Engineering Associate

City of El Paso • Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

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About The Position

Under general supervision, this role is responsible for designing, evaluating, reviewing, and coordinating engineering plans, systems, and specifications. It also involves overseeing construction and recommending or directing the installation of systems. The position may involve preparing contract or bid specifications, assisting in drafting Requests for Proposals, and reviewing contractor packages for project bid proposals. Additionally, the role requires researching issues, conducting studies, reviewing codes and regulations, compiling data, and developing spreadsheets to evaluate statistical data and testing/research results. The Engineering Associate will investigate and respond to inquiries and complaints from citizens, City officials, consultants, contractors, or customers, and work with individuals and citizen groups to negotiate or determine the most appropriate course of action for resolution. This role also assists in long and short-range planning for the area of assignment, manages documents, maintains records, and reviews and prepares assigned project reports. In some cases, the role may oversee a small staff, which includes scheduling, assigning, instructing, guiding, and checking work; appraising employees; providing training and development; enforcing personnel rules, regulations, and work behavior standards; counseling, motivating, and maintaining harmony; and recommending transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering.
• MOS Code: 12H (Army); 4205 (Navy); 1361 (Marine Corps); 672 (Coast Guard)

Nice To Haves

• Some positions may require a valid Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design engineering plans, systems and specifications prepared in-house.
• Review and inspect engineering plans prepared by private consultants and contract workers.
• Prepare computations, design and draft plans and specifications for engineering projects such as bridges, streets, mechanical, electrical, or traffic control systems, irrigation or drainage improvement, sewer and water construction/relocation, telecommunication projects, park facilities, buildings, and other capital improvement projects.
• Utilize computer aided design drafting (CADD) methods, Traffic Management System, or automated management systems specific to area of assignment.
• Review plans for construction projects.
• Draft and prepare plans and specifications for the procurement, repair, upgrade or replacement of equipment.
• Review construction plans to identify design problems and compliance to standards and codes.
• Determine related issues for possible relocation of existing or proposed water, sewer and utility lines, traffic control signals and signage, streets, roads, irrigation or drainage projects.
• Make recommendations for changes to plans and specifications.
• Identify required materials, evaluate costs and prepare estimates.
• Develop plat profiles and cross-sections from survey notes.
• Prepare surveys, easement correspondence, and legal descriptions, and calculate metes and bounds.
• Appraise shortages, excesses, quality and cost of renovating existing facilities.
• Coordinate projects with utility companies and City departments.
• Review and interpret street, subdivision, mechanical, electrical, water/wastewater collection and distribution systems or traffic control plans, specifications, proposals and structures prepared by private consultants and contract workers.
• Supervise and inspect assigned projects under contract.
• Enforce safety rules and regulations.
• Inspect workmanship, materials and equipment used in the construction or installation of engineering projects in area of assignment.
• Prepare contract or bid specifications.
• Assist or prepare draft Requests for Proposals.
• Review contractor packages for project bid proposals.
• Research issues, conduct studies and/or surveys, review code, trade, regulation, and engineering manuals in assigned area, compile data, develop spreadsheets to evaluate statistical data and testing/research results.
• Investigate and respond to citizen, City Official, consultant, contractor, or customer inquiries and complaints.
• Work with individuals and citizen groups to negotiate or determine most appropriate course of action for resolution.
• Assist in long and short-range planning for area of assignment.
• Manage documents, maintain records, review and prepare assigned project reports.
• Schedule, assign, instruct in, guide and check work.
• Appraise employee.
• Provide for training and development.
• Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work behavior standards.
• Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony.
• Recommend transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level