Associate Engineer - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As an Associate Engineer, you will review and assess other agencies/city/developer/utility plans for impacts on Metropolitan’s facilities such as major tract development, new transportation corridors, freeway widening and utility installation. This also includes engineering reviews of complex projects involving relocation and/or protection of Metropolitan’s facilities. You will work with and partner with matrixed teams to assess potential impacts to facilities from proposed projects. You will also prepare comprehensive correspondence containing Metropolitans comments in response to project submittals and communicate by phone, office or site meeting with public agencies or private developers and their engineers to discuss issues that could significantly impact Metropolitan’s facilities. Your responsibilities will include negotiating and resolving conflicts with the contactor/homeowner on issues that may arise impacting Metropolitan's facility, and perform site inspections.
You must possess problem solving skills; the ability to prioritize work assignments; and multi-task. You will focus on creating ideas and plans for correcting issues or handling daily tasks; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; and work independently and in a team environment.
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: Associate Engineer
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years of relevant experience, of which two 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 years of relevant experience which must have been at the Assistant Engineer II level.
Relevant Experience is defined as: experience reviewing development plans, construction equipment; utilization of construction means and methods; experience with customer service and client engagement.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
License(s):
Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
Certificates
• Engineer in Training (EIT)
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
20% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
10% Teamwork
10% Customer Service
10% Interpersonal Skills
25% Technical Skills
10% Oral Communication
15% Written Communication
100% Total
CLOSING
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 and van pools
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• On-site fitness center
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular Full Time Employee
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, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 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: [email protected].
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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