Engineer I - Regional Wastewater Reclamation

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

OPEN UNTIL FILLED Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5210 - Engineer I Salary Grade: 16 Pay Range Hiring Range: $75,816 - $90,979 Annually Pay Range: $75,816 - $106,163 Annually Range Explanation: Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. The first review of applications will be on 12/19/2025. Ready to engineer solutions that help protect the environment and serve your community? Join the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (RWRD) and put your skills to work in a region where innovation meets lifestyle. As a Civil Engineer, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the backbone of our regional wastewater collection system. You'll support and review designs for sewer pipes, pump stations, drainage systems, and roadways. Your knowledge of hydraulics, open channel flow, water and sewer regulations, contracting, and construction techniques will help keep our system running safely and efficiently. You will also manage routine professional engineering projects and systems, including planning, design, construction, and operations. This classification is distinguished from Engineer II by its focus on routine daily engineering projects and operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering or a closely-related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment, AND current registration or licensure in any state as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Professional Engineer (RPE), OR the ability to obtain registration in the State of Arizona during probation period.
Valid driver license is required at time of application.
Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination.
Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.
Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Arizona or the ability to obtain registration in the State of Arizona within the probationary period of employment.

Nice To Haves

Minimum one (1) year experience in civil or heavy construction plans preparation.
Minimum one (1) year experience in civil, architectural, electrical, mechanical, or heavy construction plan review experience.
Minimum one (1) year field experience in horizontal construction.

Responsibilities

Participates in designs, studies, and cost estimates and prepares reports for future and proposed projects
Analyses of engineering systems to optimize operations
Determines need for basic data, such as field surveys, location of utilities, and soil tests and requests information through appropriate channels
Coordinates design and other features of work with other departments and public agencies
Reviews completed work for conformance with original job instructions and accepted engineering practices
Reviews or checks designs, drawings, and profiles for adequacy, soundness of engineering features, and practicality
Checks and reviews final plans and specifications, including contract projects for submission to supervisor
Prepares or supervises the preparation of as-built plans or statistical analysis of systems
Performs research, investigative, and design work
Manages the construction of public works projects
Provides professional engineering direction and guidance in the construction, maintenance or operation of public works facilities and structures
Performs design review of plans and technical reports for private development for conformance to County standards
Prepares and reviews engineering solicitations, invitations to bid, and evaluates submittals
Reviews plans, specifications, and analyses prepared under contract and administers contracts
Leads other engineering staff or contractors