Associate Engineer

This recruitment is to fill three vacancies within the Public Works - Engineering Division.

Union: These positions are covered by the United Public Employees of California (UPEC) labor group.

Under direction, performs professional field and office engineering work related to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the City’s capital improvement projects, land development, traffic engineering, and public works infrastructure programs and projects; supports engineering infrastructure projects which include, but is not limited to, water, wastewater, stormwater, facilities parks, street improvements, and the Chico airport; confers with developers, contractors, and representatives of other agencies on assigned projects;

performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports; and performs related duties as assigned.

Receives direction from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

This is the fully qualified journey-level classification in the professional Engineering classification series. Positions at this level are distinguished from the Assistant Engineer class by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned, working independently, and exercising judgment and initiative. Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations where appropriate so qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Performs responsible engineering, administrative engineering, and project management work in Public Works and related functions.
• Prepares plans and specifications for the design, construction, and maintenance/operation of a variety of public works projects including, but not limited to streets, water, wastewater and storm water systems management, parks, facilities, and the Chico municipal airport; ensures conformance to federal, state, and local legal requirements and professional engineering design practices.
• Oversees development of and updates the City’s infrastructure programs including the Pavement Management Program, Bridge Program, Safety Improvement Program, Trash Master Plan and Storm Water Master Plan.
• Prepares and/or participates in the preparation and review of preliminary and final engineering plans, cost estimates, cost analysis studies, specifications, and schedules for public works projects.
• Plans, coordinates, and supervises the environmental review, plan checking, and conditional approval of tentative maps and related street improvement plans for various private development projects.
• Reviews subdivision and improvement plans, parcel maps, road and grading plans, and related maps and specifications for accuracy and conformance to established engineering practices and mandated regulations.
• Reviews and provides comments for development projects within the City, ensuring they comply with mandated standards; coordinates with public works and building staff to convey these comments to the applicant.
• Provides information to the public and resolves questions and complaints regarding the interpretation and application of civil, traffic, or land development engineering specifications, codes, rules, and regulations.
• Creates applications and develops procedures for new permits or improvement of existing permits; reviews, approves and issues permits.
• Researches project design requirements and performs related calculations; prepares time and material cost estimates; assists in the preparation of department annual budget estimates.
• Performs field investigations to confirm existing site conditions for proposed project submittals; checks location of water and sewer services, existing private utilities, street and sidewalk conditions, and any potential constraints which may be of concern for the project.
• Serves as project…