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Associate Engineer (Water Resources Planning) - Metropolitan Water District - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED


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Company: Metropolitan Water District

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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, ranging up to nearly 20 feet in diameter; 16 hydroelectric power plants; and numerous support facilities.
ASSOCIATE ENGINEER (WATER RESOURCES PLANNING)
The MWD's Water Resource Management Group, Resource Planning & Development Section currently has one (1) opening for an Associate Engineer position within the System Analysis Unit located at its Headquarters building next to Union Station in Los Angeles, California.


Your primary responsibilities within this role will revolve around engineering functions in the areas of water resource management. This is a journey level position and you are expected to be fully competent and use judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines such as policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems. The decision regarding what needs to be done depends upon the analysis of the subject, phase, or issues involved in each assignment, and the chosen course of action may have to be selected from many alternatives. The work involves treating a variety of conventional problems, questions, or situations in conformance with established criteria.


You may act as a lead on projects and coordinate and review work assignments of employees performing the same general work on a day-to-day basis. Responsibilities may involve solving problems and providing instructions on work procedures.


JOB DUTIES
GENERAL
1. Performs and may lead the planning, coordinating, conducting, and monitoring tests, studies,
investigations.
2. May represent Metropolitan within area of responsibility with external entities.
3. Prepares technical documents and reports; prepares and may make presentations.
4. Assists with developing and administering contracts and agreements; reviews the work of vendors, consultants and contractors.
5. Plans and coordinates project tasks within area of responsibility, including monitoring scope, quality, budget, and schedule.
6. Provides technical expertise within area of responsibility on projects and issues.
7. Assists on special assignments in support of Metropolitan initiatives.
8. Performs technical analyses and provides recommendations to support planning, design, construction, infrastructure reliability and/or operational issues.
9. Prepares and reviews design criteria, plans, specifications, submittals, cost estimates, and budgets.
10. Assists with developing standards, procedures, guidelines, and manuals.
11. May execute mathematical, statistical, and other models.
12. Performs site and construction inspections.
13. May perform emergency response duties.
14. Maintains official records, documents, and data.
15. May participate on a project team.


WATER RESOURCES
1. Performs and may lead tasks related to implementing water resources programs and projects; may assist in securing program and project authorization and funding.
2. Reviews proposed regulations and legislation.
3. Assists in developing and may administer water resource contracts.
4. May assist in developing water resource management policy and procedures.
5. Assists in conducting feasibility studies for treatment, distribution and conveyance facilities, and may lead related tasks.
6. Executes and may develop mathematical, statistical, hydraulic, and water resource models.


Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (Alternate Fridays off)

JOB REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field AND four (4) years of relevant experience, of which two (2) years must have been at the Assistant Engineer II level;

OR

* Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field AND two (2) years of relevant experience which must have been at the Assistant Engineer II level.

?Relevant experience is defined as: work experience within engineering operations planning for water or power resources.

 

Water Resources Required Knowledge of: Water resource issues; conveyance and distribution systems; groundwater, hydrology, hydraulics and water treatment processes.


General Required Skills and Abilities to: Analyze and interpret data; organize; project scheduling software; prepare technical reports and correspondence; use independent judgment and exercise discretion; 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.


Water Resources Required Skills and Ability to: Perform economical and statistical analyses of water resource programs; distribution system modeling.

CERTIFICATIONS,
LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position may be
required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and
registrations:

License required: Valid California Class C Driver License or equivalent from your state of residency that allows driving during the course of employment is required at time of application.

Certificate
* Engineer in Training (EIT)


PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
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.


Job Related Selection Criteria:
40% Technical knowledge/skills
20% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
10% Customer Service
10% Teamwork
10% Oral Communication
10% Written Communication
100% Total

Benefits:
* Competitive compensation
* Excellent medical, dental, life, vision
* Retirement plans, including pension plan and 401k
* Tuition reimbursement
* Training and advancement opportunities
* Excellent working environment
* Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
* On-site fitness center
* Hub of public transportation: Rail, subway, buses and taxis

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_Careers/benefits.pdf

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].

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 [email protected].

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