Job Abstract

Culver City is a Charter City incorporated in 1917, and is a destination filled with outdoor cafes, unique shops and galleries opening onto pedestrian-friendly boulevards. Culver City has a dedicated staff of approximately 700+ employees with an overall operating budget of over $300 million. The City provides a full range of municipal services including Fire, Police, Housing & Human Services, Planning & Development, Public Works, Parks, Recreation & Community Services, and Transportation.

This Associate Engineer position is assigned to the Public Works Department, Mobility and Traffic Engineering Division. Associate Engineer's assigned to work in the City’s Mobility and Traffic Engineering Division, manage Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), including engineering consultants, supplier, technical service and general contractor contracts.
Under supervision, the successful candidate must exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills and be capable of chairing meetings and making presentations to commissions, community groups, as well as other public agencies. Prepares both technical and non-technical reports requiring minimal supervision. Interprets and correctly applies the City’s standards and enforces conformance to the City development requirements on the part of contractors and consulting engineers. Provides guidance and information regarding permits and processes to meet established mandates. Efficiently uses word-processing and spreadsheet programs to support contract administration and presentations and as a means of communicating engineering related information. Prepares, designs, drafts, and quality controls engineering designs for public works construction projects by gathering and compiling data, calculating and balancing traverses from field notes, designing plans, profiles, and making cross sections, horizontal and curve computations, and establishing grades. Reviews private civil engineering development plans. Assures the development is designed and will be constructed in accordance with City and State legal requirements and conforms to professional engineering design practices. Performs other related duties.

Training and Experience:
Any combination equivalent to training and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university and four (4) years experience in Civil Engineering at a level comparable to Assistant Engineer.
Preferred candidates must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, and have knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel programs.

Licenses and Certificates:
Valid driver's license is required at time of appointment (hire).
Registration as a licensed California Civil Engineer (PE) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate is highly desirable.

Applicants must receive a passing score on all examination components in order to be placed on the eligible list.

The provisions of this job posting does not constitute a contract, express or implied, and any provisions in this posting may be modified or revoked without notice.

Continuation in the examination process and subsequent placement on the eligible list of a person convicted of a crime depends upon the nature of the conviction and the conduct of the applicant subsequent to the offense. Convictions will be evaluated on a job related basis and will not automatically disqualify someone from further consideration.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Culver City is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, national origin, religion, political affiliation, or sexual orientation/identification.

Conditions of Employment:
Background/ Reference Check: Upon a conditional job offer, a live scan finger printing must be completed with acceptable results. Your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City. If you are selected as a finalist, you will be contacted to schedule a fingerprinting appointment. Upon hire, employee is subject to further reporting from DOJ via subsequent arrest notification.
Pre-placement medical evaluation including drug screen (select positions).
E-Verify: Proof of U.S. citizenship, alien residency or authorization to work in the U.S. will be required at time of appointment.

The City of Culver City intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, please contact the Human Resources Department three (3) business days prior to the test at (310) 253-5640.