Utility Associate Jobs in Nebraska (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $36.78 - $50.13 Hourly
Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: Full time/probationary or status
Job Number: 202600308R
Department: Transportation & Utilities Department
Opening Date: 05/26/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Job Posting Information
The City of Lincoln Department of Transportation and Utilities is seeking a skilled, motivated, and highly responsible individual to assist in the evaluation, development, and coordination of various transportation-related activities. This position offers an opportunity to positively impact the City of Lincoln and to gain progressive experience in transportation engineering.
The Department's mission is to responsibly deliver, enhance and maintain vital infrastructure and services for the good of our community. The Associate Engineer will be responsible for upholding this mission by supporting professional engineers and other technical staff engaged in traffic engineering on Transportation's Analysis, Planning and Programming (APP) Team. This includes resolving problems of advanced professional and technical nature and using current transportation/traffic engineering principles and practices to achieve specific goals and program objectives. More information on the Transportation and Utilities Department can be found here:
Lincoln is a growing City of close to 300,000 residents and has enjoyed a steady annual population growth rate for the past 30 years. The City consistently earns top national rankings for its quality of life and its economy. This State Capital and college town offers the excitement of a big city with the convenience and friendliness of small-town living. Residents are proud of the city's award-winning trail network, excellent educational system, low crime rate, high-tech infrastructure, and great climate for job seekers and entrepreneurs. Lincoln consistently earns top national rankings and has been named the "happiest City in America".
The City of Lincoln offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, group life, Employee Assistance Program, and employer matched retirement plan. The City also offers excellent paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday time off. Remote work options are available after completion of six months of work, at the discretion of department directors and direct supervisors.
Nature of Work/Examples of Work Performed

• Assist in conducting various studies and analyses, to include the following:
  • Intersection control
  • Roadway safety
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Capacity
  • Crash patterns
  • Signal warrants
  • Speed, and
  • Benefit/cost.
• Complete technical write-ups and summaries following studies and analyses.
• Collect data related to the transportation network, to include the following:
  • Trip generations
  • Turning movements, and
  • Pedestrian activity.
• Serve as a safety advocate, to include supporting the Safe Streets Lincoln initiative to eliminate all roadway fatalities and reduce suspected serious injuries by 60% by 2045.
• Respond to community concerns, questions, and comments related to the transportation network; Specifically, those associated with roadway configurations, signal timing, signing, marking, and overall roadway and pedestrian safety.
• Serve as point of contact for various groups and individuals impacted by or associated with the transportation network.
• Communicate transportation-related information to the Public and other stakeholders.
• Create project construction estimates.

Desirable Knowledge, Abilities & Skills/Desirable Training & Experience

• Bachelor's degree with major course work in computer science, civil engineering, or related engineering or engineering technologies field or equivalent.
• Engineering education with primary focus in the transportation/traffic engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of roadway/intersection design, traffic studies, traffic signals, capacity analysis, signing and pavement markings, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or related engineering field;
• Or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

Necessary Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid driver's license or the ability to provide independent transportation.
• Ability to qualify for Engineer-in-Training certification.

Why Join Us?
We commit ourselves to offering additional training opportunities and a variety of paths for professional growth. Our teammates enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match with a total employer contribution of 9%, paid vacation, 11 holidays, sick leave, 2 personal convince holidays and excellent health, dental, and vision insurance plans. Join the largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our community's quality of life together.
We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.

• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 20 days of vacation leave approximately annually that you begin accruing upon hire plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days per fiscal year.

• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!

• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.

• Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave

• $70,000 of Life Insurance

• 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%

• We a provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses that occur after you leave City employment.

• Optional benefits include:
  • Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Allstate Voluntary Plans
  • Supplemental Term Life
  • Deferred Compensation Plans

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APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTo successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

• 1. This application is hand scored.
• 2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
• 3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and may not receive full credit.
• 4. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
• 5. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
• 6. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

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Are you a registered Engineer-in-Training in the State of Nebraska (Must have or have the ability to qualify for this position).

• Yes
• Yes, Registered in another state
• No

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If you checked other state, please list state. If not, enter N/A:
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Indicate if you have a college level coursework or a degree in the following:

• Coursework only - Civil Engineering
• Associate's degree - Civil Engineering
• Bachelor's degree - Civil Engineering
• Course work only - Transportation Engineering
• Associate's degree - Transportation Engineering
• Bachelor's degree - Transportation Engineering
• Coursework only - Transportation Planning
• Associate's degree - Transportation Planning
• Bachelor's degree - Transportation Planning
• Course work only - related field (specify below)
• Associate's degree - related field (specify below)
• Bachelor's degree - related field (specify below)
• None

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If you selected "related field", please specify field of study. If not, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in progressively responsible engineering work?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 - 4 years experience
• Yes, 4 to 6 years experience
• Yes, more than 6 years experience

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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience with conducting traffic engineering studies?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, 4 to 6 years experience
• Yes, more than 6 years experience

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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience with pedestrian and bicycle safety analysis and design projects?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, 4 to 6 years experience
• Yes, more than 6 years experience

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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
14
If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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Please Indicate if you have experience with any of the following traffic engineering resources and analysis tools:

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual
• ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook
• None

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If you checked any of the resources for the above question, please list the employer(s) where you acquired this experience. If not, enter N/A.
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Please indicate if you have experience with any of the following tasks:

• Asset management
• Engineering plan review
• Signal timing
• Traffic counting
• Traffic control design
• Capacity analysis
• ITS planning and design
• Reviewing crash data
• None

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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in the preparation of reports, proposals, or other technical documents?

• Yes
• No

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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience creating project construction estimates?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, 4 to 6 years experience
• Yes, more than 6 years experience

24
If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
25
If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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Indicate if you have experience with the following software (check all that apply).

• CAD/Microstation - Training only
• CAD/Microstation - Used occasionally
• CAD/Microstation - Used daily
• Microsoft Word - Training only
• Microsoft Word - Used occasionally
• Microsoft Word - Used daily
• Microsoft Excel - Training only
• Microsoft Excel - Used occasionally
• Microsoft Excel - Used daily
• Microsoft PowerPoint - Training only
• Microsoft PowerPoint - Used occasionally
• Microsoft PowerPoint - Used daily
• GIS Applications - Training only
• GIS Applications - Used occasionally
• GIS Applications - Used daily
• Other (specify below)
• None

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If you checked other to the above question please list software below. If not, enter N/A.
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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience, otherwise enter N/A.
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Do you have experience communicating information to the Public and other stakeholders?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 2 years experience
• Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
• Yes, 4 to 6 years experience
• Yes, more than 6 years experience

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If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, enter N/A.
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I understand, as a condition of my employment for the position for which I am applying with the City of Lincoln/Lancaster County, that I must at all times be legally licensed to operate a motor vehicle. I understand state law requires operators possessing a driver's license from another state must obtain a valid Nebraska driver's license within 30 days of change of residence. Further, I understand that I must notify my immediate supervisor the next working day following a motor vehicle conviction which results in loss, revoked, impounded or suspension of my driver's license Further, I understand that this document is an official City/County record, and that falsification of this document, or failure to properly notify the City/County of driving convictions or loss of driving privileges will result in discipline, up to and including termination. This applies any time driving privileges are revoked, suspended or limited in any way by any court or the Nebraska Department o...