Assistant Engineer I

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; La Verne (CA); On-site; USD 68,549 - 90,246; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent medical, dental, life,Vision

Deferred compensation 401(k) and 457

PERS retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Training and advancement opportunities

Excellent working environment

Public transportation reimbursements

Job summary

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an Assistant Engineer I at the Weymouth Filtration Plant in La Verne, CA. The role focuses on learning and assisting with construction inspections, contract administration, and on-site coordination across design, project management, and operations teams.

You will support reviewing submittals, RFIs, cost estimates, and documentation to ensure compliance with standards, procedures, and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field by hire date.
• License(s): Valid California Class C Driver's License or equivalent required at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Learn and assist with construction inspections to verify contract compliance.
• Learn and assist with reviewing contractor submittals, RFIs, and other project documentation.
• Learn and assist with reviewing work plans, procedures, schedules, and payment requests; develop independent cost estimates.
• Investigate construction deficiencies and document findings to support corrective actions.
• Document construction activities, maintain project records, and prepare technical reports.
• Collaborate with engineers, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders to support project delivery.

Skills

Construction inspections

Contract administration

RFIs

Cost estimates

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Assistant Engineer I

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people-and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.

There is currently one opening for the Assistant Engineer I position located at Metropolitan's Weymouth water treatment facility in La Verne, California.

This recruitment may result in an eligibility list.

Job Summary

There is one position as an Assistant Engineer I, with an emphasis in the electrical field, for the Construction Management Unit. As an Assistant Engineer I, you will be responsible for learning and assisting with construction inspection and testing and on-site contract administration on heavy public works construction contracts. The successful candidate will learn and assist in assuring that constructed work and furnished materials meet specified standards. This position involves coordination with Metropolitan's design engineers, project managers, construction managers, operations personnel, technical specialists and other agencies in an exciting, challenging environment with broad opportunities for career advancement.

What You'll Do

• Learns and assists with construction inspections to verify compliance with contract requirements, plans, specifications, and applicable standards.


• Learns and assists with contract correspondence, including reviewing and responding to contractor submittals and Requests for Information (RFIs), and other project documentation.


• Learns and assists with reviewing contractor work plans, procedures, schedules, and payment requests and developing independent cost estimates.


• Learns and assists in investigating construction deficiencies and documenting findings to support corrective actions.


• Document construction activities, maintain project records, and prepare technical reports.


• Collaborate with engineers, contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders to support successful project delivery.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

Schedule: 5/8: Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day.

Employment Standards Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field by hire date.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registration Requirements

License(s): Valid California Class C Driver's License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation


• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.


• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.


• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System


• Tuition reimbursement


• Training and advancement opportunities


• Excellent working environment


• Public transportation reimbursements

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented).

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail].

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*: An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process-but are not selected for the initial vacancy-may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).

#LI - Onsite

Job Locations: US-CA-La Verne

Job ID: 2026-3348

Org Data: Descr Linked

F E Weymouth Filtration Plant

Posted Date: 21 hours ago (7/22/2026 10:49 AM)

Application Filing Period: July 22, 2026 - August 22, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. PST

# of Openings: 1

Min: USD $49.76/Hr.

Max: USD $65.51/Hr.

Work Schedule: 5/8 Fulltime

Group: ENGINEERING SERVICES GROUP

Section: INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY

Unit: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT UNIT

Team: CONSTRUCTION MGMT TEAM 4

Bargaining Unit Name / Code: 02 - AFSCME