Senior Engineer; Development

Overview

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.

This position is in the Engineering and Water Resources Division of the Department of Utilities (DOU) and is responsible for managing the DOU Floodplain Management Section. The position’s key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supervising lower-level personnel.
• Ensuring the City coordinates with agencies such as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA), Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento County and other local jurisdictions and provides support or action as needed.
• Ensuring the City s participation in FEMA s Community Rating System (CRS) program.
• Ensuring the City properly manages development within Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) and complies with California Senate Bill 5, Urban Level of Protection (ULOP), and Urban Levee Design Criteria (ULDC) 200-year flood protection requirements.

The ideal candidate will have floodplain management related experience, familiarity with FEMA s CRS program, and an understanding of development requirements within the SFHA. They will also be familiar with CA SB 5 ULOP and ULDC requirements. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated, self-starter, team player, who can meet deadlines, learn on the job, and be a leader. They will be willing to attend City Council meetings when floodplain expertise is needed and attend public outreach events outside of regular working hours.

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.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

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;…