ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER

NAI Consulting is seeking an Assistant Civil Engineer to support our growing team of engineering professionals.  Our business focuses on engineering support for local agency (City and County) Public Works and Engineering Departments.  Working under the supervision of a Senior Engineer, responsibilities will include aiding in the planning, design, and management of our public work and capital improvement related projects.  Interested applicants should have a working knowledge of the public project development process as well as State and Federal design criteria.

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and other characteristics.  This list of duties and responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in these classes.

 TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (May include but not be limited to):

• Assist with federally funded project requirements including preparing Requests for Authorizations, Final Reports of Expenditures, federal invoicing, etc.
• Assist with project management duties including preparation of Request for Proposals, scheduling, budgeting, and grant writing.
• Assist with bidding procedures, including the development of City general specifications following the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction or State Standard Specifications, preparing bid document addenda, and prepare bid summary comparisons.
• Compute quantities and prepare engineering estimates.
• Perform preliminary field investigations and existing data research to be used in preparation of a working project base file.
• Assist in the design and planning of transportation facilities including profiles, horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-sections, and drainage improvements.
• Assist with design engineering plans and documents including project reports, traffic control plans, grading plans, signing and striping plans, street improvement plans, utility plans, etc.
• Assist with technical reviews of public improvement plans and specifications
• Other duties as assigned.