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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Staff Associate Engineers perform professional engineering assignments not requiring licensure by the State Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors.

This position is located within the Nevada Division of Water Resources (Division) in Carson City and serves as an underfill for a Professional Engineer. The incumbent will perform basin engineering duties including but not limited to performing technical and statutory review of water right applications; conducting field investigations and dam safety inspections; collecting hydrologic data; analyzing data and writing reports; drafting permit terms, certificates, and rulings; reviewing the work of other technical and engineering staff; and assisting the public daily in-person, by phone, or by e-mail. The Division of Water Resources will work to ensure that the employee who is selected for this position will obtain their license by doing the following: a) The incumbent is expected to have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (FEE). If the selected incumbent has not passed at time of appointment, they will be expected to take and pass the exam within the first year of employment. If the employee fails to pass the FEE within a year, they will be considered for release prior to the end of the probationary term.

b) If the applicant has already passed the PE exam, then the Division will ensure that the position assigned is completing qualifying engineering work so the required four years of engineering experience can bet met. c) If the applicant has not yet passed the PE exam at the time of employment, the applicant will be expected to take and pass the exam within a four-year time frame. If the applicant fails to take the exam a total of three times, then the applicant will be required to furnish proof that he/she has completed the refresher course as required by the Nevada Board of Professional Engineers (NAC 625.350). The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: