Description

Salary: $168,292.80 - $204,568.00/Yearly

https://www.zone7waterca.gov/careers

Join our team of professional and motivated engineers as we design and build infrastructure that will serve our community for years to come!

POSITION

From major capital projects to focused system improvements, our engineers work on a diverse and wide range of efforts aimed at delivering safe and reliable water to the growing Tri-Valley area.

Our Associate Civil Engineers performs difficult professional civil and technical engineering work, assigned to an entire project and, within established administrative limits and time schedules, plan, organize and/or execute the project with a minimum of supervision or will have responsibilities for program operations.

The current vacancy is within our Water Supply Engineering (WSE) section. This section plans, designs, and constructs major water supply, conveyance, production, treatment, and delivery facilities for expansion, system-wide improvements, and renewal/replacement programs. WSE also manages the Agency’s Water Enterprise Asset Management Program and Capital Improvement Program, and supports programs and projects led by other Zone 7 divisions.

BENEFITS

Zone 7 offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the needs of a diverse workforce and their families*. These benefits include but are not limited to:

• Health & Well-Being (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, EAP)
• Financial Security (Defined Retirement, 457 or Roth plans) Alameda County Retirement Assoc.
• Work/Life Balance (12 paid holidays and up to 4 paid floating holidays; vacation and sick leave accrual; vacation purchase; childcare resources; up to 8 days of management paid leave, flexible work options upon approval)
• Tuition Reimbursement - up to $7,500 per fiscal year
• Longevity Pay (2% at 5 years, additional 2% at 10 years)

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

APPLY at https://www.zone7waterca.gov/careers no later than July 20, 2026 @ 5 PM

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering, Geology or a closely related field. Possession of a valid State of California Engineer-In-Training certificate may be substituted for the required degree.

AND

Experience:

The equivalent of three years of full-time, progressively responsible professional engineering/geological experience.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSING

Possession of a valid California Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineer, or a valid California Certificate of Registration as a Registered Geologist issued by the California State Board of Registered Geologists and Geophysicists
Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license