ASSOCIATE ENGINEER - MUNICIPAL WATER CONVEYANCE & STORAGE presso West Yost

Who we are:

We are a water-focused engineering consulting firm, certified as a Great Place to Work® based on feedback from our community of over 260 team members.  We ranked top three in the AEC Advisors 2021 and 2022 Diversity Index Top Firms and have been recognized as one of Fortune’s® Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services from 2023 – 2025.  Since 1990, our mission has been to be the water firm of choice for both our clients and our team. Over the years we have built upon that mission and now integrate a host of high-quality services in groundwater, water supply, water and wastewater treatment, water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater, recycled water, construction management, and operations technology from our multiple locations in the west.  As a team, we work with our clients to understand their true needs. Our long-term relationships are based on integrity, partnership, and high-value solutions. In 2025 and beyond, West Yost is advancing water resources for future generations and living our core values every day.

COMPENSATION RANGE:  $97,250 - $116,610.  Based on our Irvine, CA office location.  (West Yost uses geographic salary differentials that would apply for candidates in other regions). 

 LOCATION: Preferred office locations are Irvine or San Diego.  Will consider candidates near any of our office locations - (https://www.westyost.com/locations/ ).

**This is a Hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.**

Standard benefits:

We provide a comprehensive array of valuable benefits to protect your health, your family, and your way of life. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health saving accounts (with West Yost contribution), paid vacation, paid sick leave and holidays, two employee assistance programs, travel assistance program, 401(k) profit sharing with employer match, leaves of absence with additional supplemental paid time off, parental leave, life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and even pet insurance.

ASSOCIATE ENGINEER - MUNICIPAL WATER CONVEYANCE & STORAGE

As an Associate Engineer you will be performing tasks and handling routine and complex aspects of engineering assignments within our Infrastructure business sector.  Thin includes projects involving the design of pipelines, pump stations, lift stations, wells, and storage tanks & storage facilities. 

Essential Duties and Accountabilities

• Perform engineering tasks including engineering designs, preparing reports, construction drawings, specifications, and calculations for various projects.
• Prepare designs and drawings in compliance with engineering principles, firm standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Cultivate professional relationships throughout the organizational.
• Work closely with other engineers and with managers to balance personal workload demands.
• Assist in mentoring and training junior Engineers and Engineering Interns.
• Plan, organize and supervise work of interns and technicians as needed.
• Prepare specifications and contract documents.
• Prepare opinions of probable cost and construction schedules/sequencing on current and new designs.
• Act as project engineer or task leader on design and construction support projects.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in in Civil/Environmental Engineering
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Experience with CAD and GIS
• PE licensure

Preferred Education and/or Experience 

• Master’s degree in in Civil/Environmental Engineering

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

*This position may require travel to other offices and/or client offices.

Our commitment to quality begins with our hiring practices. We employ the most talented team members in our industry from all backgrounds. We are highly selective of the individuals we choose to represent the firm, seeking only those individuals whose technical abilities and commitment to client service matches our vision for excellence.  We are dedicated to our number one asset, our employees.  Because we are employee-owned, we are responsible for and rewarded by our own success. Come to West Yost where, with our support, you’ll do the best work of your life.

A day in the life:

You will experience many opportunities to grow and develop professionally with your colleagues through collaborative in-person work experience, knowledge sharing, and mentorship opportunities. We also offer hybrid and flexible work schedules to our employees to help promote and encourage a healthy work/life balance.  All of our team members have access to local and company-wide events, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workgroup, Culture Workgroup, Wellness Workgroup, book clubs, charitable giving and community service, firm-wide resources, peer groups (young professionals & middlers group), and mentorship and leadership programs.  We support and foster your career success and encourage you to be in control of your future with us. Our annual company-wide monthly staff meetings, annual in-person All Staff meeting, Duck Dinner, company camping events, company celebrations, and other company-sponsored events provide an important part of the West Yost culture, which is to have fun.

Other unique benefits:

You’ll be provided with support in on-going education through our 529 college savings plan/student loan repayment program, tuition reimbursement, paid professional memberships, paid training, and Leadership Academy programs. You’ll be recognized for your contributions at West Yost through milestone anniversary benefits, peer to peer recognition programs, the potential for employee stock ownership, annual monetary and paid time off bonuses, performance-based bonus eligibility, merit increase eligibility, and employee referral bonuses. We also offer a wellness reimbursement.