Supervising Civil Engineer

City of Berkeley, California; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Berkeley invites applications for the Supervising Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department. This role supports the Facilities Engineering Program, overseeing planning, design, construction, renovation, and rehabilitation of City-owned buildings and facilities.

You will lead multidisciplinary reviews, supervise engineering staff and consultants, and manage funding across multiple sources to ensure projects meet regulatory and budgetary requirements.

Qualifications

• Advanced civil engineering knowledge and leadership.
• Experience in design and construction management.
• Ability to supervise multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of facility and capital project funding.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary reviews of facility improvement projects to ensure plans are accurate, code-compliant, and constructible.
• Provide hands-on supervision and technical leadership to staff and consultants on design decisions.
• Oversee vertical construction and facility rehabilitation projects balancing scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Manage and coordinate project funding across multiple sources with Finance and external agencies.
• Ensure coordination among design disciplines and resolve conflicts across systems and site improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Civil Engineering

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Supervising Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department!

The current vacancy will be assigned to the City’s Facilities Engineering Program, supporting the planning, design, construction, renovation, and rehabilitation of City-owned buildings and facilities. The City's diverse portfolio of public facilities includes buildings and infrastructure that support essential municipal services, public safety, recreation, and community operations. The successful delivery of these projects requires experience in vertical construction and building development, along with a comprehensive understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of facilities projects, including architecture, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering. Equally important is the ability to manage project funding, coordinate multiple funding sources, and ensure that capital improvements are delivered in accordance with budgetary, regulatory, and funding requirements.

Reporting directly to the Manager of Engineering/City Engineer, this position will play a key leadership role in delivering the City's facilities capital improvement projects. The role will be fast paced, technically challenging, and critical to ensuring that City facilities remain safe, functional, accessible, and resilient. The position will:

• Lead multidisciplinary technical reviews of facility improvement projects, ensuring architectural and engineering plans, specifications, and cost estimates are accurate, coordinated, code-compliant, and constructible before projects proceed to bidding.
• Provide hands-on supervision and technical leadership to engineering staff and consultants, guiding design decisions and resolving complex issues involving architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Oversee complex vertical construction and facility rehabilitation projects, managing design and construction contracts while balancing scope, budget, schedule, quality, and operational constraints.
• Manage and coordinate project funding and budgets, including overseeing multiple funding sources, tracking expenditures and commitments, coordinating with Finance, City departments, and external funding agencies, and ensuring project scopes, schedules, and deliverables align with available funding, applicable requirements, and established deadlines.
• Ensure effective coordination among design disciplines, identifying and resolving conflicts between building systems, structural components, site improvements, and architectural requirements throughout design and construction.
• Coordinate across City departments, regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders to address project requirements, facilitate permitting and approvals, resolve technical and administrative challenges, and keep projects moving forward.
• Support capital planning and facility assessments, helping identify, prioritize, and implement improvements that address building conditions, life safety, accessibility, regulatory compliance, and long-term operational needs.

See the full class specification for more information about this job.

A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position is:

Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering and five years of increasingly responsible experience in design and construction management of civil engineering projects, at least two years of which were at a level equivalent to the City's Associate Civil Engineer.

Other requirements include possession of a valid California registration as a professional Civil Engineer and a valid California driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.

Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format, braille, large print, electronic text, etc.) upon request to [e-mail]. Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.

The exam process will include, but may not be limited to:

• Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents (qualifying experience will be calculated based on the application close date)
• Competitive review and assessment of applicants' education, training, and experience (Training & Experience)

Tests may consist of any combination of written, oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include, but are not necessarily limited to, typing, math, reading, writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency, or any other job-related knowledge, skill, ability or qualification. The examination process and dates are subject to change. The City may, without notice, change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews tentatively s lated for the week of December 14, 2026 and January 11, 2027.

Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing to [e-mail] at the time of application.