Salary : $98,332.62 - $141,106.37 Annually
Location : City of Poway, CA
Job Type: Full time - regular
Job Number: 26-32
Department: Development Services
Division: Storm Water Program
Opening Date: 07/16/2026
Closing Date: 8/6/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Definition

**Potential for this position to telecommute one day per week once trained/approved by the supervisor as the telecommuting policy allows**
Assistant/Associate:
Performs professional field and office engineering work related to the management, planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the City's Capital Improvement projects, stormwater and floodplain management program, land development, traffic engineering, City public works infrastructure, and daily departmental operations; provides project management and administration; confers with developers, contractors, and representatives of other agencies regarding facility and infrastructure development; administers professional services and construction contracts; administers Federal and State grant funds associated with construction projects; provides staff assistance to the assigned supervisor and the City Engineer, other departments, and the public in areas of expertise; performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports.

Associate Civil:
Performs professional civil engineering work of a difficult and responsible nature, in assigned areas of responsibility including planning, design, and management of the City's Capital Improvement projects or land development projects. Serves as a project or division engineer, coordinates or supervises major engineering, development or construction projects, conducts field operations, and construction services. Provides technical staff assistance to higher-level engineering staff and manages consultants, projects, and contracts; administers Federal and State grant funds; provides staff assistance to assigned supervisor and City Engineer; presents staff reports. Coordinates with internal staff and external agencies on floodplain management and stormwater regulatory compliance activities.

Receives direct or general supervision from the City Engineer, Principal Civil Engineer or assigned supervisor. Exercises no direct supervision over staff. May provide technical and function direction to lower-level staff.
Key Responsibilities

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Coordinate the City's stormwater program, including regulatory compliance, plan reviews, inspections, reporting, interdepartmental collaboration, and public inquiries.
• Plans, designs, and inspects all phases of civil engineering public works construction projects, including defining the scope of the project, securing adequate funding from Federal and State grant programs and other funding sources, coordinating with permitting and public utility agencies, performing historical document research and review, surveying and engineering analysis of alternatives, preparing plans, specifications, and cost estimates, performing research, map, and field studies and surveys, drafting site plans with specialized computer software, applying engineering principles and practices to specific problems, coordinating construction schedules with other projects and agencies, preparing and reviewing cost estimates and inspecting construction of projects to ensure compliance with construction documents; and other related planning and design work.
• Reviews construction plans prepared by consulting engineers and private contractors to verify compliance with City sidewalk, public utility, and improvement requirements; checks plans for conformance with regulations regarding line, grade, size, elevation, and location of structures; reviews engineering calculations of other engineers or engineering technicians; participates in pre-design, construction, and utility coordination meetings and issues construction permits.
• Investigates field problems affecting property owners, contractors, and maintenance operations; responds to citizen inquiries and complaints; provides information to the public at the front counter in person, via telephone, or other means of communication regarding grading, encroachment permits, right-of-way and property line information, utility information, slope stability and groundwater issues, improvement plan check, and payment processes.
• Maintains all project files and track projects utilizing City software through design, construction and project completion. Maintain spreadsheets for project coordination, overall department workload, project status and scheduling. Reviews and prepares legal documents including public utility easements, encroachment removal agreements, stormwater facilities maintenance agreements, boundary adjustments, lot mergers and private road maintenance agreements.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• May provide technical direction and training to other engineering and technical staff.
• Maintains attendance and punctuality that is observant of scheduled hours on a regular basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements/License or Certificates Required
Any combination of the following education and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of this classification.

Experience:
Assistant Engineer:

One year of professional engineering design, plan review, and project administration experience, preferably in a public agency setting.
Associate Engineer: Three years of experience in professional engineering design, plan review, and project administration experience, preferably in a public agency setting.
Associate Civil Engineer:
Three years of experience in professional engineering design, plan review, and project administration experience, preferably in a public agency setting.
Education/Training:
Assistant Engineer/Associate Engineer/Associate Civil Engineer:

A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed California units = 120 semester/180 quarter) from an accredited educational institution with major coursework in civil engineering or a related engineering field.
Licenses and Certifications:
Assistant Engineer/Associate Engineer/Associate Civil Engineer: A valid class C driver's license or the ability to arrange alternate and timely means of transportation in the performance of assigned duties.

Assistant/Associate Engineer:

Certification as an Engineer-In-Training, desired.

Associate Civil Engineer:

Possess and maintain a Registered Professional Civil Engineer License in the State of California.

Physical Demands

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer, to inspect City development sites, including traversing uneven terrain, climbing ladders, stairs, and other temporary or construction access points; to operate a motor vehicle, and to visit various City and meeting sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push and pull materials and objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Environmental Elements

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may work in the field and occasionally be exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Notice: Benefits listed below assume full-time (2,080 hrs/yr) status. Benefits for positions considered less than full-time are pro-rated based upon hours and may differ from those indicated.

Vacation - Annual paid vacation as follows: 0-4 years service = 120 hrs/yr; 5-9 years service = 144 hrs/yr; 10-14 years service = 180 hrs/yr; and 15+ years service = 199.2 hrs/yr. Employees may elect to convert up to 40 hours vacation per year to cash on an hour-for-hour basis when they meet certain criteria. Prior Public Service Credit for vacation accruals may be granted for verifiable experience.

Executive Leave - Employees in this group are entitled to 50 hours of executive leave each fiscal year. Executive leave is not be carried over into the next fiscal year, but may be exchanged for compensation equal to 100% of the value at the end of the current fiscal year.

Sick Leave - The City provides 96 hours each year of paid sick leave. There are sick leave incentive and conversion programs available to those who qualify.
Holidays - The City observes 10 holidays and two floating holidays each year.
Flexible Saving Account - These are IRS-approved plans, which enables you to have witheld from your paycheck an amount to cover eligible dependent care, and/or certain eligible medical exspenses without being subject to federal income or social security tax on the income used to pay for these benefits. Employees can opt into either the Dependent care or medical expense accounts.

Life Insurance - The City provides group term life insurance equal to 1 1/2 times annual salary to a maximum of $350,000. Supplemental life insurance for employees and family members is available by payroll deduction at reasonable group rates and is portable.

Short & Long Term Disability -
The City provides short-term disability insurance equal to 66 2/3% of your income (up to $2,516) after a 7-day waiting period if totally disabled due to illness or injury.

The City provides long-term disability insurance equal to 66 2/3% of your income (up to $10,900) after a 90-day elimination period if totally disabled due to illness or injury.

Retirement - Benefits are provided by the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Classic CalPERS members - 2% @ 60 formula with employees contributing 8% of regular salary. Beginning the first full pay period in July 2024, employees considered "classic" members will contribute an additional 1%. The total employee contribution will be 9%. New CalPERS members - 2% @ 62 formula with employees contributing 8% of salary. Effective July 1, 2013, new members will pay 50% of the total normal cost; 50% of the the total normal cost is currently 7.75%. Beginning the first full pay period in July 2024, employees considered "classic" members will contribute an additional 1%. The total employee contribution will be 9%. The City participates in Medicare, but does not participate in Social Security.

Health Insurance - Poway provides employer-paid group medical and dental insurance for the employee. For medical plans, the City contributes 100% of the cost for employees enrolled in either the Kaiser or CIGNA HMO plans and 60% of the cost for dependent coverage for both HMO plans. The City also has a CIGNA PPO option, and the City covers the premium costs for employees enrolled in the CIGNA PPO equivalent to what the City covers for employees enrolled in the CIGNA HMO, at every coverage level. For dental plans, employees have a choice between an HMO and PPO plan. Family vision insurance is provided at no cost to the employee. An IRS Section 125 plan (Flexible Spending Account) for reimbursement of medical and dependent care expenses is also available.

Deferred Compensation Plan - Participation in a 457 deferred compensation plan is available to all regular employees and is voluntary with no City matching contribution. The City contributes $87.77 per pay period to a 401(a) deferred compensation plan with vesting on a graduated schedule beginning with 2 years service and becoming 100% vested after 6 years.

Retirement Health Savings Plan - The City contributes $1,040 annually to a Retirement Health Savings Plan. A portion of unused sick leave is converted to a cash contribution to the RHSP annually for those employees who qualify. Retiring employees will have unused sick leave converted to a cash contr