Overview

Position Title: Engineering Designer

Company: City Of Mesa

Location: Mesa, Arizona, US

Job Description:

Under general direction, an Engineering Designer performs advanced paraprofessional engineering or architectural work (based on assignment) entailing design layout and plan review, and related work as required.  Employees in this class are responsible for project management, utility coordination and design.

Responsibilities:

  • Under general direction, an Engineering Designer performs advanced paraprofessional engineering or architectural work (based on assignment) entailing design layout and plan review, and related work as required.
  •  Employees in this class are responsible for project management, utility coordination and design.
  • Project management involves taking a project from the initial development of the scope of work to the completed plans stage to construction in order to attain the desired results, whether the project is designed in-house or by a consultant.
  •  Employees in this class may also coordinate/manage projects performed by outside consultants.
  •  Work may include the design of public work improvements or installation of facilities such as:  sanitary sewers, storm drains, street improvements, retention basins, site improvements, building remodels, parks, and new buildings with preparation of bid documents, securing necessary permits and approvals, preparing cost estimates, tracking budgets, coordination with other City departments, and performing quality control and assurance.
  •  Engineering designers draft both 2D and 3D designs of piping systems, utilities, roadways, and other infrastructure systems for the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

Requirements:

  • Any combination of training, education, or experience equivalent to extensive (5+ years) engineering experience (civil drafting, architectural drafting and design, natural gas systems, technical research, exhibit preparation, commercial graphical illustration, streetlighting, utility coordination, etc.
  •   Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture or related field, and a minimum of one year of engineering experience (landscape drafting, landscape design, or related experience)
  •   Experience interpreting and applying engineering codes and standards related to streetlighting, landscaping, or other similar engineering codes/standards is required .
  • Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver’s License by hire date.
  • Civil engineering and/or architectural experience is desirable.
  • College coursework or technical school coursework in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Commercial Art, or closely related field is also desirable.
  • Experience designing gas distribution systems (gas mains, gas service lines, gas meters and regulators, gas regulator stations, and federal code experience) is preferred .
  • Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture is preferred .
  • Experience reviewing plans and verifying field work is completed according to plans and permits are preferred