Senior Civil Engineer, Water

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This recruitment is being conducted to fill two full‑time vacancies. The list established by this recruitment may be used to fill future full‑time, part‑time, limited term, and temporary vacancies for up to one year.

The City of Vallejo is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Senior Civil Engineer. As collaborative members of the City’s Water Department, the Senior Civil Engineer is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising professional and technical engineering operations for an assigned section, i.e., current development, water, traffic, or capital improvement. They oversee the preparation of complex engineering designs, plans, specifications, and reports and manage assigned construction projects.

The ideal candidate for Senior Civil Engineer will possess ten years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering including five years at a level comparable to the Associate Civil Engineer classification with the City of Vallejo, and three years of lead supervisory or project management responsibility. In addition, they will possess a Bachelors degree with major coursework in Civil Engineering or a related field.

The Vallejo Water Department is a dynamic organization engaged in growth and positive change for the benefit of our customers and community. The Department provides potable water to 121,000 customers through a highly complex system including multiple raw water sources, three treatment plants, a Sludge Dewatering Facility, 600 miles of distribution pipes, 8 pressure zones, 27 pump stations, and 37,000 service connections.

Vallejo Water is a Treatment‑5/Distribution‑5 system. In 2017, Vallejo water services transitioned from a division of Public Works to a standalone Water Department reporting directly to the City Manager. This change gives drinking water‑related operations and issues greater visibility and strategic direction for the benefit of rate‑payers. The Water Department’s strategic goals include: infrastructure reliability, public trust, sustainability, organizational performance, and financial viability.

The Water Department has six Divisions:
Water Treatment, Engineering, Distribution, Watershed and Facilities Management, and Administration/Conservation. The Water Quality Division of the Water Department is an important stakeholder in projects unfolding in Vallejo and the Advance Water Treatment Plant Operator is a key member of the team.

The City of Vallejo is located in Solano County and has a population of approximately 121,000 residents. Vallejo is a rapidly changing, highly diverse community located midway between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento. It is a friendly, active waterfront community that attracts innovative, hardworking people and takes great pride in its 148‑year history and maritime heritage. Residents of Vallejo are situated to take advantage of the best of what the area has to offer.

Golf, museums, performing arts, boutique shopping, brewpubs and a wide selection of restaurants are all available in Vallejo. Residents and visitors alike enjoy Vallejo’s delightful historical downtown area, weekly downtown farmer’s market, and beautifully restored Victorian homes and business facades. Vallejo is also home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, one of America’s only combination wildlife, oceanarium and theme parks.

Receives general direction from higher level management staff; primarily the City Engineer and/or the Water Superintendent.

Exercises direct supervision over professional and technical engineering staff.

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.

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of staff responsible for providing engineering services in…