Engineering Associate - Utilities Dept

North Las Vegas, City of (NV); North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

North Las Vegas, City of (NV) is seeking an Utilities Engineering Associate to plan, coordinate, and perform civil engineering tasks for land development projects and related environmental programs. The role includes reviewing designs, evaluating feasibility studies, and performing construction and regulatory reviews to ensure compliance.

The position emphasizes customer service, coordination with developers and staff, and applying hydraulics knowledge to water and sewer systems across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience.
• Valid Nevada driver’s license or ability to obtain.
• Nevada Registered Engineer Certificate required; registration in Nevada within 1 year if licensed in another state.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and evaluates engineering design plans and technical studies for compliance with regulations.
• Reviews water and sewer plans submitted for development and public works infrastructure; computes charges and fees.
• Provides information and technical assistance to staff, contractors, engineers, developers and homeowners.
• Familiarity with water distribution and wastewater hydraulic modeling and design.

Skills

Engineering planning

Project coordination

Customer service

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Job description

The Utilities Engineering Associate will plan, coordinate and perform engineering work, including reviewing various land development submittals, conducting engineering feasibility studies, performing design work for construction projects and environmental/conservation programs; performs professional level engineering planning, and design for a variety of projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a related field.
• Two (2) or more years of progressively complex and responsible related work experience with knowledge and familiarity in the theories and principals for application to practical problems and solutions.
• Must possess a valid Nevada state driver’s license, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a satisfactory motor vehicle record.
• Possession of State of Nevada Registered Engineer Certificate. If licensed in another state, registration in the state of Nevada within one (1) year of hire/reclassification

Utilities Engineering Associate:

• Reviews and evaluates engineering design plans and technical studies prepared by professional engineers to ensure compliance with federal, state, regional and local regulations as they apply to the design and construction of improvements associated with residential, commercial and industrial land development projects, such as roadways, bridges, culverts, utility systems and stormwater management/flood control facilities.
• Reviews water and sewer plans submitted by developers and consulting engineers for private land development/public works water/sewer infrastructure; computes water and sewer connection charges; determines inspection fees and bonding requirements for development projects;
• Provides internal and external excellent customer service by responding to inquiries from staff, contractors, engineers, developers and homeowners for information and technical assistance with feasibility of water and sewer installations in proposed developments; researches and provides information regarding existing water and sewer facilities;
• Familiarity in water distribution and wastewater collection facilities hydraulic modeling and design, which may include pump stations, storage reservoirs, well sites, lift stations, water mains and sewer mains.

The full job description can be found here: Engineering Associate

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