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ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER
$7,242.00- $9,850.00
Plus Excellent Benefits
Are you looking for a place to grow and develop your engineering skills, to have the opportunity to do meaningful work and serve your community? Come join us!
THE OPPORTUNITY
The City of Pacifica is a beautiful coastal community, just south of San Francisco with an exciting opportunity. At the City of Pacifica, we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. To us, equal opportunity employment is not just about compliance, it’s about who you are, how you can help our City and who you want to be. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and residents.
This position reports directly to the Public Works Director/City Engineer and performs a variety of field and professional engineering work with some direction and oversight. You will participate in design and construction administration of projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Program that includes work on major projects involving roadways, bridges, buildings, traffic signals, storm drains, sanitary sewers, street lighting and undergrounding of overhead utilities; manage construction inspection firms for public and private construction; and prepare construction project progress payments. Writes City Council staff reports and prepares constructions contract agreements and amendments. In addition to the above duties, individual will provide assistance in the review of improvement plans for private development projects and may make oral presentations before the City Council and various commissions and committees.
The Assistant Civil Engineer shall review utility construction, perform engineering design work, perform construction management, manage the design and construction management work provided by consulting engineering firm, provide professional and technical staff assistance to the Public Works Engineering Division.
We invite you to explore this opportunity with us, please note, recruitment closes on August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST so apply today!
BASIC EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Develop, plan, and implement goals and objectives of the Public Works Engineering Capital Improvement Projects; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
- Supervise, coordinate, and review all Public Works engineering activities including engineering design, construction inspection and surveying, as well as contract administration.
- Develop a cohesive team working atmosphere between city staff and contract staff. Establish design guideline parameters to meet regulatory requirements and the goals of the program for the benefit of the customers served.
- Participate in the development and administration of the Capital Improvement Program projects. Forecast annual funding needed for construction, staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies to complete the Capital Improvement Program. Monitor and approve capital improvement expenditures and implement mid-year budget adjustments.
- Determine scope of engineering projects, review plans of private developers and contractors, make technical engineering decisions and establish technical criteria and standards.
- Ensure that quality assurance and quality control plans are in place and being followed for engineering work. Verify computations, plans, specifications, and estimates for Public Works projects, review engineering drawings, and land record maps.
- Attend and participate in meetings and conferences, make project presentations to the City Council and other City commissions and committees, City administrators, public officials, professional organizations, contractors, County, Regional and State regulatory agencies regarding matters relating to areas of assigned responsibilities.
- Prepare a variety of budgets, reports, correspondence, and special studies.
The duties described in this job announcement are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a team player and a solid generalist with hands-on experience in a wide variety of activities within the Public Works area, and have working knowledge of the following areas: Engineering mathematics, physics, drawing and instruments of profession; principles and practices of civil engineering as applied to public works design, construction and maintenance; topographic and construction surveying; methods and materials used in engineering construction; Federal, state and local laws pertaining to public works design and construction; computer and computer-aided design programs (AutoCAD); principles of leadership and supervision; knowledge of City budget and expenditure systems, and principles of report writing.
Knowledge of:
- Principles and Practices of Civil Engineering as applied to the planning, design and construction of buildings, streets, parks, drainage systems, and other public works infrastructure.
- Principles and practices of project management.
- Principles of surveying.
- Specialized software used to draft plans, project specifications and applications related to Civil Engineering.
Ability:
- Administer or assist in the administration of contracts for construction projects;
- Perform calculations and prepare estimate and design studies of time and materials;
- Use a computer for report writing, engineering calculations; CAD design, and data collection retrieval and analysis;
- Make presentations;
- Communicate effectively in writing and orally;
- Work well with other and to maintain effective relations with the pubic, permit agencies, and contractors.
Assistant Civil Engineer Qualifications:
Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. A combination of possession of an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate and extensive experience may be considered equivalent to the required degree.
License: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Driver license and a satisfactory driving record.
Benefits
Salary and Benefits:
This is a full-time position with a monthly salary range of $7,459.00- $10,145.00
The Assistant Civil Engineer position is eligible for benefits under the Teamsters Local 856 - Miscellaneous memorandum of understanding.
Retirement: The City contracts with CalPERS to provide a retirement plan that utilizes the formula of 2.5% @ 55 for "Classic members" or 2% @ 62 for "PEPRA members." Classic Members contribute 8% employee contribution plus 2.5% employer cost share for a total contribution of 10.5%. PEPRA members pay 6.75% employee contribution plus 2.5% employer cost share for a total contribution of 9.25%. The City does not participate in Social Security.
Insurance: The City provides its employees with a medical insurance allowance that allows employees to purchase medical insurance through either Teamsters Union #856 Health and Welfare or CalPERS medical benefits plan. Some plans require employee contributions.
Employees with proof of qualifying health insurance coverage through another group health plan may qualify for a "Health In-Lieu Payment" when declining city coverage.
The City contributes toward a dental insurance plan and vision plan for employee and all eligible dependents.
The City pays premiums for:
· Life insurance premium in the amount of two (2) times annual salary up to $200,000.
· Long term disability insurance (to begin sixty days after onset of non-work-related illness or injury).
Deferred Compensation – May participate in the 457 deferred compensation plan with one of three offered plans.
Vacation – Accrual begins at ten (10) days annually and increases based upon years of service.
Sick Leave – Twelve (12) days per calendar year
Administrative Leave - 88 hours per fiscal year
Holidays – Thirteen (13) holidays (includes two floating holidays pro-rated based upon hire date) per year.
Union and Probation – Position is a member of Teamsters Local 350 and serves a twelve (12) month probationary period.
Special Instructions
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates must submit a completed online employment application in CalOpps.org. Resumes in lieu of a completed application will not be accepted. Applications can be obtained online at https://www.calopps.org/city-of-pacifica.
Examination and Selection Process
Applicants will be assessed on the application submitted. Applicants may be screened to the most qualified and invited to the next step in the recruitment process which may include a panel interview. The following information is provided for you to use as a reference and as a planning tool. Human Resources is unable to schedule make-up examinations.
Deadline to apply is August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST.
Human Resources has the right to revise this process as needed based on business needs.
After a mutual interest has been established, the final candidate must pass a City of Pacifica background check which includes but is not limited to the Department of Justice fingerprinting scan, reference check and more.