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Civil Engineer Associate

City of El Paso, TX

El Paso, TX

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$60,532.99–$75,666.24 Per Year
SKILLS
Air Force, Bridge Building, CADD (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting), Civil Engineering, Coaching, Conduct Studies, Construction, Construction Contracts, Construction Engineering, Construction Inspection, Construction Planning, Construction Projects, Cost Estimates, Documentation, Easements, Educational Testing, Engineering, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Law, Establish Priorities, Fitness, Health Insurance, Incentive Programs, Legal, Life Insurance, Materials Cost Analysis, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Project Design, Project Development, Project/Program Coordination, Public Works, Record Keeping, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Stormwater Management, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Telecommunications, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Tuition Fees, Urban Planning, Water Supply
LOCATION
El Paso, TX
POSTED
2 days ago
Salary : $60,532.99 - $75,666.24 Annually
Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type: Civil Service
Job Number: 13320-0526
Department: CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION
Opening Date: 05/14/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt
Max Number of Applicants: 50

Requirements
MOS Code: 32E1A (Air Force); 47R (Army); 55 ( Coast Guard); 0530 (Marine Corps); 510 SC(Navy)

Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, and two (2) years civil engineering experience.

Licenses and Certificates: None.

General Purpose
Under general supervision, supervise, direct, design and review civil engineering plans and specifications.
Typical Duties
Direct, supervise, and design engineering plans and specifications prepared in-house, and review those prepared by private consultants and contract workers. Involves: Prioritize engineering projects and set deadlines. Plan, design, review and direct the development of civil engineering projects such as, bridge, street, roads and irrigation systems, drainage improvement, sewer and water construction, storm water management, telecommunication projects, park facilities, play courts, buildings, and other public works projects. Prepare computations, draft and design plans and specifications. Review construction plans to identify need for relocation of existing or proposed water, sewer and utility lines, design problems and compliance to standards, including compliance of projects with environmental protection laws. Conduct studies of water supply requirements. Make recommendations for changes to plans and specifications. Identify required materials, evaluate costs and prepare estimates. Coordinate projects with entities such as the Army Corps of Engineers and utility companies. Provide technical support to other City departments. Prepare presentations and represent the City in public hearings, City Planning Commission and other special group meetings.
Review and inspect subdivision plans, specifications, proposals and structures prepared by private consultants and contract workers. Involves: Assign and supervise the inspection of construction projects under contract. Prepare surveys, easement correspondence, and legal descriptions and calculate metes and bounds. Inspect workmanship, materials and equipment used in construction of engineering projects. Supervise and conduct field inspections of projects designed by City staff, or related to engineering issues such as drainage problems, compliance with construction standards, and right-of-way access. Enforce safety rules and regulations. Maintain records, and review and prepare technical reports.
Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct in, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development; enforce personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information
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Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
BENEFITS
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life's stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City's Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE

The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE
A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.

B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.

C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
1. First day of January (New Year's Day)

2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)

5. June 19 (Juneteenth)
6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)

7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)

8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)
9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)

11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)

12. Employee's Birthday
In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.
01

What best describes the level of education you have completed?
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Master's Degree or higher in Engineering
  • None of the Above

02

How many years of experience do you have in civil engineering?
  • One (1) year
  • Two (2) - Three (3) years
  • Four (4) - Five (5) years
  • Six (6) years or mor
  • None of the above

03

Which best describes your knowledge level of engineering principles and practices as they relate to civil engineering, surveying, drafting, and design?
  • No knowledge
  • Some knowledge
  • Good knowledge
  • Considerable knowledge

04

Which best describes your knowledge level of methods, material specifications, tools and equipment used in public works construction?
  • No knowledge
  • Some knowledge
  • Good knowledge
  • Considerable knowledge

05

Which best describes your knowledge of applicable codes and ordinances pertaining to civil engineering and public works projects?
  • No knowledge
  • Some knowledge
  • Good knowledge
  • Considerable knowledge

06

How many years of experience do you have working with CADD (Computer-Aided Drafting and Design)?
  • Less than one (1) year
  • One (1) - Two (2) years
  • Three (3) - Four (4) years
  • Five (5) years or more

07

Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score. Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
  • I understand that my answers to the supplemental questions will generate a score.
  • I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications.

08

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process.-Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-Responses referring to your résumé.
  • I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

09

Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
  • Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
  • No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
  • N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.

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