Assistant Engineer

Overview

The County of San Diego invites your interest. Excellent entry level professional opportunity.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER
. Interviews will take place on an ongoing basis.

Future Salary Increases:

June 2026 – 8.76% increase to base pay (3.5% Across-the-Board + 2.9% Market Adjustment + 2.36% Internal Alignment Increase)

June 2027 – 8.26% increase to base pay (3% Across-the-Board + 2.9% Market Adjustment + 2.36% Internal Alignment Increase)

The following are additional pay incentives and premiums that are available for those who are eligible:

5% Engineer Premium (applied to time worked)

This hard to recruit position qualifies for the Employee Referral Reward Program. If a current County of San Diego employee referred you to apply for this position, please indicate the employee’s name on your job application in the space provided.

The County of San Diego is currently accepting job applications for Assistant Engineer
, an excellent entry level professional job that offers career development and growth opportunities. This eligible list will be used to fill immediate and future vacancies in the Department of Public Works and Planning & Development Services
. You are invited to apply for Assistant Engineer; if selected, you will be an integral part of the department’s mission. The departments are located at the County Operations Center, a modern 44-acre regional complex in Kearney Mesa. The Operations Center includes 18 structures and houses 19 departments, including an employee gym/workout center.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Demonstrate a high degree of motivation and willingness to learn
• Demonstrate a strong willingness to continually learn and grow professionally
• Maintain a professional perspective and objective demeanor when varied situations occur
• Review and handle complex projects involving several functional groups
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written form
• Good listener
• Learn and understand the perspectives of others, and embrace diversity and inclusiveness
• Demonstrate proven professional level experience as a civil engineer
• Demonstrate good interpersonal and teamwork skills, including building relationships and collaborating with others in order to keep projects moving in a positive direction

If you believe that you possess these qualities, then the County of San Diego would be an ideal place for your talent and career growth. The County of San Diego has a great culture that values collaboration and teamwork.

This position itself is an entry-level class in the Civil Engineer series with a career ladder that includes Assistant Engineer, Civil Engineer, and Senior Civil Engineer. The career ladder offers a great opportunity for professional growth and development within the series and the County of San Diego.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW)

The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for maintaining reliable County infrastructure which includes County maintained roads, traffic safety devices, flood control, County airports, and water/wastewater pipelines and facilities. In addition, DPW programs include traffic engineering, land development; design engineering and construction management; land surveying and map processing; cartographic services; watershed quality and flood protection; environmental services; solid waste planning and diversion;

closed landfills; wastewater and water systems management; and permanent road divisions. DPW has 570 staff and a budget of $354.1 million.

If you are the selected candidate for Assistant Engineer in DPW, you could be assigned to the Transportation Division which includes Field and Traffic Engineering; the Engineering Services Division which includes Construction Engineering/Material Lab, Wastewater Management, and Design Engineering/Capital Improvement Projects; and the Land Development Division which includes Private Development Construction Inspection, Watershed Protection, and Flood Control. You will also work collaboratively with the rest of the County, other agencies, and the community to ensure adequacy of design and conformance with ordinances, laws, and standard engineering practices and principles, and the needs of the community.

PLANNING &…