Senior Associate Engineer

Senior Associate Engineer (Revised)

Expand Your Engineering Career with the City of Ontario!

* Application Cycle extended to receive additional applications*

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as thisrecruitment may close at any time without notice.

The City of Ontario is recruiting for a Senior Associate Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Associate Engineer with the City of Ontario, you'll be working in a fun and fast paced environment and be exposed to countless projects including the commercial, industrial, and residential development of 8,000 acres of land, which is estimated to bring in over 150,000 new residents to the City of Ontario over the next 30 years.

Join our team and be a part of the many other notable projects moving forward in an effort to revitalize the City extending from the downtown area to the arena district.

The ideal candidate for the Public Works Engineering Department will be a person who enjoys working in a fun and friendly team environment. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is looking for a place where they can continue to learn and grow within a fast-paced group setting. The successful candidates will embody the City's mission and vision as well as the qualities of a "Five Tool Player" - Leader, Thinker, Communicator, Operator and Public Servant - and the City's Customer Service Philosophy – Empathy, Respect, and Problem Solving.

NOTE: The Senior Associate Engineer classification is a common classification used in multiple City departments. This recruitment will result in an eligibility list which will be used to fill current and future vacancies within this classification. The current vacancy exists in the Engineering Department of the Public Works Agency.

The following procedures will apply:

• The Eligibility List will consist of both internal and external applicants who meet the qualifications and successfully complete any required selection processes.

• The City of Ontario reserves the right, if necessary, to accept only the first one hundred (100) applications from applicants that best meet the qualification guidelines below.
• Qualified candidates whose qualifications best meet or exceed the requirements of the position and needs of the City will be asked to participate in an Examination process that may include a combination of an in-person Panel Oral Interview, in-person Practical Exam, Training and Experience evaluation, and/or in-person Written Exam.

Public Works Engineering Department

The Senior Associate Engineers assigned to the Public Works Engineering Department will have the opportunity to work in the Engineering Services Division, which oversees the plan check, inspection and permitting processes for all work within the public right of way; the Capital Improvement Project group which includes overseeing a pavement management program of over $7 million dollars per year; the design and construction of a master planned storm drain improvements ranging in value from $5 million to over $40 million;

the Land Development Section, managing millions of square feet of industrial warehouses or master planned communities encompassing multiple maps and hundreds of residential units; or the Traffic/Transportation Division, responsible for the City’s traffic signals, signage and striping and traffic and transportation related improvements.

The City of Ontario is a dynamic leading and growing community in the Inland Empire with a variety of full-time and part-time employment and volunteer opportunities. Ontario is proud to have the reputation of being a progressive City providing solid leadership to its citizens and to the business community. The City provides a full range of services to the community including Police, Fire, Management Services, Community Life & Culture, Community Development, Economic Development, Public Works, Financial Services, Human Resources/ Risk Management and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company.

The City's team is staffed with approximately 1,517 full-time equivalent diverse…