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County of Riverside · 21 hours ago

Associate Engineer

Riverside County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

The County of Riverside's Transportation Land Management Agency is seeking an Associate Engineer for their Traffic Engineering Division. The role involves conducting traffic investigations, reviewing land development proposals, and designing traffic-related infrastructure while interacting with the public and other departments.

GovernmentHealth CarePublic RelationsPublic SafetySocial

No H1B

Responsibilities

Assign work, give instructions, and resolve difficult engineering and administrative problems in connection with directing the work involved in the planning, design and construction of highways, sanitary landfills, flood control and drainage structures, or review and approval of structural or grading plans

Direct the activities of a group of office engineering personnel in analyzing field data and preparing plans, profiles, maps, and related drawings necessary for construction work

Make or review stress analyses of structures such as bridges and hydraulic structures; perform structural engineering analysis of proposed commercial, industrial and complex buildings and structures

Review grading, building and structure plans for conformity to uniform building codes, local ordinances, state regulations, and administrative policies

Assist and advise permit applicants in engineering and technical structural or grading problems; assist and participate in the in-service training programs of building inspectors and engineering technician relative to grading and structural inspections

Supervise the preparation of structural drawings; prepare specifications and related contract documents to be used in advertising construction projects for bids

Provide technical information to officials of other governmental jurisdictions, other engineers and the public; work with public utility companies in matters of facility relocation and right-of-way

Supervise the maintenance of the necessary records pertaining to survey and construction progress, job expenditures, budget programs, and work order balances

Supervise the preparation of requests for change orders; supervise the preparation of progress pay and final estimates on contracts

Qualification

Traffic EngineeringCivil EngineeringCEQA ProcessMicroStationArcMap/ArcGIS ProBluebeamSynchro & SimTrafficADA RegulationsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Two years of professional civil engineering experience, including one year in either 1) the planning, design and construction of highways, sanitary landfills or flood control projects; 2) review and approval of grading or structural plans for permit issuance; or 3) performing air or water quality control

Knowledge of the fundamentals of civil engineering; mathematics and physics as applied to engineering; construction survey, stress analysis, hydraulic design, topographic mapping, analytical mechanics, and strength, properties and uses of construction materials; accepted practices of grading and structural plan review and approval; general methods and procedures of describing real property

Ability to direct the work of subordinate engineering personnel; design a variety of public works projects with skill and accuracy; perform difficult mathematical computations and keep neat and accurate field notes; review and approve grading and structural plans; make accurate drawings and maps; prepare technical reports; maintain cooperative working relationships with others

Preferred

Experience in the development and review of transportation or public works projects

Knowledge of the CEQA process, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), ADA regulations in regards to pedestrian accessibility, and Caltrans standard plans and specifications

Typical PS&E experience requirements include signing and striping plans, traffic signal plans, fiber-optic communications and ITS plans, roadway lighting, and worksite traffic control plans

Experience in using MicroStation, ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro, Bluebeam, MS Office, Synchro & SimTraffic, and Windows 11 operating software

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer and/or Traffic Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers