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Engineering Associate

City of El Paso, TX

El Paso, TX

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$55,966.14–$69,957.68 Per Year
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Bid Packages, Bridge Building, Building Renovation, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CADD (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting), Capital Project, Coaching, Code Reviews, Conduct Studies, Construction, Construction Planning, Construction Projects, Consulting, Contract Creation, Contract Management, Contract Requirements, Control Systems, Cost Estimates, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Document Management, Documentation, Driver's License, Easements, Educational Testing, Electricity, Engineering, Equipment Replacement, Facilities Management, Fitness, Health Insurance, Identify Issues, Incentive Programs, Legal, Life Insurance, Materials Cost Analysis, Negotiation Skills, PC (Personal Computer) Systems, People Management, Procurement Specifications, Project Planning, Project/Program Coordination, Proposal Writing, Record Keeping, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Request for Proposals (RFP), Requirements Management, Research Skills, Spreadsheets, Statistics, Surveying, Systems Administration/Management, Technical Writing, Technical/Engineering Design, Telecommunications, Testing, Training/Teaching, Tuition Fees
LOCATION
El Paso, TX
POSTED
Today
Salary : $55,966.14 - $69,957.68 Annually
Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type: Civil Service
Job Number: 13810-0526
Department: Engineering-Airport
Opening Date: 05/14/2026
Closing Date: 5/26/2026 12:00 AM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt
Max Number of Applicants: 75

Requirements
MOS Code: 12H (Army); 4205 (Navy); 1361 (Marine Corps); 672 (Coast Guard)

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering.
Licenses and Certificates: Some positions may require a valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.

General Purpose
Under general supervision, design, evaluate, review, and coordinate engineering plans, systems, and specifications; and construction, recommend or direct the installation of systems.

Typical Duties
Develop and design engineering plans, systems and specifications prepared in-house,and review and inspect those prepared by private consultants and contract workers. Involves: Prepare computations, design and draft plans and specifications for engineering projects such as, bridges, streets, mechanical, electrical, or traffic control systems, irrigation or drainage improvement, sewer and water construction/relocation, telecommunication projects, park facilities, buildings, and other capital improvement projects. Utilize computer aided design drafting (CADD) methods, Traffic Management System, or automated management systems specific to area of assignment. Review plans for construction projects. Draft and prepare plans and specifications for the procurement, repair, upgrade or replacement of equipment. Review construction plans to identify design problems and compliance to standards and codes. Determine related issues for possible relocation of existing or proposed water, sewer and utility lines, traffic control signals and signage, streets, roads, irrigation or drainage projects. Make recommendations for changes to plans and specifications. Identify required materials, evaluate costs and prepare estimates. Develop plat profiles and cross-sections from survey notes. Prepare surveys, easement correspondence, and legal descriptions, and calculate metes and bounds. Appraise shortages, excesses, quality and cost of renovating existing facilities. Coordinate projects with utility companies and City departments. Review and interpret street, subdivision, mechanical, electrical, water/wastewater collection and distribution systems or traffic control plans, specifications, proposals and structures prepared by private consultants and contract workers. Supervise and inspect assigned projects under contract. Enforce safety rules and regulations. Inspect workmanship, materials and equipment used in the construction or installation of engineering projects in area of assignment.

Assist in administrative duties. Involves: Prepare contract or bid specifications. Assist or prepare draft Requests for Proposals. Review contractor packages for project bid proposals. Research issues, conduct studies and/or surveys, review code, trade, regulation, and engineering manuals in assigned area, compile data, develop spreadsheets to evaluate statistical data and testing/research results. Investigate and respond to citizen, City Official, consultant, contractor, or customer inquiries and complaints. Work with individuals and citizen groups to negotiate or determine most appropriate course of action for resolution. Assist in long and short-range planning for area of assignment. Manage documents, maintain records, review and prepare assigned project reports.

May oversee small staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct in, guide and check work. Appraise employee. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work behavior standards. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Recommend transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes.

General Information
For complete job specification, click here.

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.

Note: This is a new advertisement for Engineering Associate. You must apply if you are still interested in this position

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 your highest level of education?
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
  • Master's Degree or higher in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
  • None of the above.

02

Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
  • Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
  • Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
  • Texas Class C or equivalent from another state
  • No, I do not have a valid driver's license.

03

Describe your knowledge of use of personal computer, CADD techniques, and/or automated management systems specific to area of assignment.
  • Considerable knowledge of use of personal computer, CADD techniques, and/or automated management systems specific to area of assignment.
  • Good knowledge of use of personal computer, CADD techniques, and/or automated management systems specific to area of assignment.
  • Some knowledge of use of personal computer, CADD techniques, and/or automated management systems specific to area of assignment.
  • No knowledge of use of personal computer, CADD techniques, and/or automated management systems specific to area of assignment.

04

Describe your knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in engineering area of assignment.
  • Considerable knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in engineering area of assignment.
  • Good knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in engineering area of assignment.
  • Some knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in engineering area of assignment.
  • No knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in engineering area of assignment.

05

Describe your knowledge of principles and practices as they relate to engineering, surveying, drafting, and design specific to area of assignment.
  • Considerable knowledge of principles and practices as they relate to engineering, surveying, drafting, and design specific to area of assignment.
  • Good knowledge of principles and practices as they relate to engineering, surveying, drafting, and design specific to area of assignment.
  • Some knowledge of principles and practices as they relate to engineering, surveying, drafting, and design specific to area of assignment.
  • No knowledge of principles and practices as they relate to engineering, surveying, drafting, and design specific to area of assignment.

06

Describe your knowledge of conducting research studies, testing, analysis, and interpretation of data in area of assignment.
  • Considerable knowledge of conducting research studies, testing, analysis, and interpretation of data in area of assignment.
  • Good knowledge of conducting research studies, testing, analysis, and interpretation of data in area of assignment.
  • Some knowledge of conducting research studies, testing, analysis, and interpretation of data in area of assignment.
  • No knowledge of conducting research studies, testing, analysis, and interpretation of data in area of assignment.

07

Describe your ability to evaluate and prepare plans and design specifications.
  • Considerable ability to evaluate and prepare plans and design specifications.
  • Good knowledge of evaluate and prepare plans and design specifications.
  • Some knowledge of evaluate and prepare plans and design specifications.
  • No knowledge of evaluate and prepare plans and design specifications.

08

Describe your ability to read and comprehend technical engineering documents.
  • Considerable ability to read and comprehend technical engineering documents.
  • Good knowledge of read and comprehend technical engineering documents.
  • Some knowledge of read and comprehend technical engineering documents.
  • No knowledge of read and comprehend technical engineering documents.

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.

10

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.

11

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.

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