Senior Civil Engineer

Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.

This recruitment may close at any time without notice.

4% Cost of Living Adjustment July 1, 2026

Starting Salary DOE & DOQ

Under general direction of higher level engineering staff, this position leads and performs advanced professional engineering work in support of engineering design, development, construction, and capital programs; performs a variety of the most difficult and complex professional office and field engineering work; prepares and/or reviews plans, designs, and specifications for a variety of City and private development projects; reviews work prepared by outside consultants;

prepares engineering and planning reports; serves as project manager and provides project direction, work coordination, and training for professional, paraprofessional, and technical engineering staff; and to do related work as required.

This is the advanced level in the professional engineering class series. Positions perform the most difficult engineering duties in support of engineering design, development, field, and capital programs. The Senior Civil Engineer provides functional and technical supervision of lower level professional and technical staff. Positions in this class require the use of a high degree of independent judgment in making decisions.

This class is distinguished from Associate Civil Engineer by the breadth and scope of project management duties as well as responsibility for performing the most complex professional engineering work.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Lead and participate in professional engineering activities for a variety of public works projects, including review and preparation of design plans, estimates, reports, and specifications for City construction projects such as street widening, street paving, curbs, gutter, culverts, street light systems, drainage facilities, and storm drains; act as project engineer to coordinate capital improvement projects.
• Establish schedules and methods for providing engineering services; identify resource needs; review needs with appropriate management staff; allocate resources accordingly.
• Participate in the development of policies and procedures; monitor work activities to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures; make recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards and procedures.
• Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; implement approved policies and procedures.
• Perform the more technical and complex tasks of the work unit including administration of construction and professional services contracts.
• Prepare and/or review professional civil engineering designs for assigned projects utilizing a variety of computer software programs; perform detailed calculations and computations; prepare and/or review the adequacy and accuracy of computations, preliminary layouts and design work from field and survey data.
• Provide technical civil engineering information to developers, contractors, engineers, and the general public.
• Review and check tentative and final land divisions and subdivision improvement plans and agreements for accuracy and conformance with City codes, ordinances, and policies; and make recommendations to the City Engineer and Assistant City Engineer for revisions and improvements.
• Review legal descriptions for public easements for street right‑of‑ways and across private property.
• Supervise, train and evaluate professional, technical, and clerical subordinates.
• Assist construction inspectors in the interpretation of plans, specifications and other contract documents.
• Review and approve changes to approved plans and specifications; process a variety of permits.
• Exercise professional engineering judgment in accordance with current accepted practice of civil engineering and appropriate laws and codes.
• Participate in the preparation and administration of…