Associate Engineer
- Employer
- Marin Municipal Water District
- Location
- Corte Madera, California
- Salary
- SALARY: $11,141.00 - $13,457.00 Monthly
- Closing date
- Feb 28, 2025
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- Specialty
- Planning & Development, Utility Engineering, Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Infrastructure
- Position Type
- Engineer, Staff Engineer, Senior Engineer
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Organization Type
- Government
Job Details
Definition
Under direction, plans, schedules, supervises and performs difficult professional and technical engineering work in the areas of planning, design, construction, and operations of the water system; conducts studies, analyzes data and prepares reports on a wide variety of District operations; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is the fully-qualified working level in the engineering series. Individuals in this class are usually project managers or have major responsibilities for system planning, design and construction, system operation and protection depending on assignment. Positions in this class are assigned complex engineering projects involving responsibility for the timely completion and sound financial management of such projects, often involving supervision of other engineering personnel and coordination with personnel and resources from other divisions throughout the District and outside entities.
Typical duties may include but are not limited to the following:
Directs or performs the preparation of project schedules, designs, construction plans, cost estimates, specifications and bidding documents for a variety of District projects; may analyze the water system to determine what projects and operational procedures are necessary to improve water distribution and water quality; manages construction contracts including directing contractors; monitors progress on construction projects; directs, or may perform, inspections of construction projects; may prepare or assist in the preparation of grant applications for State and Federal funding; prepares Requests for Proposals for consultants and administers consultants' work on projects; may provide technical information to engineering officials of other governmental jurisdictions, District staff and the public, and coordinates with same; keeps abreast of new technological developments through contact with vendors and suppliers; orders supplies, materials and equipment when necessary; prepares engineering reports and processes progress payments for construction work; may administer and manage corrosion protection programs; coordinates project development with other participating disciplines; calculates and monitors project costs; may train and evaluate the work of subordinates; and ensures that safe working conditions are maintained.
Company
The District provides high-quality drinking water to customers and visitors of its service area. The District is a medium-sized, municipal, water agency with a Board of Directors/General Manager form of government, 240 full-time employees and a $107,895,000 combined annual operating and capital budget for FY 2021. Annually, the District delivers water to 190,000 residents and businesses in the central and southern portions of Marin County and has stewardship responsibilities for 21,000 acres of pristine watershed lands on Mt. Tam.
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