Assistant Engineer I
University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) at Sacramento State is seeking an Assistant Engineer I for the Office of Water Programs (OWP). The OWP Research Group provides technical expertise and applied research services in water quality monitoring and evaluation, stormwater permits and best management practices (BMPs), water and wastewater treatment, and water resources. OWP provides an excellent opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial, collaborative manner with a small, highly proficient group of professionals on projects that require innovative solutions.
As a self-supporting entity, OWP obtains its funding from contracts and competitive grants. Past clients include California state agencies including Caltrans, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, Department of Toxic Substances Control, and Department of Parks and Recreation. Other clients and partnerships have included environmental consulting firms, equipment manufacturers, and the California Stormwater Quality Association.
OWP has successfully competed for state and federal grant funds. Recent grants include a $3M award for a joint proposal with the City of Sacramento to implement and test low impact development devices on the Sac State campus. OWP, through an EPA grant, is the EPA Region 9 Environmental Finance Center (EFC). As the EFC and through a state grant program, OWP provides water, wastewater, and groundwater technical assistance to disadvantaged communities. Technical services we provide through contracts/grants include stormwater management program planning and implementation; hydrologic and hydraulic modelling; flood inundation mapping; lab-scale testing; planning, design, and management of field-scale experiments; analysis and interpretation of monitoring data; stormwater training and testing; geographic information systems (GIS) and other computerized modeling; project management; and information dissemination.
UEI offers an excellent benefits package which includes:
- Participation in CalPERS Retirement Program
- Paid Vacation Time – starting at 10 hours accrued/month
Paid Sick Time – 8 hours accrued/month - Paid Holidays – 13 paid holidays per year including paid time off the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as the CSUS campus is closed
- Excellent medical benefits – 100% employer-paid medical & dental for employee-only coverage and low cost for family coverage
- Educational Assistance Program for employees and/or dependents
This position is open until filled with a priority review date of Friday, October 7, 2022.
Pay Rate: $5,200 - $7,401 per month
Sacramento State requires all campus employees, including auxiliary employees, to be fully vaccinated, including a booster, against COVID-19 unless they have a qualifying exemption.
Position Overview:
Assistant Engineers provide engineering support and advice services for applied research projects conducted by the Office of Water Programs on environmental engineering problems. This position includes civil, environmental, and water resources engineering specialties. The Assistant Engineer is involved in physical planning and construction, administration and conduct of research, and dissemination of results.
This position assists research staff engineers at OWP in planning, organizing, and/or performing the work of the research engineering staff; represents OWP at meetings and conferences involving campus, university, private, state, and federal entities in matters related to the subject research; and manages projects and assures the quality of the products of the group. This position reports directly and receives general direction from the Associate Director of Research for the Office of Water Programs or their designee.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Participates in multi-entity research projects, including liaison between University researchers, contractors, and outside agencies and consultants.
- Prepares engineering analysis and background work that is needed to design, implement, and complete research projects.
- Assists in analysis and support of contractors to incorporate research findings in design and implementation of environmental and water resources projects.
- Assists in preparing reports and presentations of findings to University groups, contractors, and other interested parties.
- Participates in conferences and workshops to transmit research results.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related discipline.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability in interpreting and analyzing environmental laws and regulations including Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
- Demonstrated knowledge of monitoring and analysis of natural and engineered environmental systems.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the characteristics and impacts of point and non-point source pollution.
- Demonstrated ability to manage environmental applied research programs.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary research group.
- Demonstrated ability to review and edit technical project reports and documents.
- Demonstrated ability to present information and results in conferences and meetings.
- Must be legally eligible to drive in California and be acceptable for vehicle insurance coverage under the University Enterprises insurance plan. Must continue to meet the established driving standards.
- Must pass a background check, which may include fingerprinting. Must continue to meet the established standards.