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Principal Engineer, Zone 7

Employer
Zone 7 Water Agency
Location
Livermore, California
Salary
$175,177- $212867
Closing date
Dec 23, 2022

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Specialty
Water Resources Engineering
Position Type
Engineer
Contract Type
Permanent
Organization Type
Government

Job Details

THE AGENCY

The Agency’s administrative offices are located in Livermore, CA, the easternmost city of Alameda County, which is bordered by Contra Costa County to the north and San Joaquin County to the east. Zone 7 provides treated drinking water to the City of Pleasanton; the City of Livermore; California Water Service Company - Livermore; and Dublin San Ramon Services District.

At Zone 7, we take pride in recruiting and retaining a highly qualified and committed staff who are all just as dedicated to community service as they are to each other. We employ approximately 115 full-time employees in a diverse range of fields, responsible for the massive job of keeping clean, safe water delivered to the Tri-Valley. We invest in long-term financial planning and fiscal organizational sustainability in order to ensure all areas of Zone 7 are ready and resilient for any economic storms we need to weather which is why we are rated A++  

THE POSITION
The current vacancies are within the following Zone 7 departments. However, the eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used within Zone 7, Water Agency to fill vacancies in other divisions.

 

FLOOD PROTECTION ENGINEERING: Plans, designs, and manages construction of major flood protection facilities and annual embankment slide repairs as well as manages the Agency’s Flood Protection Capital Improvement and Asset Management Programs. 

 

WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING (WSE): Plans, designs, and constructs major water supply, conveyance, production, and delivery facilities for expansion, system-wide improvements and renewal/replacement programs. WSE also manages the Agency’s Water Enterprise Asset Management Program and supports programs and projects lead by other Zone 7 divisions.    

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education:  Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering, Geology, or a closely related field 

AND

Experience:  The equivalent of five (5) years’ full-time, progressively responsible professional engineering/geologist experience subsequent to becoming a Registered Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist that included two (2) years of supervisory or administrative experience.   

 

License and Certificate:   · Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer OR a Professional Geologist issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; · Possession of a valid California State Motor Vehicle Operator's license may be required.  

 

TO APPLY: Submit a completed County of Alameda application and the required supplemental question responses online at https://www.zone7water.com/careers  by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

 

Company

Zone 7 provides treated drinking water to four major water retailers serving around 260,000 residents and businesses. The retailers are: the City of Pleasanton; the City of Livermore; California Water Service Company - Livermore; and Dublin San Ramon Services District, which provides water service to Dublin and the Dougherty Valley area of San Ramon.

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