Engineer Associate

Posting Date

08/07/25

Application Deadline

08/14/25

Pay Range

$63,750 - $107,000 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Flood Control District

About the Position

As an Engineer Associate, you will gain valuable hands-on experience in operations and maintenance (O&M) engineering. You will play a key role in supporting the safe and effective operation of Flood Control structures. This position offers the opportunity to work on a variety of engineering tasks, including conducting plan reviews, performing inspection activities, ensuring quality control and compliance with plans, specifications, and regulations, and assuring compliance with environmental regulations for operation and maintenance concerns on flood control projects for the O&M Division.

About Us

Flood Control? In a desert? Absolutely!

Though Maricopa County is in a desert, floods occur during two distinct rainy seasons – the summer monsoon and winter frontal rains. Although the Flood Control District has made significant progress over the years, work remains to be done. Maricopa County continues to be one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, with over 200 people moving here daily!

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Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance, with a hybrid work schedule option

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Bachelor’s degree in a work-related engineering discipline that includes, but is not limited to, Civil, Structural, Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical engineering, Landscape Architecture, Surveying, Construction Management, or other closely related fields; Or

• Four years of professional pre-registration civil engineering experience or experience performing senior-level technical engineering work, including civil site plan reading and interpretation

• Certification as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) may substitute for the aforementioned experience

• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver’s license by the time of hire

We Also Value

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

• Ability to read, understand, review, and make recommendations on general site plans

• Public works construction inspection experience

Job Contributions

• Perform reviews and approve designs, models, plans, and/or permits to ensure they meet District regulatory standards and O&M needs

• Perform administrative and technical reviews of applications, engineering plans, reports, and other supporting documents in the form of, but not limited to, IGAs, MOUs, and maintenance plans

• Participate in the design of in-house, maintenance, construction, and safety contract projects to ensure compliance and conformance with plans, specifications, standard drawings, and special provisions

• Compile, interpret, analyze, and make mathematical calculations for determining material quantities, coverage rates, and grade slopes

• Participate in final walk-throughs and one-year warranty walks for public wo