Associate Civil Engineer

Note: This recruitment will remain open until the position is filled. The first review of applications is scheduled to occur for applications received before 5:00 PM on July 1, 2025, and will be reviewed on an on-going basis until filled. This recruitment may close at any time after that date, once a sufficiently strong candidate pool has been established.

Here in Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. At this time, we have an outstanding career opportunity available, as we're looking for the "right person" to serve as Associate Civil Engineer with the Public Works Department.

Public Works Department The Public Works Department delivers a wide range of services to the public as well as other City departments. The Department is responsible for the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of City-owned infrastructure. The infrastructure includes buildings, streets, parks, landscaping, flood control, beach facilities, and utilities. Engineering processes and coordinates conditions of approval, plan checks, and permits required for the entitlement of private developments. Engineering oversees right-of-way permits, dock modifications, and road use. The Water Quality Section inspects, monitors, and administers the storm water program for compliance with various regulations and permits governing urban runoff and storm water. Inspection reviews developer-installed infrastructure, landscaping, utility work, and capital improvement projects. The Capital Project Section plans and designs City-funded public improvement projects such as street, sewer, water, and drainage facilities. This program provides construction management services for new public facilities such as parks, recreation centers, fire stations, and beach improvements.

The Position The Associate Civil Engineer performs professional and technical engineering work in assigned area of responsibility such as plan and development review, contract administration and design, and provides technical staff assistance to higher level engineering staff. This position is within our Water/Sewer/Storm Drain Capital Engineering Division and we are looking for the ideal candidate that has experience in the planning, design, and management of construction of capital construction projects, including water distribution pipelines, large diameter pipelines, cathodic protection systems, potable water wells, pump stations, reservoirs, sewer lift stations, sewer pipelines, sewer force mains, storm channels, and other utilities systems and infrastructures. This position will provide hydraulic modeling support using the City's hydraulic model.

• Assigns, reviews and participates in the design, preparation and checking of construction plans, site investigations, cost estimates, specifications and reports for the construction of public infrastructure improvements and repair of public facilities
• Determines structural sections, line and grades for construction projects
• Investigates and evaluates proposed systems and construction sites
• Construction contract administration
• Recommends and requests tests to determine soil bearing and geological conditions at proposed construction sites
• Confers with other department employees and representatives of government agencies, public utilities and contractors to obtain information pertaining to the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates and to the coordination of contract requirements
• Reviews manufacturers' specifications and confers with representatives of material suppliers and contractors and other department personnel concerning design criteria
• Prepares specifications for construction contracts
• Analyzes bids and recommends contract awards
• Interprets specifications, drawings and details of construction and installation for field personnel
• Reviews proposals and recommendations for design changes or modifications and coordinates the required changes
• Prepares reports pertaining to the progress of design, construction and other activities
• Functions as a departmental representative at various city meetings
• Determines line and grades for storm water management construction projects
• Investigates and evaluates proposed BMPs systems and construction sites
• Reviews development plans for compliance with citys storm water quality goals and NPDES permit and prepares annual NPDES status reports
• Reviews environmental documents and storm water pollution prevention plans (SWPPP)

Please click here to view the full job description. Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical combination includes:

Education: A bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Five (5) years' experience in the design or construction of public work projects, including a minimum of two (2) years as a professional engineer.

Licenses/Certifications: Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license with an acceptable driving record are required at the time of appointment and throughout employment.

Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) from the State of California; or registration as a PE in another state and obtain California registration within twelve months of employment.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Employees regularly assigned/required to drive a city or personal vehicle in the course and scope of work shall be required to participate in the DMV Employer Pull Notice program.

Public Employee Disaster Service Worker: In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, all Huntington Beach city employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster.

Please click here to view the full job description.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:

• Application Review
• Examination - Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be included in the assessment process, which will include an oral exam (weighted 100%).
• Selection Interview
• Background Investigation
• Appointment