What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Assistant/Assistant Engineer/Associate Engineer position at City of Ontario?
Engineering Assistant/ Assistant Engineer/ Associate Engineer
Engineering Assistant
$43.95 - $53.39 Hourly
$7,618.00 - $9,254.27 Monthly
$43.95 - $53.39 Hourly
$7,618.00 - $9,254.27 Monthly
$91,416.00 - $111,051.20 Annually
Assistant Engineer
$52.71 - $64.06 Hourly
$9,136.40 - $11,103.74 Monthly
$109,636.80 - $133,244.80 Annually
$52.71 - $64.06 Hourly
$9,136.40 - $11,103.74 Monthly
$109,636.80 - $133,244.80 Annually
Associate Engineer
$57.99 - $70.48 Hourly
$10,051.60 - $12,216.54 Monthly
$57.99 - $70.48 Hourly
$10,051.60 - $12,216.54 Monthly
$120,619.20 - $146,598.40 Annually
A 9.5% general salary increase will be applied effective July 2025.
This unique classification offers the successful candidate the ability to promote from Engineering Assistant to Assistant Engineer to Associate Engineer without a competitive recruitment, upon recommendation of the Department Head after a performance evaluation review, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications and demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The City of Ontario reserves the right, if necessary, to close the recruitment at any time and without notice. As such, applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Looking for a rewarding opportunity to serve a growing community? The City of Ontario has an exciting engineering opportunity to join the City's team.
The Ideal Candidate
The City of Ontario is seeking a self-motivated, team-oriented engineering professional who is looking to make a positive impact on the community. The ideal candidate will:
Be solutions-oriented.
Possess excellent communication skills.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, City officials, outside agencies, and the general public.
Successful candidates will embody the City’s mission and vision, as well as the qualities of a "Five Tool Player" - Leader, Thinker, Communicator, Operator and Public Servant - and the City's Customer Service Philosophy– Empathy, Respect, and Problem Solving.
NOTE: The Engineering Assistant, Assistant Engineer, and Associate Engineer are common classifications used in multiple engineering departments. This recruitment will result in an eligibility list to meet the current and future staffing needs of departments with openings in this classification. The current vacancy is with the Engineering Department of the Public Works Agency.
The Public Works Engineering Department
The City of Ontario's Public Works Engineering Department, under the direction of the City Engineer, serves the needs of the citizens of Ontario by providing professional engineering services to the community and City government. The department is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of customer service and responsiveness which serves to characterize a business-friendly environment in serving our community. The department is charged with the oversight, planning, designing, and implementation of infrastructure projects and the planning and permitting of all work within the public right-of-way.
The City of Ontario
The City of Ontario is a dynamic leading and growing community in the Inland Empire with a variety of full-time and part-time employment and volunteer opportunities. Ontario is proud to have the reputation of being a progressive City providing solid leadership to its citizens and to the business community. The City provides a full range of services to the community including Police, Fire, Management Services, Community Life & Culture, Community Development, Economic Development, Public Works, Financial Services, Human Resources/ Risk Management and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company. The City's team is staffed with approximately 1,517 full-time equivalent diverse and talented employees who work to support a common goal of providing excellent service to the community.
We invite you to learn more about the City of Ontario by reviewing the City's website including the City’s State of the City Address to learn more about the exciting opportunities this position will play in the vital growth of the City in becoming the Premier Community of the Inland Empire!
State of the City (Video Link)
Ontario Plan (The City’s Comprehensive Business Plan for Development)
Approach to Public Service (Core Values for City of Ontario Employees)
Smart Ontario (Information about recent City projects)
Downtown Ontario (What to do in Downtown Ontario)
The City of Ontario is a dynamic leading and growing community in the Inland Empire with a variety of full-time and part-time employment and volunteer opportunities. Ontario is proud to have the reputation of being a progressive City providing solid leadership to its citizens and to the business community. The City provides a full range of services to the community including Police, Fire, Management Services, Community Life & Culture, Community Development, Economic Development, Public Works, Financial Services, Human Resources/ Risk Management and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company. The City's team is staffed with approximately 1,517 full-time equivalent diverse and talented employees who work to support a common goal of providing excellent service to the community.
We invite you to learn more about the City of Ontario by reviewing the City's website including the City’s State of the City Address to learn more about the exciting opportunities this position will play in the vital growth of the City in becoming the Premier Community of the Inland Empire!
State of the City (Video Link)
Ontario Plan (The City’s Comprehensive Business Plan for Development)
Approach to Public Service (Core Values for City of Ontario Employees)
Smart Ontario (Information about recent City projects)
Downtown Ontario (What to do in Downtown Ontario)
The following essential functions are typically performed by the Engineering Assistant classification:
- Reviews proposed residential, commercial and industrial development.
- Assists with conducting assigned surveys for variety of areas in Engineering.
- Prepares simple illustrations, charts, and graphs.
- Conducts traffic studies and analysis including observing traffic patterns, taking traffic counts, and turning movements.
- Verifies for accuracy mathematical check of maps and plans.
- Provides assistance to the public; respond to inquiries and provide information regarding property descriptions, location, and property surveys; calculate fees.
- Checks site plans and tentative and final subdivision maps for compliance with Subdivision Map Act and city codes.
- Prepares City Council memoranda, ordinances, resolutions, easement vacations, improvement agreements, reimbursement agreements and construction quantity estimates.
- Designs and drafts construction plans and prepares specifications for water, sewer, street, etc.
- May serve as project engineer of public works projects under some direction, supervision, and review by others.
- May oversee the work of subordinate technical support personnel.
- Performs recurring engineering department functional tasks.
- Ability to operate City vehicle to assess field inspections as needed.
- Coordinates, manages, and designs land development, traffic, municipal utility and capital improvement projects.
- Serves as liaison for the City to private engineers, surveyors, developers, other public agency employees and engineers, and the general public.
- May provide lead direction to clerical and/or technical staff.
- Plans, coordinates, and oversees the work of consultants; explains procedures, checks work for conformance with standards, and resolves procedural and policy questions; administers professional service contracts.
- Coordinates with state, county, utility companies, and other agencies for project and construction approval.
- Serves as project manager on right-of-way engineering preparation and processing.
- Assists in the preparation and review of engineering plans, specifications and legal documents, correspondences, reports and proposals.
- Represents the City at a variety of meetings.
- Assists in administering State and Federal grant funding applications.
- Assists with project construction management and administration.
- Ability to operate City vehicle to assess field inspections as needed.
- Assists with the operation and maintenance of City traffic signal systems; assists with the designs of traffic signal, streetlight, and signing and striping installations for the City; conducts a variety of traffic related studies and prepares reports; issues related permits; maintains a variety of traffic related data; reviews a variety of invoices for accuracy and issue payment authorization.
- Assists in developing needs assessments for the upgrade, repair, and replacement of water and sewer infrastructure projects and facilities, including developing recommendations for Capital Improvement Programs, budgets, and schedules.
- Assists with supervising the development of design plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of water production, storage, treatment and distribution projects and sewer collection projects.
- Inspects project sites as needed to resolve less complex issues and assist in the solution of difficult problems; interprets specifications and City policy; reviews and recommends change orders as appropriate.
- Prepares and reviews hydraulic modeling and water quality analysis of the water and wastewater systems.
- Provides technical support to utility operations and maintenance activities.
- Implements recycled water and conservation programs.
- Administers agreements and contracts including design, construction, participation, and use.
- Coordinates and manages land development and public works projects.
- Serves as liaison for the designated official to private engineers, surveyors, developers, other public agency employees and engineers, and the general public.
- Prepares and processes City Council Agenda items for presentation by the designated official.
- Supervises, trains, and evaluates the work of sub-professional, technical, and clerical staff.
- Plans, coordinates, and oversees the work of consultants; explains procedures, checks work for conformance with standards, and resolves procedural and policy questions; administers professional service contracts.
- Coordinates with state, county, utility companies, and other agencies for project approval and construction.
- Serves as office engineer on right-of-way engineering preparation and processing.
- Prepares and reviews engineering and legal documents; and supervises, prepares, or reviews a variety of correspondence, reports, and proposals.
- Represents the City at a variety of meetings.
- Participates in project construction management and administration.
- Ability to operate City vehicle to assess field inspections as needed.
- Prepare and manage the preparation of technical studies related to water resources planning, such as Urban Water Management Plans and Water Supply Assessments.
- Represent the City by participating in local and regional meetings and related activities.
- Collect, analyze, and package periodic data reporting to outside agencies.
- Coordinate with State and Federal regulatory agencies; and, outside agencies and/or entities (USFW, DDW, RWQCB, Watermaster, surrounding water agencies, and alike).
- Manage long-range water resources studies and planning investigations related to groundwater basin management and optimization, groundwater development, groundwater rights, water quality, recycled water, recharge, and conservation.
- Review and comment on historical documents, environmental documents, contracts, agreements, agenda reports, and proposed projects of outside agencies to address key issues impacting the City, in regard to water resources.
- Conducts needs assessments for the upgrade, repair, and replacement of water and sewer infrastructure projects and facilities, including developing recommendations for Capital Improvement Programs, budgets, and schedules; supervises the development of design plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of utilities projects in compliance with appropriate laws, ordinances, and guidelines; inspects project sites as needed to assist in the solution of difficult problems; interprets specifications and City policy; reviews and recommends change orders as appropriate; prepares grant funding applications and administers grant reimbursement agreements.
- Maintains and operates the City's traffic signal system and Transportation Management Center; designs and reviews traffic signal, street light, and signing and striping installations for the City; conducts a variety of traffic related studies including traffic impact studies; maintains a variety of traffic related data and issues reports and related permits; reviews a variety of invoices for accuracy and issues payment authorization; reviews transportation land use models for accuracy and interprets outputs to determine roadway infrastructure needs.
Education
Associate's Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent engineering experience and sufficient technical education to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
NOTE: Proof of Associate's Degree or higher in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university must be provided by way of attachment to your online application or as an email attachment sent to the Hiring Agency Representative at, or before, time of the reference check process. Acceptable forms of proof include Unofficial Transcripts, Official Transcripts, Photos and/or Photocopies of Institutional Degree/Certifications.
Experience
One (1) year of experience in professional Civil Engineering work. A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience.
Licenses
Valid California Class C Driver's License at time of appointment and maintained throughout appointment.
Desirable
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field from an accredited college or university. Related municipal engineering experience.
Advancement
Typically an Engineering Assistant may be considered for advancement to Assistant Engineer upon the recommendation of the Department Head after a performance evaluation review, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications and demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform at the Assistant Engineer level.
Assistant Engineer
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related from an accredited college or university.
NOTE: Proof of Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university must be provided by way of attachment to your online application or as an email attachment sent to the Hiring Agency Representative at, or before, time of the reference check process. Acceptable forms of proof include Unofficial Transcripts, Official Transcripts, Photos and/or Photocopies of Institutional Degree/Certifications.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in professional Civil Engineering work.
Licenses
Valid California Class C Driver's License at time of appointment and maintained throughout appointment.
Certifications
Engineer-in-Training Certificate issued by the State of California preferable.
Desirable
Municipal engineering experience. Knowledge of AutoCAD and/or ArcGIS is highly desirable. Technical writing skills.
Advancement
Typically an Assistant Engineer may be promoted to Associate Engineer upon recommendation of the Department Head after a performance evaluation review, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications and demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform at the Associate Engineer level.
Associate Engineer
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
NOTE: Proof of Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university must be provided by way of attachment to your online application or as an email attachment sent to the Hiring Agency Representative at, or before, time of the reference check process. Acceptable forms of proof include Unofficial Transcripts, Official Transcripts, Photos and/or Photocopies of Institutional Degree/Certifications.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in professional civil engineering work.
Licenses
Valid California Class C Driver's License at time of appointment and maintained throughout appointment.
Certifications
Possession of an Engineer-in-Training Certificate issued by the State of California. A copy of your certificate must be attached to your application.
Desirable
Six (6) years of experience in professional civil engineering work.
If assigned to the Municipal Utilities Company-Utilities Engineering Department: Experience working with hydraulic modeling software; knowledge of Microsoft Project is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" link at the top of this announcement. If this is the first time applying for a position using governmentjobs.com you will be prompted to create a new user account, otherwise log in with your user name and password. Your application and responses to any supplemental questions will be used to evaluate your qualifications for this position. It is suggested that your application include the following:
A resume may be attached to your application but will not substitute for the proper completion of your application. Applications that are not properly completed may be rejected.
NOTE: Transcripts from colleges, universities, or technical schools outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report will result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.
Supplemental Questions
To complete your application for this position you will be prompted to respond to supplemental questions. This information will be used as part of the application screening and selection process and is designed to help you present your qualifications for this position. This may include a selection step in which your application and supplemental questions are reviewed and scored by a panel of raters familiar with this position.
Incomplete responses, false statements, omission, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Your responses should be consistent with the information provided on your application.
Please provide succinct, concise, descriptive, and detailed information for each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.
Email Notices
Email is the primary way that the Human Resources or Hiring Department will communicate with you. Please check your email account (including the SPAM folder) on a regular basis for any emails related to the application or selection process. Emails from the city of Ontario will come from "@ontarioca.gov" or "governmentjobs.com." If you change your email address after submitting your application, please visit governmentjobs.com and update your profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any additional questions regarding the application process, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Salary : $91,416 - $146,598
