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SENIOR ENGINEER
Regular Full-Time Employment Opportunity
The City of Sunnyvale is positioning itself to be a leader in environmental sustainability through it’s Climate Action Playbook and is looking to hire a Senior Engineer to be a part of the team. As a Senior Engineer, you will help us plan, design, and build infrastructure to support the goals and objectives to create a more sustainable, healthy, and livable Sunnyvale. This is an excellent opportunity for forward-thinking, project management engineers to apply and be a part of creating the future.
Ideal candidates will have both strong project/program management skills and the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate and build relationships.
The current open position is in the Department of Public Works working for both the Engineering Division and Traffic and Transportation Division. Senior Engineers are working managers. The position primarily works on capital projects and developing transportation policies related to the Climate Action Playbook, but may occasionally support land development engineering efforts for planning purposes.
The City of Sunnyvale offers:
- City paid 2% contribution to a deferred compensation plan
- Classic CalPERS members have 4% of the employee contributions paid by the City, leaving only 3% for the employee to contribute.
- Comprehensive City paid family medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Excellent Retiree Medical Benefits
The eligibility list created from this recruitment may be used for future Senior Engineer vacancies within the City of Sunnyvale.
Under general direction of the Assistant City Engineer, Principal Transportation Engineer, Transportation and Traffic Manager or Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer, plans, organizes and directs professional and technical engineering work in support of Capital Improvement Projects; performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility; and performs related work as required.
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Ideal Candidate
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a related field, AND
Five years of increasingly responsible professional civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering experience, depending on assignment, including experience in a supervisory or project management role.
Licenses/Certificates:
Possession and continued maintenance of a valid class C California driver's license or the ability to provide alternative transportation as approved by the appointing authority and a safe driving record.
Possession of registration as a professional civil or structural engineer issued by the State of California.
Benefits
Summary of Management SMA Benefits
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Applications are not accepted through CalOpps.
A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the required supplemental questions. The position opens on Monday, September 16, 2024 and the final filing date is Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 5:00 pm. Candidates are asked to fully describe any training, education, experience, or skills relevant to this position.
For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click JOBS
To apply, click the following link:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sunnyvale/jobs/4660040/senior-engineer