ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING

ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING

Salary

$35.08 - $36.16 Hourly

Location

1002 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 77002

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

38800

Department

Houston Public Works

Opening Date

05/22/2026

Closing Date

8/31/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

POSITION OVERVIEW

Applications accepted from: All Persons Interested

Service Line/Section: Houston Permitting Center/Office of the City Engineer

Reporting Location: 1002 Washington Ave., 2nd floor

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm *

• Subject to change

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Engineer-In-Training (EIT) provides a support role within the Office of The City Engineer (OCE). OCE is dedicated to enforcing the City of Houstons (City) Infrastructure Design Manual for both public and private capital improvement within the Citys right-of-way. The candidate will be expected to receive professional engineering licensure within five years of being hired as an E.I.T.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in updating the Citys Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM), which is the City's governing document for engineering design of civil infrastructure located within the right-of-way.
• Assists in the reviewing, updating and writing construction specifications and standard drawings.
• Schedules meetings, creates meeting agendas, and tracks minutes of meetings.
• Interacts with engineering community concerning various issues and proposes solutions to problems revealed by interactions.
• Contributes to and assists in leading IDM and specification review meetings.
• Reviews and verifies that project manuals abide by most current specification requirements.
• Assist Supervisor to complete tasks and special projects as required.
• Discusses engineering matters and provides guidance to consultants, owners and the general public regarding engineering design requirements.
• Investigates and/or responds to inquiries from technical personnel and the general public on design criteria and project specifications.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing and provide excellent customer relations.
• Reviews and evaluates the adequacy of various products submitted by vendors for use throughout the Citys infrastructure.
• Improves operations, processes and performs other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking and standing. May require walking on rough surfaces during inspections and investigations.

This is a Houston Public Works Emergency Management position at the Tier III Level.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires graduation from an approved curriculum in engineering that is approved by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers as of satisfactory standing, and possession of a valid Engineer-in-Training Certificate issued by the Board under the current requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

No experience is required.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Possession of a valid Engineering-in-Training Certificate issued by the Board under the current requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.

PREFERENCES

Preference may be given to applicants who have/demonstrate:

• Technical writing experience.
• Who demonstrate proficiency using Rules & Regulations Technical Standards and Microsoft Office applications.
• Candidates with excellent communication skills and superior customer service attributes.
• Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.

GENERAL INFORMATION

SELECTION/SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED: None

However, the department may administer a skills assessment evaluation.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION: Yes

This position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SALARY INFORMATION

Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidates qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

PAY GRADE - 22

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during active posting period. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov.

To view your detailed application status, please log-in to your online profile by visiting: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/houston/default.cfm or call 832-393-6015.

If you need special services or accommodations 832-393-6015 (TTY 7-1-1)

If you need login assistance or technical support call 855-524-5627.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the Hiring Department will contact you directly, should you be selected to advance in our recruitment process.

All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

EOE Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individuals sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The city offers a competitive benefits program, including competitively priced health coverage and a defined contribution pension plan. Benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness
• Supplemental Insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Retirement pension
• 457 deferred compensation plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• 10 days of vacation each year
• 13 city holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Compensable Sick Leave
• Personal Leave
• Flexible schedules
• Hybrid-Telework for eligible positions
• Professional development opportunities
• Transportation/parking plan
• Section 125 pretax deductions
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Paid Prenatal, Parental and Infant Wellness Leaves
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

For plan details, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html

01

Please select your highest verifiable level of formal education completed.

• Less than a High School Diploma/GED
• High School Diploma/GED
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters degree or higher

02

Is your degree approved by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers with satisfactory standing?

• Yes
• No

03

Did you graduate from an engineering or related science curriculum at a recognized institution of higher education, other than a curriculum approved by the Board and passed the eight-hour fundamentals of engineering examination prescribed by the board?

• Yes
• No

04

Have you passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or do you possess a valid Engineering-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued by the Board under the current requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act?

• Yes
• No

05

If the answer to question 4 is "Yes", does your Engineering-in-Training Certificate expire within the next 5 years?

• Yes
• No

06

Are you willing to obtain a professional engineering license within five years of being hired as an Engineer-In-Training?

• Yes
• No

07

Is all of your experience related to the oil and gas industry?

• Yes
• No

08

How many years of experience do you have related to Civil Engineering disciplines (Water/Wastewater Resources, Environmental, Transportation, Materials Science, etc.)?

• I do not have any experience in this field.
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years, but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

09

Are you comfortable presenting to large audiences?

• Yes
• No

10

How many years of experience do you have with Microsoft PowerPoint?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year, but less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

11

Describe your experience creating meeting agendas, coordinating and participating in large group discussions on technical matters on items such as infrastructure design, construction project bidding, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) protocols, drafting and product evaluations:

12

What was one of the most recent technical writing projects that you have worked on?

13

List any technical writing classes/training you have taken.

14

How many years of experience do you have in writing construction specifications?

• I do not have any experience in this field.
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year, but less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

15

How many years of experience do you have in reviewing plans?

• I do not have any experience in this field.
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years, but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

16

How many years of plan production experience do you have?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• 5 to 6 years

17

Are you comfortable if your required duties consist of coordinating meetings with various technical representatives, modifying design manuals and specification text, and pulling data from COH databases?

• Yes
• No

18

Please rate your experience using Microsoft Word.

• No experience
• Basic Microsoft Word: open, create, save and modify documents, format the documents for printing, using the printer menu to preview documents before they are printed and print the pages, change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word: Creating, organizing and formatting outlines, formatting sections, formatting text into columns and inserting column breaks, inserting section headers and footers, sorting table data, creating charts. Using Mail Merge in Word to personalize business letters for an entire mailing list or creating posters and other graphics-heavy documents in Publisher, create mailing labels, insert footnote and end note, create bookmark, insert a cross reference to a bookmark, insert a link into a document, design and create a simple form, save form as template, enable revision tracking in a document, accept or reject revision, protect a revision from modification by others, compare two documents side by side, combine two documents into one, insert and delete a comment into a document.
• Advance Microsoft Word: use mail merge to create documents, recipient lists, insert fields, prepare an existing list for use in mail merge, delete items that you have performed (copy chart and title and paste), replace checkboxes with symbols, print out checklist and check the appropriate boxes, import subdocument, split document into two documents, create a table of contents. Recording, running, copying and deleting macros, viewing and modifying macro scripts, creating table of contents, creating figure captions and figure tables, creating footnotes.

19

Please rate your experience using Microsoft Excel.

• No experience
• Basic Microsoft Excel: Open files and use page setup, enter, correct, and save data, use the menu commands, format cells, rows, and columns, understand navigation and movement techniques, use simple arithmetic functions in the formulas, access help, modify a database and insert data from another application, print worksheets and workbooks.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel: Create, modify, and format charts, use graphic objects to enhance worksheets and charts, filter data and manage a filtered list, perform multiple-level sorting, use sorting options, and design considerations, use mathematical, logical, statistical, and financial functions, group and dissociate data and perform interactive analysis, create and modify some Macro commands.
• Advance Microsoft Excel: Customize the work area, use advanced functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS), work with Pivot Tables, use spreadsheet Web components, manage Macro commands: concepts, planning, operations, execution, modification, interruption, use personalized toolbars, perform some programming in VBA.

20

How many years of experience do you have in computer-aided design (CAD)?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

21

Please indicate your level of proficiency with AutoCAD:

• No experience
• Beginner: Create and edit basic drawings composed of lines, and arcs, create revision clouds, etc.
• Intermediate: Plot files, referencing files, and layer structuring, adjusting dimension setting, using annotation scaling for dimensions, editing and creating blocks, loading line type files, linking excel sheet to drawing, saving file, creating view ports, moving drawings from model space to paper space.
• Advanced: 3D drawing creation and editing, CTB file creation and editing, and Autolisp programming, use AutoCAD commands to determine are functions to determine shape perimeter and area, use of constraints, setup publishing and batch plot settings, Inserting fields, creating and modifying line type file.

22

List the names of the CAD software that you are proficient with. Also, write the number of years that you have worked with each.

23

If you are given a list of tasks with the same completion date, which of the following methods would you use to complete those tasks?

• Order tasks from easy to difficult to complete, complete tasks in order of increasing difficulty, with the most difficult to complete task done last.
• Order tasks from difficult to easy to complete, complete tasks in order of decreasing difficulty, with the least difficult to complete task done last.
• Order tasks from least to most important, complete tasks in order of increasing importance, with the most important task done last.
• Order tasks from most to least important, complete tasks in order of decreasing importance, with the least important task done last.

24

Please tell us how this role fits into your professional career goals/aspirations. Limit your response to 75 words:

25

Are you a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces (United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) for more than 90 consecutive days and received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Houston

Address 901 Bagby St

Houston, Texas, 77002

Website https://www.houstontx.gov/