Assistant Engineer

OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY
*** Assistant Engineer

The City of Concord is seeking an Assistant Engineer in the Engineering Division of the Community Development Department.

The City of Concord’s Community Development Department, or CDD, is home to several divisions, which work together to maintain and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. From Planning and Housing to Building and Engineering, CDD focuses on enhancing the quality of life for Concord’s residents and businesses.

• Design and construction of city projects
• Public assistance with street, sewer, storm drain and flood zone inquiries
• Serving its residents and businesses in providing permitting and review of private development

The Assistant Engineer will work in the Current Development section of the Engineering Division, on a variety of different tasks. The position will collaborate with other City divisions including Planning, Transportation and Building, to review plans, research inquiries, and provide direct assistance to the public. The position will also be responsible for technical reviews of private civil engineering designs such as grading and drainage, storm drain and sanitary sewer design, and stormwater quality

C.3 design compliance.

• Communicates effectively with others and works tactfully and effectively with both professionals and laypeople
• Thrives in a team environment that encourages cooperation, communication, sharing of risk, responsibility, and reward
• Has knowledge of Civil Engineering design principles relevant to land development and public works construction, such as grading and drainage design
• Has knowledge of Civil Engineering hydraulics and hydrologic design principles
• Has knowledge of the State Water Board's stormwater regulations for new development and redevelopment, i.e. provision "C.3"
• Can review and analyze architectural and engineering plans for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, codes, and engineering standards
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Can effectively manage public affairs, listen to the concerns and requests of citizens, and address their needs in a timely manner
• Embraces, promotes, and is guided by the City's Mission, Vision and Values.

The City of Concord offers the opportunity to take part in a collaborative and exciting work experience, where you can grow in your career while working alongside the community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. The City is an employer that invests in its employees’ professional and personal development, values work-life balance, is dedicated to employee wellness and provides numerous benefit and retirement options, to include the following:

• A variety of health care plans or a cash-in-lieu benefit if waiving coverage
• City-paid dental insurance; vision insurance (City-paid for select employee groups)
• Vacation with tiered accrual increases, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Both 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Participation in CalPERS pension
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare, dependent care and commuting costs
• Life and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement program
• A wellness program that offers annual health expos, health and nutrition education, as well a variety of mental health resources
• Option for alternative work schedule (9/80s)
• Salary is negotiable within the advertised range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information can be found yofconcord.org.

1. Submit a completed City of Concord employment application and the required supplemental question responses online yofconcord.org.

• All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and only those candidates demonstrating the strongest desired qualifications for the position will be invited to participate in a panel interview. If you are selected to participate in the panel interview and are unavailable, we regret to inform you that…