Engineering Associate

Duties Summary

Under general supervision, to perform moderately complex to complex and diverse engineering assignments; coordinate assigned projects, review and evaluate drawings and designs, issue and renew cost summaries and developer agreements; review and investigate compliance; prepare compliance and permitting documents; assist in the development and maintenance of engineering and GIS databases; may provide functional guidance and direction to technical staff as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The class of Engineering Associate is a journey-level professional non-registered class in the engineering series. Incumbents perform moderately complex to complex professional engineering work under general supervision and act as lead for Engineering Technicians and other engineering staff. Direction may be received from the Construction Project Manager. Supervision may be received from the Engineering Manager or Principal Engineer. This class is distinguished from the Engineer by the latter’s requirement to be registered as a professional engineer in the State of California, performance of the more difficult engineering design and hydraulic evaluation assignments, signatory duties, and supervision of subordinate staff.