Entry-Level Engineering Aide - Joint Use & Permitting

ASPBP; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, seeks three Engineering Aides to support Joint Use and Wood Pole Design. You will perform non-professional engineering tasks, interpret documents, calculate costs, and assist with field operations and drafting.

A successful candidate will handle routine processes, assist with permits, inspections, and customer inquiries to keep projects on track. These entry-level roles require basic math proficiency and a collaborative mindset to work

Qualifications

• High school math including trigonometry (or equivalent experience) required.
• Experience reflecting commitment to fair and equitable outcomes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Issue and maintain work orders
• Manage and issue transfer notifications in Alden One
• Intake, process, and manage engineering as-builts
• Administer and oversee Joint Use fines
• Process and manage ROW permit applications across jurisdictions
• Intake, approve, and process customer applications
• Generate billing reports for Accounting and assign invoices to billable work orders
• Issue Joint Use permits and ensure regulatory compliance
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints
• Produce internal and external reports and metrics
• Generate WAMS work-order closure reports
• Conduct site visits to support permitting, inspections, and issue resolution
• Field operations and drafting tasks may be required in the future

Skills

Strong problem-solving

Collaborative

Stakeholder coordination

Education

High school math incl. trig

Job description

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, seeks three Engineering Aides to support Joint Use and Wood Pole Design. You will perform non-professional engineering tasks, interpret documents, calculate costs, and assist with field operations and drafting.

A successful candidate will handle routine processes, assist with permits, inspections, and customer inquiries to keep projects on track. These entry-level roles require basic math proficiency and a collaborative mindset to work