ENGINEER II: $6,918 - $9,271 PER MONTH

If you want to join a hard-working team that shares a commitment to keep the City of Escondido safe, clean and efficiently run, consider a career with the City of Escondido. We have an opening for the position of Engineer I/II (Land Development) in our Development Services Department/Engineering Division. For a complete listing of job duties and qualifications, please refer to the corresponding job description, which can be obtained from the Human Resources Department or downloaded from the City’s website.
Under direction, this position will perform professional land development engineering work.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Municipal engineering design, construction and maintenance.
Construction methods, material practices, specifications and equipment.
Basic design standards for construction projects.
Safe working practices and regulations pertaining to work.
Principles, practices and materials used in civil engineering, including grading, drainage and roadway design.
Practices of traffic and transportation engineering and planning.
Principles and practices of customer service.
Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering, or a closely related field; or possession of an Engineering-In-Training (EIT) Certificate in the State of California or a Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) Certificate in the State of California and one year (full-time equivalent) entry-level professional experience in civil or transportation engineering, land surveying or utilities construction or inspection.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering, or a closely related field, and one year of professional experience in civil or transportation engineering or land surveying; or possession of an Engineering-In-Training (EIT) Certificate in the State of California or a Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) Certificate in the State of California, and two years (full-time equivalent) of professional experience in civil or transportation engineering, land surveying or utilities construction or inspection.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

NOTE: For a complete listing of job duties and qualifications, please refer to the corresponding job description, which can be obtained from the Human Resources Department or downloaded from the City’s web site. The City of Escondido is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace.
All applicants will be subject to fingerprint investigation before a conditional offer of employment is extended. A pre-employment medical examination will be conducted following a conditional offer of employment for all positions. Safety sensitive positions will include a pre-employment drug screen. Positions subject to the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations will be subject to DOT pre-employment drug testing and random drug and alcohol testing.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE

Eligible individuals are those who meet the following criteria:

• Served in the U.S. armed forces
• Received an honorable discharge
• Did not retire from military service
• Seeking employment with the City of Escondido for the first time.

Guard and Reserve active duty for training purposes does not qualify for veterans’ preference. Proof of eligibility (copy of DD-214) must be submitted at time of application, or later if the promulgation of the eligibility list will not be delayed. Veterans’ preference credit will only be applied to eligible applicants who attained a passing grade (total score exclusive of credit) on the final open examination.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.