Harris & Associates is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in the planning, designing, and constructing of public infrastructure. We serve clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets to build equitable, resilient, and sustainable communities by providing a long-term financial framework as they plan their future. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, and Washington with a staff of over 280 employee-owners.
Harris is looking for an Part-Time to Full Time Plan Check Engineer to join our dynamic Municipal team in southern CA. This Staff Augmentation work can be performed in a remote setting or in client office with Municipal Agency staff.
Responsibilities & Duties:
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
• Possess the knowledge and ability to work with municipal reference documents in conjunction with project plans and specifications
• May include work in office with municipal Agency staff
• Must be able to utilize independent judgment and initiative to achieve project objectives
• Experience with development improvement plan review (e.g. grading, street, storm drain/hydrology, water, recycled water, and sewer plan set submittals)
• Check for accuracy of design and adherence to Agency guidelines, standards, specifications, and check lists
• Evaluate design for constructability, maintainability, and operability
• Track project budgets and prepare construction cost estimates
• Interface with Agency staff, inspectors, developers, engineers, and the public/customers
• Meet tight deadlines, prioritize tasks quickly, and coordinate schedules with several concurrent projects.
• Site visits/meetings with applicant, as necessary
• Track project’s milestones throughout plan check and construction cycle
Qualifications & Skills:
• College Degree, Civil Engineering degree, required
• Professional Engineering License, preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant civil engineering, plan check, or pipeline design experience, preferred
Compensation & Benefits
The hourly rate offered for this position is $54-68/hr. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are complemented by employer-paid life insurance and disability protection. HSA/HRA support and an Employee Assistance Program indicate a robust healthcare foundation.
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Harris & Associates is a singular source for the many highly experienced professionals needed to deliver today's complex planning, funding, environmental, civil design, and construction projects. We are trusted advisors who understand the interpersonal aspects as well as the technical—who stay ahead of trends and can see what is coming around the corner. Driven by our shared values to build stronger communities where we live and work, Harris & Associates delivers results for clients across the West Coast in four key markets: education, municipal, transportation, and water. Make one call to Harris & Associates, and you will see what responsiveness means. That has been the Harris Way since 1974. It is why public, private, and institutional clients keep coming back. We are sized to keep your project a priority, with a team of over 200 employee owners throughout the West Coast who are passionate about their work—and about making you look heroic in yours. Learn more at www.weareharris.com.
