Engineer In Jobs in Houston, TX (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $35.08 - $36.16 Hourly
Location : 1002 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 77002
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 38800
Department: Houston Public Works
Opening Date: 05/22/2026
Closing Date: 6/20/2026 11:59 PM Central
POSITION OVERVIEW
Applications accepted from:All Persons Interested
Service Line/Section:Houston Permitting Center/Office of the City Engineer
Reporting Location: 1002 Washington Ave., 2nd floor
Workdays & Hours:Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm *
*Subject to change
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Engineer-In-Training (EIT) provides a support role within the Office of The City Engineer (OCE). OCE is dedicated to enforcing the City of Houston's (City) Infrastructure Design Manual for both public and private capital improvement within the City's right-of-way. The candidate will be expected to receive professional engineering licensure within five years of being hired as an E.I.T.
Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in updating the City's Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM), which is the City's governing document for engineering design of civil infrastructure located within the right-of-way.
• Assists in the reviewing, updating and writing construction specifications and standard drawings.
• Schedules meetings, creates meeting agendas, and tracks minutes of meetings.
• Interacts with engineering community concerning various issues and proposes solutions to problems revealed by interactions.
• Contributes to and assists in leading IDM and specification review meetings.
• Reviews and verifies that project manuals abide by most current specification requirements.
• Assist Supervisor to complete tasks and special projects as required.
• Discusses engineering matters and provides guidance to consultants, owners and the general public regarding engineering design requirements.
• Investigates and/or responds to inquiries from technical personnel and the general public on design criteria and project specifications.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing and provide excellent customer relations.
• Reviews and evaluates the adequacy of various products submitted by vendors for use throughout the City's infrastructure.
• Improves operations, processes and performs other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS
This position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking and standing. May require walking on rough surfaces during inspections and investigations.
This is a Houston Public Works Emergency Management position at the Tier III Level.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Requires graduation from an approved curriculum in engineering that is approved by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers as of satisfactory standing, and possession of a valid Engineer-in-Training Certificate issued by the Board under the current requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
No experience is required.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Possession of a valid Engineering-in-Training Certificate issued by the Board under the current requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.
PREFERENCES
Preference may be given to applicants who have/demonstrate:

• Technical writing experience.
• Who demonstrate proficiency using Rules & Regulations Technical Standards and Microsoft Office applications.
• Candidates with excellent communication skills and superior customer service attributes.

*Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.**
GENERAL INFORMATION
SELECTION/SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED: None
However, the department may administer a skills assessment evaluation.
SAFETY IMPACT POSITION: Yes
This position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.
SALARY INFORMATION
Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.
PAY GRADE - 22
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during active posting period. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov
To view your detailed application status, please log-in to your online profile by visiting: or call 832-393-6015.
If you need special services or accommodations 832-393-6015 (TTY 7-1-1)
If you need login assistance or technical support call 855-524-5627.
Due to the high volume of applications received, the Hiring Department will contact you directly, should you be selected to advance in our recruitment process.
All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.
EOE Equal Opportunity EmployerThe City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
The city offers a competitive benefits program, including competitively priced health coverage and a defined contribution pension plan. Benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness
• Supplemental Insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Retirement pension
• 457 deferred compensation plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• 10 days of vacation each year
• 13 city holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Compensable Sick Leave
• Personal Leave
• Flexible schedules
• Hybrid-Telework for eligible positions
• Professional development opportunities
• Transportation/parking plan
• Section 125 pretax deductions
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Paid Prenatal, Parental and Infant Wellness Leaves
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

For plan details, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html
01
Please select your highest verifiable level of formal education completed.

• Less than a High School Diploma/GED
• High School Diploma/GED
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's degree or higher

02
Is your degree approved by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers with satisfactory standing?

• Yes
• No

03
Did you graduate from an engineering or related science curriculum at a recognized institution of higher education, other than a curriculum approved by the Board and passed the eight-hour fundamentals of engineering examination prescribed by the board?

• Yes
• No

04
Have you passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or do you possess a valid Engineering-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued by the Board under the current requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act?

• Yes
• No

05
If the answer to question 4 is "Yes", does your Engineering-in-Training Certificate expire within the next 5 years?

• Yes
• No

06
Are you willing to obtain a professional engineering license within five years of being hired as an Engineer-In-Training?

• Yes
• No

07
Is all of your experience related to the oil and gas industry?

• Yes
• No

08
How many years of experience do you have related to Civil Engineering disciplines (Water/Wastewater Resources, Environmental, Transportation, Materials Science, etc.)?

• I do not have any experience in this field.
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years, but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

09
Are you comfortable presenting to large audiences?

• Yes
• No

10
How many years of experience do you have with Microsoft PowerPoint?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year, but less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

11
Describe your experience creating meeting agendas, coordinating and participating in large group discussions on technical matters on items such as infrastructure design, construction project bidding, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) protocols, drafting and product evaluations:
12
What was one of the most recent technical writing projects that you have worked on?
13
List any technical writing classes/training you have taken.
14
How many years of experience do you have in writing construction specifications?

• I do not have any experience in this field.
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year, but less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

15
How many years of experience do you have in reviewing plans?

• I do not have any experience in this field.
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years, but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

16
How many years of plan production experience do you have?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• 5 to 6 years

17
Are you comfortable if your required duties consist of coordinating meetings with various technical representatives, modifying design manuals and specification text, and pulling data from COH databases?

• Yes
• No

18
Please rate your experience using Microsoft Word.

• No experience
• Basic Microsoft Word: open, create, save and modify documents, format the documents for printing, using the printer menu to preview documents before they are printed and print the pages, change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word: Creating, organizing and formatting outlines, formatting sections, formatting text into columns and inserting column breaks, inserting section headers and footers, sorting table data, creating charts. Using Mail Merge in Word to personalize business letters for an entire mailing list or creating posters and other graphics-heavy documents in Publisher, create mailing labels, insert footnote and end note, create bookmark, insert a cross reference to a bookmark, insert a link into a document, design and create a simple form, save form as template, enable revision tracking in a document, accept or reject revision, protect a revision from modification by others, compare two documents side by side, combine two documents into one, insert and delete a comment into a document.
• Advance Microsoft Word: use mail merge to create documents, recipient lists, insert fields, prepare an existing list for use in mail merge, delete items that you have performed (copy chart and title and paste), replace checkboxes with symbols, print out checklist and check the appropriate boxes, import subdocument, split document into two documents, create a table of contents. Recording, running, copying and deleting macros, viewing and modifying macro scripts, creating table of contents, creating figure captions and figure tables, creating footnotes.

19
Please rate your experience using Microsoft Excel.

• No experience
• Basic Microsoft Excel: Open files and use page setup, enter, correct, and save data, use the menu commands, format cells, rows, and columns, understand navigation and movement techniques, use simple arithmetic functions in the formulas, access help, modify a database and insert data from another application, print worksheets and workbooks.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel: Create, modify, and format charts, use graphic objects to enhance worksheets and charts, filter data and manage a filtered list, perform multiple-level sorting, use sorting options, and design considerations, use mathematical, logical, statistical, and financial functions, group and dissociate data and perform interactive analysis, create and modify some Macro commands.
• Advance Microsoft Excel: Customize the work area, use advanced functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS), work with Pivot Tables, use spreadsheet Web components, manage Macro commands: concepts, planning, operations, execution, modification, interruption, use personalized toolbars, perform some programming in VBA.

20
How many years of experience do you have in computer-aided design (CAD)?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 2 years, but less than 3 years
• 3 years, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

21
Please indicate your level of proficiency with AutoCAD:

• No experience
• Beginner: Create and edit basic drawings composed of lines, and arcs, create revision clouds, etc.
• Intermediate: Plot files, referencing files, and layer structuring, adjusting dimension setting, using annotation scaling for dimensions, editing and creating blocks, loading line type files,...