Assistant Engineer I (Los Angeles - DTLA Area)

Our client is one of the largest government agencies in Los Angeles County currently has a temporary opening for an Assistant Engineer I for our Integrated OPS Plan & Support Services Group in our HQ downtown Los Angeles.

JOB DUTIES

1. Learns and assists with planning, coordinating, conducting and monitoring tests, studies, investigations.
2. Learns and assists to prepare technical documents, reports, and presentations.
3. Learns and assists with technical analyses.
4. Learns and assists to prepare cost estimates and budgets.
5. May execute mathematical, statistical, and other models.
6. Learns and assists with site inspections.
7. Learns and assists with maintaining official records, documents, and data.
8. May participate on a project team.
9. Performs other related Engineer job duties as required.

SUBSTRUCTURES
1. Learns to assess potential impacts to facilities from proposed projects.
2. Learns and assists with investigating facility issues.

HYDRAULICS
1. Learns and assists with the design and analysis of hydraulic facilities, structures, and convi distributions systems; may utilize hydraulic modeling software.
2. Learns and assists with inundation studies for reservoirs and dams.
3. Learns and assist with preparation and review of hydraulic plans and profiles and emergenc dewatering profiles of reservoirs, pipelines and treatment plants.
4. Learns and assists to conduct flow tests.

FACILITY PLANNING
1. Learns to plan and assists with conducting feasibility studies for treatment, distribution and conveyance facilities.
2. Learns to plan and assists with conducting facility vulnerability studies.

DESIGN
1. Learns and assists with preparation of engineering design criteria, calculations, plans, specific estimates and reports for water treatment, conveyance and distribution systems.
2. Learns and assists with performing investigations of existing facilities, structures, processes, al equipment to resolve performance, operation, or reliability issues.

SUBSTRUCTURES
1. Learns to assess potential impacts to facilities from proposed projects.
2. Learns and assists with investigating facility issues.

HYDRAULICS
1. Learns and assists with the design and analysis of hydraulic facilities, structures, and conveyance distributions systems; may utilize hydraulic modeling software.
2. Learns and assists with inundation studies for reservoirs and dams.
3. Learns and assist with preparation and review of hydraulic plans and profiles and emergency dewatering profiles of reservoirs, pipelines and treatment plants.
4. Learns and assists to conduct flow tests.

FACILITY PLANNING
1. Learns to plan and assists with conducting feasibility studies for treatment, distribution and conveyance facilities.
2. Learns to plan and assists with conducting facility vulnerability studies.

DESIGN
1. Learns and assists with preparation of engineering design criteria, calculations, plans, specifications estimates and reports for water treatment, conveyance and distribution systems.
2. Learns and assists with performing investigations of existing facilities, structures, processes, and equipment to resolve performance, operation, or reliability issues.

INSPECTION
requirements.
1. Learns and assists to inspect and verify contractor's work is in compliance with contract
2. Learns and assists in reviewing submittals, Requests For Information, preparing responses, and drafting Field Memorandums.
3. Learns and assists with reviewing contractor plans, procedures, schedules, and preparing independent cost estimates.

SCADA
1. Learns and assists with preparing Automatic Process Control and/or Programmable Logic Controller software design and operational documents.
2. Learns and assists with developing Automatic Process Control and/or Programmable Logic Controller program and simulation routines.
3. Learns and assists with providing SCADA system customer and infrastructure support.
4. Learns and assists with integration of SCADA hardware and software.

WATER RESOURCES
1. Learns and assists in implementing water resources programs and projects.
2. Learns and assists in administering water resource contracts.
3. Learns and assists in conducting feasibility studies for treatment, distribution and conveyance facilities.
4. Learns and assists in executing mathematical, statistical, hydraulic, and water resource models.

WATER QUALITY
1. Learns and assists to monitor, evaluate, and respond to water quality related legislative initiatives, regulatory issues and policies. Develops plans and procedures to address legislative and regulatory requirements.
2. Learns and assists to review and make recommendations on proposals, projects, and programs that may have an impact on water quality.
3. Learns and assists to develop and direct test plans for bench pilot and full scale water quality testing.
4. Learns and assists to analyze and interpret data to develop water treatment process design criteria.
5. Learns and assists to analyze and interpret data to optimize water quality performance and maintain compliance with drinking water quality regulations.
6. Learns and assists to analyze and interpret conditions that may adversely impact watershed and source water quality.
7. Learns and assists to review and analyze water quality data and assists in providing recommendations to ensure compliance with all drinking water quality regulations.

OPERATIONS SUPPORT
1. Learns and assists to assess maintenance and testing methods and impacts on operations and maintenance to improve efficiency and reliability.
2. Learns and assists to implement, maintain, and learns to develop analytical tools for the analysis and solution of engineering problems.
3. Learns and assists to analyze equipment functions, evaluate potential failure modes and system impacts; learns to make recommendations.
4. Learns and assists in compliance with project and customer requirements.
5. Learns and assists with field engineering tests and activities in connection with maintenance, inspection, and operations.

ENVIRONMENTAL
1. Learns and assists in preparing environmental, health and safety plans for regulatory compliance.
2. Learns and assists in analyzing new and proposed regulations and legislation; learns and assists in the development of policies, procedures, and training materials.
3. Learns and assists in planning, coordinating and conducting environmental, health and safety audits; learns to develop mitigating or corrective actions.
4. Learns and assists in evaluating, applying for, modifying, and maintaining environmental permits;

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field by hired date.
General Required Knowledge of: Engineering principles and practices in specific discipline; and current office technology and equipment.

General Required Skills and Abilities to: Analyze and interpret data; organize; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.