Senior Engineer; Civil and Electrical Design

POSITION

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The Senior Engineer position serves as an expert on transportation grants, including Caltrans, California Transportation Commission (CTC), and Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), and acts as the primary contact for these entities. This position is responsible for the following duties:

• Align funding strategies with project timelines and priorities.
• Evaluate funding options for eligible projects and review applications and request forms.
• Provide expertise and support staff in determining local match requirements and meeting funding deadlines.
• Attend relevant webinars and trainings to stay updated on guidelines and compliance.
• Ensure Project Managers complete required training.
• Monitor projects for timely fund use and compliance.
• Track deadlines, file extensions, and review grant invoices for accuracy.
• Collaborate with staff on reporting and submission of authorization and allocation forms.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing capital projects funded with state and federal funds and be an expert on grant program guidelines, requirements, and eligibility. They will have experience coordinating with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and the Sacramento Transportation Authority, as well as working with Caltrans Local Assistance and the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) requirements. The ideal candidate will be proactive in sharing knowledge and available to assist team members with any questions.

Under general direction, the Senior Engineer participates in the conduct of complicated civil, structural, electrical, or mechanical engineering planning, design, construction, maintenance/operation, plan review, assessment, and regulatory activities; develops plans; inspects sites and assists in problem resolution; coordinates engineering related activities with other City departments and outside agencies; conducts engineering planning studies; conducts plan reviews; and prepares grant applications.

This advanced journey-level class is populated with multiple incumbents. Senior Engineers perform the most complex professional civil, structural, electrical, or mechanical engineering work requiring a substantial level of professional training. Incumbents may also lead professional and technical personnel on a team or project basis. Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work with that of other units, referring only unusual or highly‑complex problems.

Senior Engineer is distinguished from Supervising Engineer in that the latter manages broad professional engineering categories, such as electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, environmental, traffic, water, drainage, wastewater, or sanitation. The classification of Senior Engineer is distinguished from that of Associate Civil Engineer in that the former serves as project or team leader and performs the most complex and highly skilled engineering work while the latter is the journey level in the registered engineer series.

General direction is provided by higher level licensed professional staff. Incumbents may oversee a project team consisting of professional and technical personnel staff assigned to a project. Responsibilities may include direct or technical supervision of lower level personnel.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as needed:

• Develop plans and estimates work orders for the construction of public works and capital improvement projects and programs (including public buildings, transportation infrastructure, public spaces, and public services); inspects project sites; assists in solution of difficult engineering problems; interprets specifications and City policy; makes change orders.
• Participates in the selection and management of consultant engineers for the development of plans and specifications, studies and reports; reviews plans for construction prepared by private engineers.
• Provides direct supervision over lower level staff including assigning, directing, training, and evaluating subordinate staff; performs evaluations; and recommends discipline.
• Checks computations and specified materials for accuracy and conformance with regulations; reviews and makes recommendations on technical reports and studies.
• Initiates and conducts engineering planning studies to identify public works facilities; reviews and participates in the preparation of environmental assessments and studies; prepares project status reports; and checks private building plans for…