Description

DUTIES
A Civil Engineering Associate performs professional civil engineering work in researching, checking, computing, conducting field work needed, and working with consultants in the preparation of plans, designs, details, specifications, cost estimates, traffic control plans, schedules, environmental documentation, and various reports for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a wide variety of civil engineering projects; processes private development plans and development actions; issues engineering permits to the public; and does related work.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, which includes at least 24 semester units or 36 quarter units of core courses in civil engineering; or
2. Certification as an Engineer-In-Training recognized by the State of California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists; or
3. Registration as a Professional Engineer with the State of California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
PROCESS NOTES
1. Candidates may take the Civil Engineering Associate interview only once every 365 days from the date they were last interviewed. If they have taken the Civil Engineering Associate interview in a campus environment with any City of Los Angeles department or LADWP, a special recruitment event, or during an open filing period in the Personnel Department within the last 12 months, they may not file for this examination at this time.
2. Applicants who are within nine months of graduation from an accredited college or university may apply. However, they cannot be appointed until all course work, including the 24 semester units or 36 quarter units described in Requirement No. 1, is met.
3. An application and a Supplemental Form must be completed. Applications and Supplemental Forms will be available through the recruiters.
4. Applicants filing under Requirement No. 2 or No. 3 must list their Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification number or their Professional Engineer (PE) license number on the Supplemental Form. At the time of appointment, candidates must submit to the department which appoints them, verification of their EIT certification or PE license.
5. Appointments will be made to temporary training positions in accordance with Section 5.30 of the Rules of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners for a maximum duration of three years. In order to successfully complete the temporary training period, new appointees must obtain their Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate within three years. New appointees who do not successfully complete the temporary training period will be terminated from the class.
6. The positions of Civil Engineering Associate in the Harbor Department, Public Works - Bureau of Engineering, Public Works – Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Recreation and Parks, and the positions of Civil Engineering Associate III in the Los Angeles World Airports require a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) at the time of appointment. The positions of Civil Engineering Associate in the Department of Water and Power require a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California DMV within 30 days of appointment. Candidates will not be eligible for appointment to these positions if their DMV record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation such as DUI.
7. Please note that qualifying education must be from a college or university accredited by a City of Los Angeles recognized agency. A list of approved accrediting agencies can be found at https://personnel.lacity.gov/Accredited%20Institutions%2008-21-08.pdf.
8. Candidates completing the examination process and qualifying under Requirement #1 will be contacted by the Personnel Department to provide required proof of qualifying degree.