The City of San Bruno offers exciting career opportunities in the field of Public Works engineering!
Working as an Assistant Engineer for the City of San Bruno offers a wide range of exciting opportunities to assist in Public Works engineering efforts related to land development projects, capital improvement program projects, public engagement, permitting, and more. We strive to provide exemplary services for our community while cultivating a team culture that is collaborative, friendly, innovative, open-minded, respectful, and supportive. We are committed to providing our team with the necessary resources to be successful, offer many opportunities for professional growth and training, and encourage open and effective communication. Now is an exciting time to join our team as the City currently has over 15 private development projects, including new office park developments, residential developments, and master planning efforts, such as the “Reimagining Tanforan” project!
Examples of Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Prepare plans and specifications and estimates for the more difficult and complex engineering work in public works improvements, including streets, facilities, sewer, water, storm drain, traffic, and land development.
• Issue and administer utility permits, street use permits, franchise utility permits, etc.
• Review and interpret plans, calculations, and specifications for accuracy of design and completeness, and for conformance to applicable codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Review and check plans and reports submitted by consultants, architects and engineers for conformance to established standards and specifications.
• Manage projects.
• Perform field surveys, supervise survey crews.
• Supervise and assist in the preparation of maps, plans, and layouts; designs, lay out and makes functional studies of the sewage collection and treatment system collection and treatment system, of water distribution and treatment system, and of storm drain conveyance system.
• Inspect structures under construction.
• Inspects structural plans and specifications, and makes estimates on time and materials, writes memoranda and prepares reports.
• Support in the preparation of easements and right-of-way descriptions, assessment district calculations.
• Prepare correspondence, agreements, contracts, staff reports, and engineering reports relating to city infrastructure or city programs.
• Support in working with public groups and individuals to resolve community concerns regarding city infrastructure and Capital Improvement Projects. Provide technical engineering information to other City Staff, Agencies, Engineers, Consultants, Contractors and the public.
• Perform site inspections. • Represent the City with dignity, integrity, and the spirit of cooperation in all relations with staff and the public.
• Respect and is sensitive towards the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community.
• Be an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation, and communication.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
In addition to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in civil engineering, plus one year of civil engineering experience including fieldwork, the ideal candidate will possess:
Strong, hands-on technical skills in professional engineering.
Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.
Taking prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive.
Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (e.g., experiencing time pressure, conflict, or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
Placing a high priority on the (internal or external) customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs.
Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
This recruitment is being conducted to fill one Assistant Engineer vacancy and may be used to fill future full-time vacancies as they occur during the active status of the employment list. For a full, detailed class specification, click HERE.
How to Apply
Applications may be submitted online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanbruno. Applications must be received by 8:00 A.M., Friday, August 30, 2024. The City of San Bruno utilizes a merit-based selection system that is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.
What happens next?
We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Screening will include a review of minimum qualifications, application appraisal rating of education, training and experience and relevance of background qualifications related to the target job as well as supplemental questions if applicable.
Applicants selected to move forward in the process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): a written examination, job related exercise, physical test or job simulation, phone interview, in-person or video interview(s), and/or web-based testing.
The final phase of the selection process is the probationary period, which in most cases is one year, depending on your classification.
Reasonable Accommodations:
The City of San Bruno is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws in its employment actions, decisions, policies, and practices.
The City of San Bruno Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the process must inform the Human Resources Department by the final filing date by emailing hr@sanbruno.ca.gov.