Assistant Civil Engineer

City of Sacramento; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Sacramento's Engineering Services Division seeks an Assistant Civil Engineer to contribute to the delivery of capital improvement projects for transportation facilities. Responsibilities include planning, design, plan review, environmental and regulatory tasks, and coordination with staff and stakeholders.

A Bachelor's in engineering and at least one year of civil engineering experience are required; EIT may substitute.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• One year of professional civil engineering experience is required.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate may substitute for education.

Responsibilities

• Participate in implementing the City's traffic, transportation, utilities, or building engineering design and plan review programs.
• Prepare standard engineering studies and reports. Prepare estimates and feasibility reports.
• Research, collect, track and manage data, project records, and information. Research city codes, city standards, regulations, publications, and industry information sources.
• Prepare grant applications and reporting and coordinate major projects. Participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for City engineering projects, research project design and regulatory requirements, and perform complex calculations.
• Participate in meetings with applicants, stakeholders, and staff to review projects, provide feedback, and support coordination and decision-making. Represent the department at public meetings as needed and perform related administrative tasks, including reviewing project invoicing.
• Manage professional services agreements and invoicing; develop and review scopes of work; oversee consultant deliverables; conduct technical analyses; and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on studies, projects, and environmental documents.
• Review engineering studies, process agreements, and generate estimates.
• Perform related work of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

This position is within the Engineering Services Division and is responsible for the delivery of capital improvement projects that maintain or improve transportation facilities. Examples include roadway safety improvements, signal and striping at intersections, bridge replacement projects, multi-use paths and active transportation, and other transportation facilities. This position manages projects from initial concepts, feasibility determinations, through environmental and geometric design approvals, acquisition of rights and permissions to construct, advertising, award, construction and project administrative close out. This position manages budgets and pursues grant funding; and procures consultant services to assist in project delivery.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have experience in some but not all phases of transportation project delivery. They will have experience in managing projects through initial planning, design, and construction phases.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for improving transportation and mobility for active transportation and safety and understand accessibility requirements.

The purpose of this position is to perform professional civil engineering work in the planning, design, plan review, technical investigation, and construction of projects, or implementation of environmental regulatory programs in the areas of traffic, transportation, water resources or structural engineering.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Assistant Civil Engineer is a journey-level classification filled with multiple incumbents. Incumbents are responsible for performing moderately difficult professional engineering work in civil engineering. Assignments are limited in scope and/or complexity, and incumbent applies or adjusts established processes and procedures to complete the tasks within defined guidelines. Assistant Civil Engineers are normally considered to be in a continuing training status. This classification is distinguished from the next higher-level classification of Associate Civil Engineer in that the latter has greater complexity of the assignments received, greater responsibility and accountability for the resulting work product, and is expected to perform duties with greater independence. Additionally, the Associate isregistered as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California.

Some positions in the Civil Engineering classification series are flexibly staffed at the Junior, Assistant and Associate levels. Appointment to the higher classification requires that the employee be performing substantially the full range of duties for the classification and meet the qualification standards for the classification.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Direct supervision is provided by an Associate Engineer, or other higher-level personnel. Lead responsibilities may include the guidance and coordination of technical personnel or student trainees/interns.

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the classification. The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this classification.

• Participate in implementing the City's traffic, transportation, utilities (water, wastewater, and drainage), or building engineering design and plan review programs.
• Prepare standard engineering studies and reports. Prepare estimates and feasibility reports.
• Research, collect, track and manage data, project records, and information. Research city codes, city standards, regulations, publications, and industry information sources.
• Prepare grant applications and reporting and coordinate major projects. Participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for City engineering projects, research project design and regulatory requirements, and perform complex calculations.
• Participate in meetings with applicants, stakeholders, and staff to review projects, provide feedback, and support coordination and decision-making. Represent the department at public meetings as needed and perform related administrative tasks, including reviewing project invoicing.

• Manage professional services agreements and invoicing; develop and review scopes of work; oversee consultant deliverables; conduct technical analyses; and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on studies, projects, and environmental documents.
• Review engineering studies, process agreements, and generate estimates.
• Perform related work of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of civil engineering as applied to public works, utilities, traffic, or building construction projects.
• Methods, materials, and techniques used in the construction of public works, building and utilities projects.

• Modern developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding civil engineering, regulations, building codes and ordinances.

Skill in:

• Technical and analytical report writing.

• Perform complex engineering computations.
• Use and care for engineering and drafting instruments and equipment.
• Use of modern office equipment, including computers, computer applications, and computer software, to accomplish a variety of tasks.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

Hiring Path 1: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an engineering discipline.

Hiring Path 2: None

Experience:

Hiring Path 1: One (1) year of experience in professional civil engineering work.

Hiring Path 2:Current employment as a Junior Engineer and one (1) year of experience in the classification of Junior Engineer with the City of Sacramento.

Substitution:

Additional experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

OR

Possession of an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate may substitute for education.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application andwill be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credential's evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

PROOF OF CERTIFICATION

Should certification and/or license be used to qualify for this position, then proof of said certification and/or license should be submitted with your application andwill be required at the time of appointment.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Driver’s License:

The employee is not required to hold a driver’s license but must be able to arrange reliable and timely transportation through private or public transportation for attendance at off-site meetings, events, and trainings.

Certification:

None

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.