SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER - Development Services

City of Huntington Beach•Huntington Beach, CA

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About The Position

The City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer for its Development Services Division. This role involves reviewing land development and redevelopment projects, writing conditions of approval, and managing projects with developers and contractors. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication, organizational, and project management skills, with a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving. This position offers flexible scheduling options, including a 9/80 or 4/10 workweek. The Public Works Department is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, and operations of public facilities and infrastructure, managing a significant portion of the city's budget.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering from an accredited college or university.
Four (4) years of related experience.
Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) from the State of California; or registration as a PE in another state and the ability to obtain California registration within twelve (12) months of employment.
Employees regularly assigned/required to drive a city or personal vehicle in the course and scope of work shall be required to participate in the DMV Employer Pull Notice program.
All Huntington Beach city employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster.

Nice To Haves

Experience reviewing land development and redevelopment projects, writing conditions of approval, and working with developers and contractors in managing private development projects.
Superior communication, organizational, and project management skills who follow through on all facets of work.
Ability to see the strengths, assets, and potential within a community, and an individual who operates with a profound respect for understanding the aspirations and needs of both residents of and visitors to Huntington Beach.
A strong background demonstrating excellent leadership skills.
Creative ideas and ability to facilitate innovative processes in a team environment.
Outstanding customer service skills with the ability work effectively with the general public, business owners, community groups and vendor.

Responsibilities

Performs professional engineering duties in support of the City’s Grading Program by reviewing and approving grading permits for significant residential and commercial development and redevelopment projects.
Performs plan checks and conducts meetings with developers and engineers to ensure permit requirements are incorporated into plans.
Reviews and plan checks Water Quality Management Plans and Hydrology and Hydraulic reports for development projects to ensure compliance with mandated requirements.
Processes private development projects initiated by the Planning Department.
Tracks the progress of entitlement documents for other compliance reviews.
Issues permits.
Plans, assigns, reviews and participates in the design, preparation and checking of construction plans, site investigations, cost estimates, specifications and reports for capital improvement projects including construction, public improvement and repair of public facilities; determines structural sections, line and grades for construction projects.
Investigates and evaluates proposed systems and construction sites; serves as project manager for assigned public works and water infrastructure projects; determines and defines scope of work; reviews design proposals; oversees and monitors the performance of contractors and consultants to ensure compliance with project specifications and budgets; reviews and approves progress payments.
Prepares engineering feasibility studies and cost estimates; recommends and requests tests to determine soil bearing and geological conditions at proposed construction sites; confers with other department employees and representatives of government agencies, public utilities and contractors to obtain information pertaining to the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates as well as the coordination of contract requirements.
Reviews manufacturers' specifications and confers with representatives of material suppliers and contractors and other department personnel concerning design criteria; prepares specifications for construction contracts; analyzes bids and recommends contract awards; interprets specifications, drawings and details of construction and installation for field personnel; reviews proposals and recommendations for design changes or modifications and coordinates the required changes; prepares reports pertaining to the progress of design, construction and other activities; functions as a departmental representative at various City meetings; may supervise the work of assigned technical staff.