ASSISTANT ENGINEER-ASSOCIATE ENGINEER-ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER
County of Yuba Marysville, California, USA
- Location: Marysville, California, USA
- Categories: Accounting and Finance, Engineering
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: May 07, 2026
Job Description:
ASSISTANT ENGINEER-ASSOCIATE ENGINEER-ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER
Description
Job SummaryThe Ideal Candidate:
- Experience or strong foundation in civil engineering design for roads, bridges, culverts, and public infrastructure
- Ability to prepare clear, accurate plans, specifications, and cost estimates
- Knowledge of project management principles and ability to support projects from design through construction
- Familiarity with contract development and administration for professional services or construction projects
- Skill in reviewing engineering plans and conducting field inspections to ensure compliance and quality
- Strong analytical abilities with experience collecting, interpreting, and presenting technical data
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for preparing reports and interacting with the public
- Ability to explain technical information clearly to non-technical audiences
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn, gain certifications or licensure, and advance within an alternatively staffed classification structure
HIRING RANGES:
Assistant Engineer: $6,452 - $7,098/Monthly
Associate Engineer: $7,129 - $7,842/Monthly
Associate Civil Engineer: $7,876 - $8,664/Monthly
Examples of Duties
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Qualifications
The minimum and preferred requirements are listed below. While the following requirements outline the minimum qualifications, Human Resources reserves the right to select applicants for further consideration who demonstrate the best qualifications match for the job. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee further participation in selection procedures.
Education and Experience:
- Assistant Engineer:
- MINIMUM: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major coursework in civil engineering or related field or foreign or non-US college Bachelor’s degree in related field with an evaluation of the educational units from a United States accredited college or an approved agency verifying coursework is equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field and two (2) years of technical engineering experience in the United States.
- PREFERRED:In addition to the minimum, possession of a California Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate and up to two (2) years of additional engineering experience.
- MINIMUM: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major coursework in civil engineering or related field or foreign or non-US college Bachelor’s degree in related field with an evaluation of the educational units from a United States accredited college or an approved agency verifying coursework is equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field and two (2) years of technical engineering experience in the United States.
- Associate Engineer:
- MINIMUM: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or related field and four (4) years of civil engineering experience in a public agency or equivalent ORBachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or related field, possession of a California Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate and two (2) years of civil engineering experience in a public agency or equivalent.
- PREFERRED:In addition to the minimum, possession of a California Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate and additional years of civil engineering experience in a public agency setting.
- MINIMUM: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or related field and four (4) years of civil engineering experience in a public agency or equivalent ORBachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or related field, possession of a California Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate and two (2) years of civil engineering experience in a public agency or equivalent.
- Associate Civil Engineer:
- MINIMUM: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering, Surveying or closely related field and two (2) years professional engineering experience.
- PREFERRED:In addition to the minimum, Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and three (3) years of civil engineering experience in a public agency setting.
- MINIMUM: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering, Surveying or closely related field and two (2) years professional engineering experience.
- The ability to obtain a valid California Class C driver's license within ten (10) days of employment; maintain throughout employment.
- Associate Civil Engineer: Possess registration as a Civil Engineer in the State of California.
Special Requirements:
- Must successfully complete an extensive and thorough background investigation, which may include Live Scan fingerprinting prior to hire.
- DMV printout prior to hire.
- Will be required to perform disaster service activities pursuant to Government Code 3100-3109.
This position is represented by the Yuba County Employees' Association (YCEA).
For a comprehensive listing of benefits associated with this position please click here.