Associate Civil Engineer Entry Level

Minimum Pay Rate: $93,516.80 

Maximum Pay Rate: $123,843.20 

Apply by Date: 11/08/2024 

Posting Type: Open 

 

The intent of this job posting is to fill one regular, full-time position and establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill current and future, permanent and limited-term, vacancies for up to two (2) years.
 
We are posting this opportunity for an Associate Civil Engineer Entry along with an Associate Civil Engineer Journey position. The department will be filling only one position at either level. If you are interested in also being considered for the Associate Civil Engineer Journey, you will need to apply to that requisition separately.
 

COVER LETTER REQUIREMENT: To further assess your qualifications for this position, please link your skills to the requirements of the job by responding to the questions listed below. Failure to provide responses to the listed questions may prevent your progression in the selection process for this position. 

 

1. Describe any experience you have with public works infrastructure design and construction. Specify where your experience was acquired.
2. Describe any experience you have in the design and construction of reinforced concrete foundations and steel structures.
3. Describe any experience you have with Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, structural analysis, and other computer software tools you have used in performing engineering work. Specify where your experience was acquired.
4. Explain why you would be a good fit for this entry level engineering position. 

 

Purpose

Under general supervision, assists in performing minor to moderately complex civil design and inspection tasks for new construction, modification, and maintenance of SMUD’s various power generating units and supporting infrastructure assets (hydro, thermal, wind, photovoltaic, gas pipeline, etc.); and assists in preparing Design Change Notice (DCN) packages for this work to ensure generation operations for SMUD that are reliable and efficient, and that comply with regulatory requirements and restrictions.

Nature and Scope

This classification is comprised of two levels: Level "E" is the entry-level where incumbents are provided formal training and/or certification for progression to the journey-level of the classification. The incumbent is promoted/progressed to the journey level "J" upon successful completion of all training and/or certification requirements for the classification. Incumbents hired at the entry-level are required to successfully progress to the journey-level within 18 to 60 months, depending on the length of the training and/or certification program.  If an employee is unsuccessful with progressing to the journey-level they will return to last class held or separate from SMUD.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the performance of minor to moderately complex engineering design on the civil/structural facilities of SMUD’s various generation assets to increase asset reliability and efficiency; applies State and National codes and regulations, SMUD policies, maintenance or construction standards and other guidelines to the development of engineering designs; may be requested to provide design alternatives for any one design issue.
• Participates in preparing civil/structural project documentation to maintain asset document control; assists in preparing Design Change Notification (DCN) packages for construction and other field work from engineering designs; interprets DCN packages and associated documents; learns to utilize the Generation Design document control system to manage the development and revision of drawings and maps; produces as-built drawings from field data.
• Assists in ensuring that project designs are carried out in the field; assists during the transition of projects from design and construction to operations by preparing schedules and developing project test and acceptance criteria ad reports; produces reports from field data collection in support of regulatory reporting requirements.
• Assists in developing related bid package specifications necessary for bidding and procurement of materials and services related to assigned civil/structural projects.
• Participates in a broad range of drafting and graphic assignments utilizing Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to create and revise drawings and maps associated with engineering design changes and new engineering designs on various SMUD generation assets.
• Assists in utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) drafting software to create specialized drawings and maps for SMUD gas pipeline and other assets; learns to develop construction drawings, including equipment/facilities drawings, wiring diagrams, job instructions/note