To oversee and participate in the activities of a major engineering unit within the Public Works Engineering or CIP Division and/or serve as project manager on a major engineering project; and perform the more complex professional and technical engineering tasks within the unit.

This is the advanced journey level class in the professional engineering series. Associate Engineers possess the applicable educational and training background required for the professional engineering series, including appropriate certificates and licenses in the field, as well as practical work experience.

The Associate Engineer class is distinguished from the Assistant Engineer II by the responsibility assumed for overseeing a major engineering unit or program within the Engineering or CIP Division, or serving as a project manager on a major engineering project which involves supervision of full-time staff and direct coordination of project activities. Incumbents typically perform the more complex duties and tasks assigned to positions within the assigned unit.

The advanced journey level position may be filled either through open internal recruitment as a promotional opportunity or through a full external recruitment process. Lower levels are not flexibly staffed into the advanced journey level position.

Education:

Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Civil Engineering or closely related field.

Experience:

Two years of increasingly responsible and varied professional Civil Engineering experience comparable to an Assistant Engineer II with the City of Palmdale.

Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid California driver's license, or the ability to use alternative transportation methods to perform the essential duties of the position.

Possession of certification of Engineer-in-Training by the time of appointment.

Registration with the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in either Civil or Traffic Engineering is preferred.

Mobility: frequent use of keyboard; frequent sitting for long periods of time; occasional climbing, bending and squatting.

Lifting: frequently up to 10 pounds; occasionally up to 40 pounds.

Vision: constant use of overall vision; frequent reading and close-up work; occasional color and depth vision.

Dexterity: frequent repetitive motion; frequent writing; frequent grasping, holding, and reaching.

Hearing/Talking: frequent hearing and talking, in person and on the phone.

Emotional/Psychological: frequent decision-making and concentration; frequent public and/or coworker contact; occasional working alone.

Environmental: frequent exposure to noise.

Work is performed in a typical temperature-controlled office environment subject to typical office noise and environment.

May be required to work overtime on an occasional basis; weekend work and travel is rare.

RevisedMarch 2026

FLSA:Overtime exempt