Assistant Civil Engineer

City of Sacramento•Sacramento, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Civil Engineer performs professional civil engineering work involving planning, design, plan review, technical investigation, and construction of projects, or implementation of environmental regulatory programs in traffic, transportation, water resources, or structural engineering. The role is in the Engineering Services Division and supports delivery of capital improvement projects that maintain or improve transportation facilities, including roadway safety improvements, traffic signals and striping, bridge replacements, multi-use paths, active transportation, and other transportation facilities. Projects may be managed from initial concepts and feasibility through environmental and geometric design approvals, acquisition of rights and permissions to construct, advertising, award, construction, and administrative closeout. The role also manages project budgets, pursues grant funding, and procures consultant services to support project delivery. The Assistant Civil Engineer is a journey-level classification responsible for moderately difficult professional engineering work. Assignments are limited in scope or complexity and are completed using established processes and procedures within defined guidelines. Incumbents are normally in a continuing training status. The classification differs from Associate Civil Engineer in the complexity and independence of assignments and the level of responsibility and accountability; Associates are registered as Licensed Professional Engineers in California. Some positions in the civil engineering series may be flexibly staffed at Junior, Assistant, and Associate levels, subject to performing the higher-level duties and meeting that classification’s qualifications. Direct supervision is provided by an Associate Engineer or other higher-level personnel. Lead responsibilities may include guiding and coordinating technical personnel or student trainees/interns. With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work, but must physically reside within the Sacramento region or be able to regularly report to a City of Sacramento worksite with little notice.

Requirements

Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices as applied to public works, utilities, traffic, or building construction projects.
Knowledge of methods, materials, and techniques used in public works, building, and utilities construction projects.
Knowledge of modern developments, current literature, and information sources regarding civil engineering, regulations, building codes, and ordinances.
Skill in technical and analytical report writing.
Ability to perform complex engineering computations.
Ability to use and care for engineering and drafting instruments and equipment.
Ability to use modern office equipment, computers, applications, and software to accomplish a variety of tasks.
Hiring Path 1: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an engineering discipline, and one year of professional civil engineering work experience.
Hiring Path 2: Current employment as a Junior Engineer and one year of experience in the City of Sacramento Junior Engineer classification; no education requirement is listed for this path.
Additional experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, or an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate may substitute for education.
A driver’s license is not required, but the employee must be able to arrange reliable and timely transportation to off-site meetings, events, and trainings.
Employees must complete 12 months of probation at a satisfactory performance level before gaining permanent status.

Nice To Haves

Experience in some phases of transportation project delivery, including managing projects through initial planning, design, and construction.
Passion for improving transportation and mobility for active transportation and safety, and understanding of accessibility requirements.

Responsibilities

Participate in implementing City traffic, transportation, utilities (water, wastewater, and drainage), or building engineering design and plan review programs.
Prepare standard engineering studies, reports, estimates, and feasibility reports.
Research, collect, track, and manage data, project records, and information.
Research City codes, standards, regulations, publications, and industry information sources.
Prepare grant applications and reports, and coordinate major projects.
Participate in preparing plans and specifications for City engineering projects; research 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 work, including reviewing project invoices.
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.