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Associate Civil Engineer

Employer
County of Santa Cruz
Location
Santa Cruz, California
Salary
Salary: $7,488 – 9,476 / Month
Closing date
Dec 17, 2021

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Specialty
Other
Position Type
Engineer
Organization Type
Other

THE JOB: Under direction, to perform a variety of professional field and office engineering work which includes planning, design and construction of roads, bridges, water/wastewater (sanitation), drainage water, refuse disposal, transportation and other public works facilities; to review engineering plans and specifications and land development projects prepared by professional consultants; and to do other work 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 (8,252-10,445/month), Associate Civil Engineer (7,488 - 9,476/month) and Assistant in Civil Engineering (6,919 -8,095/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:

Two years of experience performing duties comparable to an Assistant Civil Engineer in Santa Cruz County.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver’s License.

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: Working 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; engineering mathematics and economics; laws and ordinances relating to design and construction standards; road structure design; testing procedures and equipment and materials inspection; hydrology and hydraulic design engineering, surveying methods and construction. Some knowledge of the application of data processing to solve engineering problems; and the principles and practices of traffic engineering (one position).

Ability to: Plan and design complex public works projects/facilities; review engineering plans and specifications 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 relationships with others; assign, schedule and review the work of subordinates on an assigned project; present technical material to a nontechnical audience; and input, access and analyze data using a computer terminal.  

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 at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com or mail/bring an application and supplemental questionnaire 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: 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.

Some positions may require Fingerprinting and/or Background Investigation.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

ANNUAL LEAVE - 22 days first year, increasing to 37 days after 15 years of service.  Available for vacation and/or sick leave.

HOLIDAYS - 13 paid holidays per year.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE - 3 days paid in California, 5 days paid out-of-state.

MEDICAL PLAN - The County contracts with CalPERS for a variety of medical plans.  For most plans, County contributions pay a majority of the premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

DENTAL PLAN - County pays for employee and eligible dependent coverage.

VISION PLAN - County pays for employee coverage. Employee may purchase eligible dependent coverage.

RETIREMENT - Pension formula 2% at age 60 or 2% at age 62 as determined based on provisions of the CA Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013(PEPRA). Pension benefit determined by final average compensation of three years.  County participates in Social Security. 

LIFE INSURANCE - County paid $20,000 term policy.  Employee may purchase additional life insurance.

DISABILITY INSURANCE - Employees in the General Representation Unit participate in the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program. This program is funded 100% by employee payroll deductions.

DEPENDENT-CARE PLAN - Employees who make contributions for child or dependent care may elect to have their contributions made utilizing “pre-tax dollars.”

H-CARE PLAN - Employees who pay a County medical premium may elect this pre-tax program.

HEALTH CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ALLOWANCE (HCFSA) - Employees may elect this pre-tax program to cover qualifying health care expenses.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION - A deferred compensation plan is available to employees

 

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