Senior Engineer (Civil) (5211) – Project Delivery – San Francisco Public Works (PEX)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) is a department with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio exceeding $3 billion, and a workforce of over 1,700 employees. The department operates continuously, impacting every neighborhood in San Francisco, and is responsible for designing and managing the construction of civic buildings and streets, maintaining civic infrastructure, managing bond programs, and addressing urban challenges. Public Works is committed to enhancing the quality of life in San Francisco through outstanding public service and an equity lens. The department is seeking two Senior Civil Engineers for the Construction Management Bureau of the Project Delivery division, to work on two distinct projects. Project A involves extensive pavement renovation and sewer replacements across multiple streets in San Francisco Districts 10, 3, 4, 5, and 9 over the next 36 months. This includes demolition, utility coordination, drainage management, installation of new asphalt and concrete surfaces, adjustments to city-owned infrastructure, and comprehensive sewer work (cleaning, lining, repairing, replacing, installing pipes and structures, excavation, trench restoration, flow bypassing, and handling unforeseen site conditions). Project B is the Ingleside District Police Station Replacement & Surge Facility Project. The Surge Facility project, estimated at $18M, involves renovating an existing building to create a temporary facility for police operations during the main station's construction. The Ingleside Police Station project, estimated at $80M, includes rehabilitating the historic police station and constructing a new two-story, 15,500 SF, state-of-the-art, seismically safe police station. Under general administrative direction, the Senior Civil Engineer will manage and direct professional and technical engineering personnel, performing highly technical and administrative functions related to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of these projects and systems. This includes supervising and/or directing subordinates in preparing designs, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for various engineering design and construction projects, as well as construction inspection or other responsible professional engineering work in both field and office settings.

Requirements

Possession of a baccalaureate degree with major course work in engineering
Seven (7) years of verifiable professional civil engineering work experience of which four (4) years of that experience must be as a licensed professional engineer.
Two (2) of the seven (7) years must be equivalent to the City and County of San Francisco class 5241 Engineer in the Civil Engineering specialty.
Possession of a current Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California in Civil Engineering
Possession of a valid California driver license

Nice To Haves

Experience leading and managing large, multidisciplinary construction management teams composed of construction managers, resident engineers, inspectors, and consultant staff.
Completion of specialized construction management coursework and advanced safety training (e.g., OSHA, HAZWOPER).
Construction management certifications are preferred
Proficient in construction management and engineering software tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, Primavera P6, and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

Directs, supervises and coordinates the design of complex engineering projects, ensuring that codes, standards, and project requirements are met; plans and develops projects, budgets and staff for a wide variety of design activities.
Interviews, selects, trains, monitors, and evaluates departmental staff and consultants to ensure that work methods and work flow are effective; assures that written performance goals and objectives are prepared for employees; monitors the work of and evaluates, counsels and disciplines subordinate staff as necessary; and reviews and approves technical training programs for staff.
Plans, organizes and directs the administration and management of contracts and claims, including, but not limited to change order negotiation, schedule and cost analysis, Notice of Potential Claim processes, mediation, and enforcement of compliance with plans, specifications, and safety requirements.
Reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations for and/or approves contracts, contract modifications, specifications, related documents, and the settlement of claims.
Directs, supervises and reviews the preparation of complex construction contract and construction documents by establishing priorities, assigning tasks, allocating resources and monitoring progress to assure quality and cost effective performance of design work.
Prepares and supervises the preparation of difficult and complex design drawings, specifications, and quantity and cost estimates.
Establishes and implements departmental policies, procedures and administrative directives in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances, codes, standards, rules, regulations, and legislative policies and procedures by interpreting, explaining, monitoring, and evaluating the functional activities of the organization.
Manages projects through planning, scheduling and monitoring critical milestones to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
Directs, reviews and supervises the review of shop drawings by contractors and other work of professional consulting firms employed to design various projects.
Checks and reviews specifications, estimates and computations prepared by consultants and subordinate staff members.
Conducts constructability reviews and oversee quality management, field inspections, and coordination with design teams to improve design quality and reduce risks.
Supervises field inspection staff working on projects under construction and proposed projects to assure conformance with plans and specifications and initiates new projects.
May participate in field inspections when necessary.
Coordinates all activities between a unit and other sections, bureaus, departments, outside agencies, and consultants and/or contractors across complex building, civil, and infrastructure projects, including streetscape, paving, utilities, traffic signals, water/wastewater facilities, and curb ramp/ADA improvements.
Consults with technical staff, public officials, and others to resolve differences among professional personnel; identifies problems, develops and compares alternatives and makes decisions or recommendations for effective problem resolution.
Conducts meetings and makes presentations to Boards, Commissions, committees, approval agencies, staff and the general public for the purpose of providing accurate information, explaining policies, and providing recommendations and/or solutions.
Represents the City and consults with government officials, business and civic organizations in connection with specific departmental issues.
Writes, and/or reviews and approves letters, reports, memos, recommendations, routine correspondence and other documents.
Performs other related duties as assigned.