Senior Civil Engineer, Public Works

City of Vallejo (CA)•Vallejo, CA

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About The Position

This recruitment is being conducted to fill one full-time vacancy. The list established by this recruitment may be used to fill future full-time, part-time, limited term, and temporary vacancies for up to one year. The City of Vallejo is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Senior Civil Engineer. As collaborative members of the City's Public Works Department, the Senior Civil Engineer is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising professional and technical engineering operations for an assigned section, i.e., current development, water, traffic, or capital improvement. They oversee the preparation of complex engineering designs, plans, specifications, and reports and manages assigned construction projects. The ideal candidate for Senior Civil Engineer will possess ten years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering including five years at a level comparable to the Associate Civil Engineer classification with the City of Vallejo, and three years of lead supervisory or project management responsibility. In addition, they will possess a Bachelors degree with major course work in Civil Engineering or a related field.

Requirements

Knowledge of: Principles and practices of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
Knowledge of: Principles and practices of civil, traffic, and water engineering and administration.
Knowledge of: Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations including civil engineering laws and regulations.
Knowledge of: Principles and practices of street, water and sewer system design and construction.
Knowledge of: Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques used in technical civil engineering report preparation.
Knowledge of: Principles and practices of budget preparation and control.
Knowledge of: Principles of mathematics as applied to engineering work.
Knowledge of: Recent developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding civil, traffic and water engineering.
Knowledge of: Principles and practices of project and construction management.
Knowledge of: Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment.
Ability to: Plan, organize, and supervise the work of professional and technical staff.
Ability to: Train and evaluate subordinate staff.
Ability to: Manage multiple large and complex engineering projects.
Ability to: Ensure project compliance with appropriate Federal, State, and local rules, laws, and regulations.
Ability to: Coordinate phases of construction projects and prepare progress reports.
Ability to: Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
Ability to: Conduct comprehensive engineering studies and develop appropriate recommendations.
Ability to: Perform technical research and solve difficult engineering problems.
Ability to: Prepare and maintain technical civil engineering records and prepare comprehensive reports.
Ability to: Compile rough technical data and prepare statistical and narrative reports from field studies.
Ability to: Develop, review and modify civil engineering plans, designs, and specifications.
Ability to: Manage multiple projects and priorities.
Ability to: Exercise professional engineering judgment to achieve results consistent with objectives.
Ability to: Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Ten years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering experience including five years at a level comparable to the Associate Civil Engineer classification with the City of Vallejo. In addition, there should be 3 years of lead supervisory or project management responsibility. A Master's Degree may be substituted for 1 year of experience.
Equivalent to a Bachelors degree from and accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field.
Possession of a current and valid Certificate of Registration as a professional engineer issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
In addition, the Traffic Section Senior Civil Engineer position shall possess a current and valid Certificate of Registration as a Traffic Engineer issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of staff responsible for providing engineering services in either the current development, water, traffic, or capital improvement section of the Engineering Divisions.
Participate in the selection of professional and technical engineering staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures.
Prepare various reports on operations and activities.
Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; establish schedules and methods for providing, current development, water, traffic, or construction engineering services; implement policies and procedures.
Participate in budget preparation and administration; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations; monitor and control expenditures.
Coordinate and prioritize design projects with other City departments, county and state highway departments, and other relevant agencies or parties.
Administer consultant contracts for public works, traffic, and water improvements.
Maintain surveillance over contracts in progress including progress of the work, costs reports, determination of payment for work accomplished; accept or reject methods, performance or completed work.
Oversee the maintenance of office records, maps, construction project documents and related records.
Attend City council meetings, planning commission meetings and other sessions as directed.
Exercise professional engineering judgment in accordance with current accepted practice of civil engineering and appropriate laws and codes.
Monitor and control performance in conformance with assigned objectives, plans, schedules and budgets; account for variances and implement necessary corrective action.
Resolve or justify controversial and complex technical problems involving engineering and inspection staff and developers, builders and the general public.
Answer questions and provide information to the public; investigate complaints and recommend corrective actions as necessary to resolve complaints.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
Oversee and participate in the preparation of plans, specifications, cost and quantity estimates, and bid documents for public works construction projects; oversee the planning, design, construction and inspection of capital improvement projects, including but not limited to traffic, building and structure related improvements.
Participate in the initial planning of projects to be proposed and assist in establishing schedules and budgets.
Assign and schedule projects such as street and traffic improvements, water and sewer systems, parks projects and other systems of similar complexity; coordinate with other departments, districts and/or agencies to establish such specifications as pipe sizes, alignments, and street widths.
Consult with developers, builders and other contractors to coordinate the design and construction of public improvements in the City.
Review and prepare comments and conditions for public works aspects of planning permits including general plans, specific area plans, planned unit developments and other planning permits.
Prepare and execute development agreements. Assist in information to various districts. Oversee construction inspection of current development projects.
Oversee the review of traffic studies to evaluate the impact of new development on existing traffic flows; recommend appropriate mitigation to reduce traffic impacts.
Direct, plan and coordinate various projects such as traffic circulation and traffic safety studies, traffic signal coordination program and bikeway planning.
Review and approve construction traffic control plan. Assist in permit process for items such as encroachment permits, fencing, driveways, etc. Coordinate with maintenance department to establish upgrades to traffic signal system.