Civil Engineer - Associate

Supplemental Questionnaire

(2024-14203-02)

Part I - Minimum Qualifications (Not Scored)

This section will not be scored or used for determining minimum qualifications but is provided to the applicant for informational purposes prior to completing the questionnaire. Applicants are required to demonstrate how they meet the minimum qualification for this position on their application. 

Do you possess at least two years of responsible professional engineering experience performing duties similar to an Assistant Engineer with Placer County?

Do you possess the equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field?

Do you possess a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in an appropriate discipline as issued by the State of California?

List license type and number:

Select all applicable engineering discipline(s) consistent with your civil engineering license.

Applicants who reported a "no" response to any of the above questions are encouraged to review the minimum qualifications section of the job posting for this position before proceeding.

Part II -  Training and Experience Examination (Scored)

This supplemental questionnaire will serve as the Civil Service examination for this recruitment and will be scored based on your checked responses below. Narratives provided by applicants describing training and/or experience will not be scored but will be available to the hiring authority and may be utilized for interview and selection determination.

Scores received from this section will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list. Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be evaluated or considered as responses to the items in the supplemental questionnaire. In addition, responses to this questionnaire will not be used for determining minimum qualifications for this position.

By continuing in this examination process, you are certifying that all information provided in the supplemental questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

INSTRUCTIONS: For the following items, please indicate your level of experience:

Reviewing and/or preparing civil improvement plans and designs for private land development projects (including both private and public roads, parking lots, grading, drainage, utilities, retaining walls, and other related facilities) to ensure compliance with codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Reviewing and/or preparing civil improvement plans and designs for public projects (public roads, bridges, sidewalks, bike paths, grading, drainage, utility relocations, retaining walls, and other related facilities).

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Personally writing and/or reviewing subordinate technical reports, staff reports, and project-related memorandums.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Participating in budget preparation and administration; preparing cost estimates for budget recommendations; submitted justifications for staff and equipment; monitoring and controlling expenditure.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Overseeing public construction projects and/or enforcing construction contracts.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Speaking in public, including preparing and delivering presentations, and participating in public hearings and meetings with the public, appointed/elected officials, boards, commissions, and other groups.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Answering questions and providing information to the public; investigating complaints and recommending corrective action as necessary to resolve complaints.

If you indicated experience in this area, please briefly describe.

Are you proficient with any of the following? Check all that apply. (Please note that applicants may be required to demonstrate proficiency during the interview process.)

Thank you for completing the examination portion of the application process. We encourage applicants to review their answers for accuracy prior to submitting.

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