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Position information with job description links, and application link below:

Position Title Salary Employment Type Notes

Industrial Mechanic

$38.14 to $43.88 per hour, depending on experience

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Permanent Full Time

Position Available

Staff Engineer I (EIT)

$36.30 to $48.25 per hour, depending on experience

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Permanent Full Time

Position Available

Staff Engineer II (PE)

$39.10 to $53.47 per hour, depending on experience

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Permanent Full Time

Position Available

Summer Engineering Intern

$17.13 to $19.63 per hour, depending on experience

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Temporary (up to five months)

Position Available

GIS Intern

$17.13 to $19.63 per hour, depending on experience

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Temporary (up to five months)

Position Available

The Industrial Mechanic position performs maintenance on the most difficult and complex vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair work such as CAT powered diesel dozers, graders, scrapers, and similar heavy equipment. Performs pump and pump station rebuilds as assigned.

Required Experience:  A combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities; two years of increasingly responsible experience working on CAT diesel engines and related equipment maintenance and repair duties; formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance including specialized training in the maintenance and repair of gas-powered and diesel-powered equipment.

Required Licenses and Other Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent; Washington State Driver License with acceptable driving record; acceptable criminal background record.

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The Staff Engineer I (EIT) will apply civil engineering principles for entire District water resource project cycles, to include design, development, project coordination, inspection, and project completion.  Major responsibilities include, in part: Preparing analysis of projects for preliminary design, calculations, life cycle cost, and equipment selection; conducting surveys to gather field data; preparing drawings, layouts, and constructions plans, and preparing technical construction specifications. 

Required Experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering; Engineering in Training (EIT) Certificate; and a range of experience from a new college graduate to five (5) years of successful engineering work experience.

Other Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent; Washington State Driver License with acceptable driving record; acceptable criminal background record.

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The Staff Engineer II (PE) will apply civil engineering principles for entire District water resource project cycles, to include design, development, project coordination, inspection, and project completion.  Major responsibilities include, in part: Preparing analysis of projects for preliminary design, calculations, life cycle cost, and equipment selection; conducting surveys to gather field data; preparing drawings, layouts, and constructions plans, and preparing technical construction specifications. 

Required Experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering; Professional Engineers (PE) License, and five (5) to ten (10) years successful engineering work experience.

Other Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent; Washington State Driver License with acceptable driving record; acceptable criminal background record.

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The Summer Engineering Intern provides technical support for a variety of technical field and office assignments, including: AUTOCAD mapping and design drawings, engineering calculations, data compilation and verification, GPS and GIS related work, construction records and drawings, surveying, and any other duties as assigned.  

Required Experience:  High School Diploma; and Enrollment in a college or university technical or science-based curriculum.

Preferred Experience:  Engineering or technical training or experience in irrigation district operations; AUTOCAD, Word, Excel, GPS, GIS, underground utility construction; and surveying experience.  

Other Requirements: Washington State Driver License with acceptable driving record; acceptable criminal background record.

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The GIS Intern will assist in maintaining the District’s Enterprise Geographic Information Systems through various data management operations and ad-hoc spatial analyses, including, in part: Providing support in maintaining the District’s Enterprise Geographic Information System (ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online); Maintaining existing GIS spatial and tabular data by performing regular updates; Creating new GIS spatial and tabular data layers; Producing GIS products such as maps, scenes, analysis tables, drawings, and other informational products.

Required Experience:  Actively pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information Systems/Science, or closely-related field; Experience working with ESRI’s ArcGIS software suite, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise; A combination of education and experience resulting in the ability to perform all job duties, in an efficient manner, may be substituted.

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Option 1 – Email:

Save the application form on your computer; fill out the form; and email your application, resume and cover letter to lgibson@kid.org.

Option 2 – Mail or delivery:

Paper copies of the application form are available in the KID lobby, or upon request.  If you are unable to email your application and other materials, you may mail or deliver printed copies to:

Lori Gibson
Human Resources Manager
2015 S. Ely Street
Kennewick, WA 99337