Associate Engineer – Water Infrastructure & Field Expert

Joe Hill Consulting Engineers; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Joe Hill Consulting Engineers in San Francisco, California seeks an Associate Engineer to perform challenging professional work, supervise staff, and may act as resident or project engineer. The role may assist in bid proposals and management duties.

We look for a PE or active pursuit of the PE, ABET degree, and five years of relevant experience in water/wastewater projects, plus field experience and willingness to travel. The work spans office, field, and site environments with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Strong communication of technical issues with clients.
• Experience with water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Field experience on job sites.
• Willingness to travel and work in varied environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and inspects the work of contractors for compliance with plans, specifications, and schedules.
• Prepares project documentation including daily reports, force accounts, materials testing, and other construction records.
• Participates in and/or conducts planning, preconstruction coordination, progress, scheduling, and field staff meetings.
• Reviews plans, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, change orders, constructability reviews, and contract closeout records.
• Assists in detecting and resolving disputes and/or problems and responds to complaints from the public.
• Verifies and prepares quantity and progress estimates for progress payments.
• Maintains records of unit price quantities, labor, equipment, and progress for change order work.
• Makes field measurements and maintains as‑built drawings records.
• Reports safety hazards and defective work to the contractor for correction.
• Drives a vehicle to inspection sites.

Skills

Communication skills

Water/wastewater experience

Field experience

Client-facing / networking

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

B.S. in civil or mechanical engineering (ABET-listed)

Job description

Joe Hill Consulting Engineers in San Francisco, California seeks an Associate Engineer to perform challenging professional work, supervise staff, and may act as resident or project engineer. The role may assist in bid proposals and management duties.

We look for a PE or active pursuit of the PE, ABET degree, and five years of relevant experience in water/wastewater projects, plus field experience and willingness to travel. The work spans office, field, and site environments with flexible hours.