (with matching contribution), tuition reimbursement, and more
* Training and advancement opportunities
* Excellent working environment
* Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
CLOSING
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job description, please send an email to [email protected].
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities may be requested by calling (213) 217-7738 at least 5 working days in advance of the scheduled examination date(s).
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
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