Civil Engineer by Mesa Water District Jan 7, 2025 Job Location Costa Mesa, CA Application Deadline 02/02/2025 How to Apply Apply Online Salary: $118,622.40 – $163,529.60 Annually Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) is thrilled to announce that it is searching for a Civil Engineer to join the team! The Civil Engineer performs complex professional engineering project management, plans and specification review, contract administration, design, and environmental mitigation duties all while ensuring work adherence to professional engineering standards. Engineers at Mesa Water work on a wide range of projects, from designing pump stations to working on a SCADA system master plan, and work on projects from planning through construction. Mesa Water provides 100% locally sourced groundwater to our customers through seven clear wells and a nanofiltration production facility, and this role is critical in designing and maintaining the infrastructure to meet this goal. If this describes you, apply today: Project Management: Ensures projects are on-time, on-budget, and meet their objectives. Decision Making: Independently chooses optimal course of action in a timely manner. Safety Focus: Shows vigilance and care in identifying and addressing safety hazards. Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluates information. Action & Results Focus: Initiates tasks and focuses on accomplishment. Professional Integrity & Ethics: Displays honesty, adheres to principles, and has personal accountability. Using Technology: Finds ways to apply technology to tasks to increase speed, quality, and create new capabilities. Attention to Detail: Focuses on the details of the work content, steps, and final products. Relationship Building: Establishes and maintains mutually productive working relationships. Involving Others: Identifies key stakeholders in the success of a project; actively encourages them to contribute their ideas. Legal Navigation: Understands and interprets water-related laws and regulations (e.g., Public Contract Code, State Water Board, etc.) Technical Expertise: Understands professional civil engineering principles. Written & Oral Communication: Communicates effectively orally and in writing. Adaptability: Responds to change in positive manner, quickly adjusting work methods. Teamwork: Understands role on a team and does whatever is needed to make the team a success. Learning Agility: Eager to continually learn new concepts and apply them to one’s work. Innovation: Thinks outside of the box and devises new and better ways of doing things. Professional Impact: Presents self as a positive representation of the organization. Customer Focus: Attends to needs of customers and pursues solutions until customers are satisfied. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis until filled. Interested candidates must submit applications by the initial application review deadline of Saturday, February 2, 2025. Qualified candidates will move on to a selection process that will consist of skills assessments and interview panels. The final candidate will be required to go through a pre-employment process that will consist of reference checks, livescan DOJ background check, and a pre-employment physical. If you have any questions about the recruitment, please feel free to reach out to Camille at camilles@mesawater.org. About Our District Mesa Water is a retail water agency that provides 16,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of domestic water and 1,100 AFY of recycled water to 110,000 customers in an 18-square mile area covering the City of Costa Mesa, parts of Newport Beach, and the John Wayne Airport. Mesa Water uses 100% groundwater supplies to meet its customers’ demands with 317 miles of pipeline, seven domestic groundwater wells, three reservoirs, five imported back-up water supply connections, and an advanced membrane treatment facility. Mesa Water is an AAA-rated special district that is rated as one of Orange County’s most efficient water agency and has a competitive compensation and benefit package. For more information, please visit our website, www.mesawater.org. Minimum & Desired Qualifications Education: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field. Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional water utility engineering experience including project management experience. License: Possession of a valid California Certificate of Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer. Valid class “C” California Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record.
