Job Details

Salary : $130,968.00 - $159,192.00 Annually

Location : Pittsburg, CA

Job Type: Full Time Regular

Job Number: 482

Department: Public Works - Engineering

Opening Date: 11/27/2024

Closing Date: 1/10/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Position Information

City of Pittsburg in California is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Public Works Department.

Signing Bonus up to $10,000.00

The Senior Civil Engineer is the supervisory level class responsible for performing and supervising the work of one of the following engineering sections: Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Transportation, Land Development, or Utility Engineering. Under the broad direction of the Director of Public Works/City Engineer, the Senior Civil Engineer supervises, evaluates, and participates in professional engineering inspection and technical civil engineering work; ensures safe work practices, work quality and accuracy; maintains appropriate work records; serves as a technical resource for assigned work staff; performs other duties as required.
The ideal candidate will be highly skilled with a strong background in managing engineering projects while ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget and meet quality standards. They should also have experience in leading and mentoring staff and understand the importance of providing high-level customer service both internally and externally. Furthermore, the next Senior Civil Engineer will be a team player, humble leader, collaborative and creative with the ability to come up with innovative solutions with their team. A track-record of delivering outstanding projects and results will be expected.

About the Public Works Department
Under the direction of the Public Works Director/City Engineer, the Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of all City of Pittsburg facilities, infrastructure and operation of the city's water treatment plant and water distribution system. Public Works Department has approximately 125 full-time staff who provide routine and emergency maintenance of sewers, storm drains, streets, sidewalks, streetlights, street trees, buildings, and parks.

About the Engineering Division
Within the Public Works Department, the Engineering Division responds to complaints regarding construction, manages the city's construction projects, ensures all city development projects meet city requirements, manages traffic related issues, processes and issues encroachment permits, grading permits, parking permits, transportation, and construction specifications.

About PittsburgThe City of Pittsburg is a culturally rich and diverse community of over 76,000 residents and expected to grow to 90,000 in the next 20 years. Pittsburg is located in the Bay Area Region of Northern California and is perfectly situated for easy access to San Francisco, Napa Valley, Sacramento, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Lake Tahoe. Pittsburg City Hall is also conveniently located a short walk from the Pittsburg Center Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), making a commute from cities throughout the Bay Area very easy. Pittsburg has waterfront homes, a performing arts theater, a variety of seasonal events, an extensive park system, a large public-school system, and a variety of shopping centers. The recently renovated Marina is also an ideal place to visit and is located within steps of the Old Town shopping district and downtown living, with nearly 600 boat slips, a free public boat launch, fuel dock, caf, bait shop, and the Pittsburg Yacht Club. Pittsburg has featured such events as the Seafood and Music Festival, car shows, movies in the park, kayaking, and fishing derbies. With its commitment to a quality community environment, Pittsburg is an ideal city in which to live, work and recreate.

The City of Pittsburg is a full-service city following the council-manager form of government. The City has approximately 300 full time employees and at times, up to 400 employees total (depending on the season). Pittsburg is currently organized into the following departments: City Management, Community and Economic Development (Building, Economic Development, Code Enforcement, and Planning), Community Services (Housing Authority, Pittsburg Power Company, and the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency, CDBG/Housing Rehabilitation, Environmental Services, Waterfront Administration, and Property Management), Recreation, Human Resources, Finance, Police, and Public Works (Engineering, Operations/Maintenance, Utilities, Facilities, Parks, and Water Treatment).

A competitive benefits package for regular employees include CALPERS retirement, medical/dental/vision insurance, paid life insurance, retirement health saving account, deferred compensation plan with employer match, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, wellness activities, employee assistance program, employee development courses, and career advancement opportunities.

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Examples of Duties

TYPICAL TASKS: (include but are not limited to the following)

• CIP Section is responsible for the design and development of design procedures; consulting with subdivision and other contractors, and engineers; giving advice and instruction to subordinates on design standards and problems from the construction phase through to the acceptance of the project; providing supervision of field work, preparation of change orders and project payments; completion of project records and files that need to be archived; assures that As-builts and others are properly added to the Engineering files; updates base maps to reflect project results.

• Transportation Section is responsible for providing a transportation/traffic program; conducting and studying traffic flow and condition analysis; making recommendations for improvements; coordinating federal, state and local grant application processes.

• Land Development Section performs activities such as review plans submitted by developers to ensure conformity with established standards and regulations; supervising or performing map checks of residential, commercial and industrial land developments for appropriate compliance; supervising the review of subdivision maps and improvement plans.

• Utility Section oversees the preparation of master plans and fees studies related to the City's utilities. Works closely with operations staff to prioritize, design, and oversee construction of maintenance activities and improvements to the utility systems. Coordinate with outside utility agencies on joint projects and regional issues. Ensures that as-builts and other important documents are archived and provide updates to GIS to accurately display the utility infrastructure.

• Assigns work to assigned staff; monitors work activities to ensure safe work practices, work quality and accuracy; ensures compliance to applicable rules, policies and procedures; participates in the development of policies and procedures; recommends programs, projects and work assignments to higher level engineering personnel; participates in the selection and training of engineering, personnel; assumes responsibility for motivating and evaluating assigned personnel; provides necessary training; initiates discipline procedures as is appropriate.

• Develops schedules and methods for performing assigned duties; maintains appropriate work records and documents which may include time sheets, work orders; prepares statistical and/or analytical reports on operations as necessary; determines priority, work assignments and long/short-range objectives for subordinate staff; confers with and advises personnel of other departments on engineering problems, prepares, analyzes, reports, and studies regarding public works projects, and investigates complaints.

• Prepares and reviews drafts of the technical provisions of ordinances, resolutions and policy statements; consults with and advises field engineers and survey personnel on establishing ground controls and calculating coordinates to tie in with the California Coordinate System; supervises checking of street improvement drawings submitted by property owners and contractors seeking permits.

• Submits recommendations to the Engineering Division budget; monitors budget expenditures.

• Participates in organizational and community group meetings as necessary; responds to questions and inquiries.

• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies, City management and staff, and the public.

Qualifications

License/Certificate Requirement:

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver's license. Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineers.

Other Requirements:

Physically and mentally capable of performing the functions of the job, including but not limited to those summarized in Typical Tasks.

Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way would be:

Education:

A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience

Four years of responsible Civil Engineering experience or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides knowledge, skills, and abilities below including one year at a supervisory level. A Master's Degree is desirable.

Qualified applicants must also possess:

Knowledge of:

Principles, laws, procedures, practices and standards of civil engineering; design, construction, traffic or development practices in civil engineering; methods and techniques of supervision, training and motivation; municipal engineering laws, ordinances, codes, specifications and plans; engineering project inspection methods; modern office practices, methods and equipment, including a computer and applicable software; operational characteristics and use of standard equipment used in the engineering profession; occupational hazards and standard safety procedures.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of subordinate staff; make adjustments to standard operation procedures as necessary to improve organizational effectiveness; effectively exercise supervisory control over complex professional and technical tasks; interpret and apply applicable laws, codes and regulations; negotiate and manage construction contracts; exercise sound independent judgment; prepare and administer a division budget; promote and enforce safe work practices; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Selection Process

Applications may be submitted online at . The City of Pittsburg utilizes a merit-based selection system. Such a system is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Although, a resume and cover letter provide helpful added detail in reviewing qualifications, the job application may be rejected if the sections are considered to be incomplete. You will be notified of the next steps in the process via email! In the meantime, Let's stay in touch through social media. Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

What Happens Next?

• We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Screening will include a review of qualifications, application appraisal rating of education, training and experience and relevance of background qualifications related to the target job as well as supplemental questions if applicable.
• Applicants selected to move forward in the process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): a written examination, job related exercise, physical test or job simulation, phone interview, in-person or video interview(s), and/or web-based testing.
• All offers of employment are conditional and new hires are subject to complete a pre-employment background screening that will consist of reference checks, livescan/fingerprint check and a civil check. Some positions require a medical examination, psychological examination, credit check, polygraph, drug testing, and full background investigation depending on the job characteristics. All new hires are required to show that they are eligible to work in the United States. All of these processes must be successfully completed before employment begins.
• The final phase of the selection process is the probationary period, which in most cases is twelve months.

Reasonable Accommodations:
The City of Pittsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws in its employment actions, decisions, policies and practices.

The City of Pittsburg Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the process must inform the Human Resources Department by the final filing date.

Regular employees receive benefit. Please review the andfor additional benefit information.

01

Do you currently possess a Registered Civil Engineer license?

• Yes
• No

02

Which area(s) of engineering do you have work experience?

• Capital Improvement Program
• Land Development
• Transportation Engineering
• Utility Engineering
• None

03

If other, please specify:

04

Do you have experience working with outside public agencies (such as water or sanitation districts, county, regional transportation agencies, Caltrans, etc)?

• Yes
• No

05

Indicate if you have any experience with the following engineering computer applications?

• AutoCAD
• Civil 3D
• ArcGIS
• Other related software
• None

06

How would you rate your experience level with MS Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?

• No experience.
• Beginning Level
• Intermediate Level
• Advanced Level

Required Question