Associate Civil Engineer; Drainage

THIS POSITION IS FOR ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER

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 City of Sacramento, Department of Utilities is seeking an Associate Engineer to join the Drainage Engineering Design and Planning Section. This position manages capital improvement projects for the City's drainage pipelines, detention storage and pump stations. Project management responsibilities include planning, design, and construction. A key aspect of this position is working with our operations and maintenance staff to understand issues, identify solutions, and manage design and construction of repairs or improvements.

This position provides an Engineer with the opportunity to manage a project from inception to completion.

The ideal candidate will be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with demonstrated experience in public works infrastructure design, construction, and project management. They will excel at managing multiple public works projects, collaborating with stakeholders, consultants, and contractors, and delivering cost‑effective, sustainable solutions that serve the community. Strong communication skills, sound engineering judgment, and a commitment to public service, safety, and infrastructure resilience are essential.

Design experience in drainage conveyance systems and pump stations is a benefit.

To perform professional civil engineering work in the planning, design, technical investigation, and construction of projects in the areas of public works, transportation, hydraulics, and structural engineering.

This is the journey level class in the professional civil engineering series not requiring registration. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the lower class of Junior Engineer. Incumbents of this class perform the moderately difficult professional engineering work in civil engineering. Assistant Civil Engineers are normally considered to be of a continuing training status and as assigned responsibilities and breadth of knowledge increase with experience, and registration is received, may reasonably expect their positions to be reassigned to the next higher class of Associate Civil Engineer.

This is the full journey level class in the civil engineering series requiring registration. Positions in the class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the lower class of Assistant Civil Engineer, or, when filled from the outside, require prior advanced professional civil engineering work experience. An Associate Civil Engineer works under general supervision and is expected to complete complex civil engineering assignments requiring the use of judgment and initiative in developing solutions to problems, interpreting general policies, and determining work assignments.

Work in this class is distinguished from that of the Assistant Civil Engineer class by the greater complexity of the assignments received and by the greater independence with which an incumbent is expected to operate.

Direction is provided by a higher level professional engineer or a division head level position. Responsibilities of an Associate Civil Engineer may include the direct or indirect supervision of lower level professional engineers and technical personnel. Responsibilities of an Assistant Civil Engineer may include the technical or functional supervision of technical personnel. Depending upon assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervise and participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of water utility, street, storm drain and sanitary sewer pump stations, street lighting, traffic signal, buildings, and related public works and City building projects; research project design requirements; perform complex calculations and prepare estimates of material costs and time considerations.
• Assign routine inspection, investigation, design, and drafting tasks to technical subordinates; review completed work; assist in the solution of difficult problems.
• Research building codes, publications and industry information sources.
• Develop and revise design and construction standards.
• Participate in the implementation of the City's traffic and transportation engineering programs; prepare and revise plans and specifications for traffic related projects; prepare special studies and reports and coordinate major projects.
• Participate in the City's Building Code Compliance program.
• Investigate field problems affecting property owners, contractors, and maintenance operations.
• Order survey, mapping, and data collection.
• Prepare…