Assistant Engineer​/Assistant Civil Engineer

Position Overview

The City of Livermore is seeking an Assistant Civil Engineer and/or Assistant Engineer to fill a position that will be part of a team in the Engineering Division.

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Definition

Under general supervision, performs a variety of professional field and office engineering work in connection with the Design, Development, Transportation and Construction Sections of the Engineering Division and other related engineering projects; and performs other duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics

The Assistant Engineer/Assistant Civil Engineer is the journey level classification in this series. Incumbents perform a variety of professional level engineering work requiring independent judgment. The Assistant Engineer is distinguished from the Assistant Civil Engineer in that the latter has acquired Registration in the State of California as a Professional Engineer. The Assistant Engineer/Assistant Civil Engineer classification is distinguished from the Associate Civil Engineer which functions as a project leader which may include supervisory responsibilities over professional and technical staff, whereas this classification has limited lead responsibility over professional staff.

Supervision

Received

General supervision is provided by the Associate Civil Engineer, Senior Civil Engineer, or Senior Transportation Engineer.

Supervision Exercised

May provide lead direction to paraprofessional engineering staff temporary employees, and volunteers.

General Engineering Duties / Computer Skills

Prepares legal descriptions of property; administers property acquisition for various projects; checks construction plans for accuracy and conformance with requirements; prepares California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation; acquires regulatory agency permits for assigned projects, utilizes personal computers to perform Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), word processing, project scheduling, spreadsheet and other functions; confers with contractors, engineers and property owners to resolve complaints;

assists and works with other Sections within the Engineering Division on specific assigned tasks; and recommends engineering requirements within established procedures and standards.

Studies / Agreements

Conducts preliminary studies of engineering projects including making calculations, preparing budgets and project schedule, gathering supporting data, and analyzing alternatives; conducts utility master plan studies and fee updates; updates pavement management system; negotiates and prepares consultant agreements; and prepares applications for grant funding.

Project Design / Contract Administration

Acts as project engineer performing routine design work; prepares or administers through consultants final contract drawings, city standard contract document specifications, technical specifications, cost estimates and reports for capital improvement projects including road projects, street maintenance, sidewalk repair program, ADA improvements, grade separations, overpasses, interchanges, buildings, water distribution systems, storm drain systems, sewer collection systems, water reclamation plants, pumping systems, airports and golf courses;

inspects construction projects; acts as resident engineer responsible for contract administration on assigned projects; and tracks budget and schedule for all assigned capital improvement projects.

Development Plan Review

Reviews plans, maps and easements; checks tentative maps; checks final maps, improvement plans and industrial/commercial building sites for conformance with conditions of approval, city plan check manual and city standards and policies; writes engineering conditions for new development including subdivisions, site plans, conditional use permits, planned unit developments; works in the City's permit center, as assigned; and assists with administering the City's lighting and landscaping assessment districts.

Transportation

Designs signing and striping plans, and traffic signals; monitors the City's traffic impact fee program; determines trip generation rates for development proposals; prepares and reviews traffic studies; reviews traffic aspects of development proposals; prepares plans, specifications, and estimates for capital improvement projects; reviews Traffic Impact Analysis for development projects; and conducts traffic surveys.

Demonstrated Knowledge of

• Civil engineering principles, practices and methods
• Strengths, properties, and uses of materials in public works construction
• CEQA documentation
• Right of way acquisition process, planning, design, construction and maintenance of public works projects
• Hydraulics, hydrology, mechanical, structural and sanitary engineering related to public works projects
• Traffic signal operation and traffic signal timing
• Effective report and technical specification writing requirements and techniques
• Subdivision Map Act law
• Public works contract law
• Computer usage and specialized…