ASSISTANT ENGINEER, CIVIL
New Jersey treats Assistant Engineer, Civil as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The minimum is a bachelor's degree and 1 year of relevant experience. The FY2027 range lands between $63,663 and $92,953, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Motor Vehicle Commission.
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Assistant Engineer, Civil appears on the State payroll at one department, Motor Vehicle Commission. It is also used at one independent authority, New Jersey Transit Corporation.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Commission | 1 |
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | 3 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $75,660. The agencies employing the most are:
- Motor Vehicle Commission (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the close supervision of a Principal Engineer or other supervisory official in a state department or agency, does routine technical field and office work involved in the general civil engineering, design, inspection, and/or survey of state construction projects, utilities, or related engineering facilities; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Assists in preparing plans, drawings, and detailed maps and charts to be used in construction and as-built reports as well as assembles and reduces field notes in formal reports.
- Assists in performing office and field surveys, inspections, investigations, and/or tests within areas relating to projects assigned to the department.
- May assist in the more difficult field and/or office engineering work.
- May assist in analyzing and interpreting complex plans and specifications.
- Assists in the preparation of work plans and estimates of probable cost for materials needed in assigned work projects, and prepares requisitions for needed labor, equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Inspects equipment, methods, procedures, supplies, and materials used by the contractor, to ensure compliance with design plans and specifications.
- Develops field engineering details involved in change-in plans, as-built plans, and associated estimates.
- Conducts civil engineering studies.
- Performs complex engineering mathematic calculations involving trigonometry and calculus.
- May assist in designing state building construction, utilities, and other related facilities.
- Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative engineering and other related reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Prepares detailed correspondence.
- Maintains essential records, reports, and files.
- Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
Experience
One (1) year of experience in civil engineering related work.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of the principles of civil engineering. Knowledge of the procedures used in locating, planning, and designing civil engineering projects, roadways, walks, and drainage projects. Knowledge of the methods used to review and interpret engineering plans and specifications. Knowledge of engineering mathematics, including trigonometry and calculus. Knowledge of Record of Decision (ROD) and transit activities of a field survey party. Knowledge of the form, content, and preparation of construction plans and specifications, of the techniques used in drafting and preparing detailed maps and charts, and of approved inspection techniques. Ability to assist in designing new utility installations. Ability to prepare topographic maps, profiles, and plans used in construction and to use such instruments as required to obtain the necessary data. Ability to apply basic civil engineering principles and techniques in plans, designs, charts, maps, specifications, and estimates and to reduce and plot field notes. Ability to inspect construction projects for the purpose of determining conformance with designs, plans, and specifications. Ability to organize assigned technical field and office engineering work, analyze engineering problems, and develop appropriate work methods. Ability to assist in field survey parties, conducting inspections and investigations of work under construction, and prepare reports. Ability to assist in preparing preliminary estimates of the cost of new construction or installations and to check drawings submitted by contractors for these projects. Ability to solve simple engineering and design problems. Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative engineering and other related reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ability to prepare detailed correspondence. Ability to maintain essential records, reports, and files. Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: Job Spec Code State, Local or Common Class of Service Work Week State Class Code Local Class Code Salary Range
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. An Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs, New Jersey Office of the Attorney General may be substituted for the above education requirement. Applicants must submit proof of the EIT certification and the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam results. The area of discipline indicated on the FE exam results must be in Civil Engineering. Possession of a Professional Engineer's License issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree in Engineering. A Master's degree in Civil Engineering may be substituted for one (1) year of experience as stated above. SC4019N/AP20-SC3519N/AP18- This job specification is for government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions. 6/19/2021