San Jose, California
Santa Ana, California
Posted: 17-Oct-25
Location: Palm Desert, California
Type: Full Time
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TITLE: Engineer I
SRN A45: $9,248 - $12,771, Monthly, Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Teamsters 1932
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
Division: Electric Energy
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Reports to: Supervising Engineer
Supervises the following positions: N/A
DEFINITION: Under general supervision (Engineer I) to direction (Engineer II), performs professional civil or electrical engineering work related to the design and construction of District infrastructure and facilities; prepares, and reviews designs, plans, and specifications for District projects; serves in a project lead or manager capacity on assigned projects to ensure compliance with District contracted services, specifications and quality; coordinates projects with contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders; and performs related work as required.
EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Researches, prepares, and reviews designs, plans, and specifications for the construction and installation of District infrastructure and facilities; coordinates the construction and installation of new facilities within the District, and reports the progress to management personnel in meetings and/or written reports.
- Prepares and performs contract administration on District construction projects; prepares bid documents, Board authorizations, contract summaries, and, within scope of authority, negotiates changes of contract scope; monitors design costs and overall project budget; resolves claims, disputes, and outstanding issues; prepares concise and accurate scopes of work for identified District projects in the Capital Improvement Program.
- Serves as a project lead or project manager on District construction projects; maintains quality assurance of consultant’s design, drawings, and specifications to District requirements; ensures inspection and quality assurance is performed on construction sites, and projects are completed within budget and schedule; prepares accurate estimates of costs, time frames, personnel resources, and related activities.
- Identifies deficiencies in District facilities based on research, site inspections, and communications with District personnel; prepares reports and technical memoranda describing the deficiencies with corrective actions; prepares studies for planning of new facilities.
- Electrical engineer conducts electrical system studies, control systems, load calculations, PLC, HMI and SCADA system designs and evaluations for capital improvement projects and new developments; monitors district wide power usage and makes suggestions for operational adjustments.
- Maintains documentation for both contract administration and project management that includes correspondence, meeting minutes, requests for information, submittal reviews, permit applications, and other activities on the construction project.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Licenses and Certifications:
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Possession of a valid California Driver's license, to be maintained throughout employment.
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Possession of a valid Engineer-in-Training Certificate issued by the State of California, to be maintained throughout employment.
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Engineers possessing a valid license as a Professional Engineer in Civil or Electrical Engineering in the State of California will receive an additional pay of 5% to their current base salary.
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
Experience: Two (2) years of experience providing professional support to an engineering program in assigned engineering area.