Assistant Engineering Project Manager – Harris County

Title of the Job: Assistant Engineering Project Manager

Location: Houston, TX

Job Description: Position DescriptionAbout Harris County Flood Control District: The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Assistant Engineering Project Manager with the Engineering Division.Responsible for assisting in implementing projects and defined tasks while concurrently acquiring the basic technical engineering skills with increasing levels of responsibility.Essential Functions and Duties:Manage well-defined small projects or small tasks within a larger project.Acquire basic technical engineering skills in the field of hydrology and hydraulics with increasing levels of responsibility to ensure preparedness to become a professional engineer.Work at all times under the supervision of a registered engineer.Work on assigned projects or tasks with approved scopes, schedules, and budgets.Perform engineering tasks related to the design of flood reduction and maintenance projects.Prepare portions of the final project documentation.Make limited judgments regarding projects or tasks that could affect scopes, schedules, and budgets.Proactively seek out technical guidance to ensure that tasks are completed within allocated scope, schedule and budget.Learn and ultimately become proficient with fundamental project management tools and techniques including effective scoping, scheduling, and budgeting.Participate in the public engagement process by assisting in preparation for public meetings, assisting with preparing technical presentations with the creation of PowerPoint slides and graphics, and attending District public presentations.Promote client satisfaction to internal and external clients.Advise management of problems and prepare recommendations for solutions using best practices.Prepare correspondence, complete forms, and maintain records and files related to work activities.Perform other duties that may be added or changed as the course and scope of the job directsHarris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email .This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.RequirementsEducation:Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or universityLicensure:

• Engineer in Training certification is required within six months of employment
• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong skills using Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access).
• Knowledge of construction standards, practices, and techniques.
• Good diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to solve unusual work problems.
• Good analytical skills in applying guidelines, policies, and precedents and in adapting standard methods to fit facts and conditions.
• Basic understanding of project management tools and systems

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. “See Resume” will not be accepted for qualifications.PreferencesExperience:

• One (1) of verifiable experience in civil engineering-related work (preferred)
• Experience with hydrologic, hydraulic, HEC Modeling, and/or civil engineering projects (preferred)
• Experience with GIS applications (preferred)
• Experience with AutoCAD software (preferred)

General InformationPosition Type, Salary:Regular | Full-TimeSalary: To be discussed at interviewLocation:Engineering – 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, TX 77092Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting and carrying of items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving and handling of documents, books, files, file drawers and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls.
• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain plowed or furrowed areas or construction sites.
• Occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Work is typically performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions and noise levels.
• When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.BENEFITSHarris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service

• Accrual rates increase based on years of service
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
• Professional development opportunities
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County’s behalf as needed.For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:01Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree or higher
• None of the above

02If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Civil Engineering
• Other Related Field
• Unrelated Field
• N/A; No Degree

03Which of the following best describes your verifiable civil engineering-related experience? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application’s employment history)

• Less than one (1) year
• One (1) year or more but less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years
• Three (3) or more years
• I do not have this experience

04Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained civil engineering-related experience. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: “January 2020 – December 2023” If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type “N/A” in the space provided.05Do you currently have a valid Engineer in Training certification in the state of Texas?

• Yes, I have a valid Engineer in Training certification
• No, but commit to obtaining licensure within 6 months of employment
• No, not interested at this time.

06Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

07For this position, a valid Texas Driver’s License is necessary. Please choose the option that best describes your situation: Do you meet the above requirement? (Please be sure to include all related details in the Certificates and Licenses section of your application.)

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Driver’s License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Driver’s License before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a driver’s license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a valid driver’s license.

08Which of the following do you have working knowledge of and/or experience with? [Select all that apply.]

• Experience with AutoCAD software
• Experience with GIS applications
• Experience with hydrologic, hydraulic, HEC Modeling, and/or civil engineering projects

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