CIVIL ENGINEER

THE JOB: Under general direction, performs difficult and responsible professional civil engineering work in the field and office; may act as resident engineer on very large or complex construction projects; may supervise subordinate professional and sub-professional engineering personnel; and performs related duties as required. The County of Santa Cruz is now recruiting for four positions in the Civil Engineer Series. Applications are being accepted for: Civil Engineer (8,500-10,759/month), Associate Civil Engineer (7,713-9,760/month) and Assistant in Civil Engineering (7,127-8,337/month) and hiring selection is planned for top candidates for each vacancy from candidates at the various levels.

The current vacancies are in various sections of the Department of Public Works, including Construction Management, Road Design, Water/Wastewater (Sanitation) Engineering and Traffic Engineering / Development Review.

• Construction Management section manages construction projects for the various programs of the Public Works Department; these include projects for Roads, Water/Wastewater (Sanitation), Storm Water and Flood Control.

• Road Design section is responsible for design work of various County transportation capital improvement projects, as well as storm damage road repair projects and bridge rehabilitation projects.

• Water/Wastewater (Sanitation) Engineering is responsible for the design and management of improvements for one domestic water system, one recycled water system, three sanitary sewer districts, and several County Service Areas; facilities include pump stations and small treatment plants.

• Traffic Engineering / Development Review section is responsible for reviewing and analyzing the traffic components of development proposals and designing transportation plans and projects. Projects/activities also include: traffic signal design, complete street design, prepare traffic control programs, and preparing transportation planning documents.

During the life of the eligible list, the list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies in these four sections and also in the following sections: Flood Control, Road Operations and Encroachments, Stormwater Management, and Survey.

THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be:

Three years of experience performing as a registered engineer performing duties comparable to an Associate Civil Engineer in Santa Cruz County.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver’s License. (Must respond to field emergencies and inspections in County pick-up).

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of registration for Professional Engineers.

Within two years of the date of hire, the employee in the lead position over the Building Plans Checkers must obtain certification by the ICBO as a Building Inspector AND one of the following specialty certifications: Plumbing Inspector, Mechanical Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Plans Examiner, Combination Inspector, or Building Code Accessibility Usability Specialist.

Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of civil engineering practices and procedures including design, construction methods and techniques, strength and properties and uses of materials, hydraulics, specification, and structural engineering and hydrology and hydraulic design engineering, surveying methods and construction. Working knowledge of engineering mathematics and economics; laws and ordinances related to design and construction standards; road structure design and testing procedures and equipment, and materials inspection. Some knowledge of the application of data processing to solve engineering problems and of the principles and practices of traffic engineering and sanitary engineering.

Ability to: Plan and design complex public works projects/facilities; review engineering plans and specification prepared by private builders, contractors and/or consultants; make inspections of all phases of engineering work in progress; coordinate work of contractors and County staff; enforce contract specification and requirements; make accurate estimates of cost of materials and construction time; perform with a minimum of supervision; enforce common safety practices and procedures; prepare and present clear, concise and comprehensive reports; establish and maintain effective working relations with others; assign, schedule and review the work of subordinates on an assigned project; and present technical material to a nontechnical audience; and input, access and analyze data using a computer terminal.

Some positions may require Fingerprinting and/or Background Investigation.

THE EXAMINATION: Your application and supplemental questionnaire will be reviewed to determine if you have met the education, experience, training and/or licensing requirements as stated on the job announcement. If you meet these criteria and are one of the best qualified, you may be required to compete in any combination of written, oral and/or performance examinations or a competitive evaluation of training and experience as described on your application and supplemental questionnaire. You must pass all components of the examination to be placed on the eligible list. The examination may be eliminated if there are ten or fewer qualified applicants. If the eligible list is established without the administration of the announced examination, the life of the eligible list will be six months and your overall score will be based upon an evaluation of your application and supplemental questionnaire. If during those six months it is necessary to administer another examination for this job class, you will be invited to take the examination to remain on the eligible list.

HOW TO APPLY: Apply Online Now!  Click on the link below; or print out an application and supplemental questionnaire and mail/bring them to: Santa Cruz County Personnel Department, 701 Ocean Street, Room 510, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060.  For information, call (831) 454-2600.  Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY: 711.  Applications will meet the final filing date if received in one of the following ways:  1) in the Personnel Department by 5:00 p.m. on the final filing date, 2) submitted online before midnight of the final filing date. 

Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you have a disability that requires test accommodation, please call (831) 454-2600.

To comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, Santa Cruz County verifies that all new employees are either U.S. citizens or persons authorized to work in the U.S.

 An Equal Opportunity Employer

NOTE: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract.

County of Santa Cruz

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