Construction Project Engineer

THE AGENCY
The General Services Agency (GSA) is made up of Fleet Services Facilities Procurement Special Services Security and Business Support and the Parks Department. The agency is responsible for a broad spectrum of services to all the County departments and agencies. It requires a very diverse workforce to accomplish the GSA mission of contributing to the quality of life in Ventura County by partnering with their customers to provide expertise and costeffective service delivery and foster the preservation of natural resources.

THE POSITION
Under general direction (III IV) performs progressively complex Facilities/Construction related Engineering field and office duties which may include overseeing other engineers and technicians and performs related duties as required.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelors Degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical preferred civil or construction acceptable) orarchitecture with over 4 years experience in design management facilities related engineering and/or engineering studies. The successful candidate will have a solid knowledge foundation on which to review assemble or draft engineering studies and make sound engineering recommendations for complex problems and deficiency prioritization. They will also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and the experience and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

PAYROLL TITLE
Engineer III/IV

APPROXIMATE SALARIES
Engineer III: $3635.21 to $5461.59 biweekly
Engineer IV: $4037.07 to $6049.31 biweekly

WHAT WE OFFER

• Merit Increases New employees are eligible for an initial 5 merit increase within the pay range upon completion of at least 1040 hours (approximately 6 months) assuming work meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases within the pay range will be upon completion of each additional 2080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
• Educational Incentive 5 for completion of a graduate degree.
• Vacation Accrual New regular fulltime employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase atand 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
• Annual Leave Redemption Upon using eighty 80 hours of annual leave during the preceding calendar year an employee may request to cash in or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Sick Leave Fulltime regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per biweekly pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 biweekly pay periods.
• Deferred Compensation Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3.00 match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health PlansFulltime employees are given a flexible credit allowance of $702 per biweekly pay period to offset the purchase of medical dental and/or vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Accounts Pretax benefit towards eligible medical dental and vision care and/or dependent care expenses.
• Pension Plan Participation in the Countys defined benefit pension plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS
• Holidays 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits Tuition Reimbursement Disability Plans Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Wellness Program.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Manage GSA Facility Projects Divisionassigned construction projects.
• Coordinate engineering field surveys and studies as well as trend analysis of building equipment and systems for GSA Facilities Projects Divisionassigned projects.
• Coordinate planning with Capital Renewal Program assists in preparation of budgets and compiles data and reports on status of current budgets.
• Lead design management and challenge resolution with Architectural and Engineering firms.
• Supervise subordinate personnel as required.
• Assist in managing project funding.
• Fill in for Facility Project Manager when they are absent.
• Prepare or review plans and specifications and makes recommendations regarding feasibility of proposed projects.
• Coordinate complex engineering projects and administrative duties with County agencies and GSA departments and divisions governmental agencies engineering firms private organizations and public utility companies
• Represent the County at meetings.
• Supervise the issuance of construction permits and inspection of related work.
• Act as coordinator of vendors and/or maintenance crews and activities during periods of emergency.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
EngineerIII Requires completion of a Bachelors degree in civil engineering or registration as a Civil Engineer in California; or certification as an EngineerinTraining in California and four years of civil engineering related experience; or a Bachelors degree in a related engineering physical science or mathematics curriculumincluding architecture and at least three years of professional engineering experience including some experience in building/facilities construction engineering.

Engineer IV In addition to the requirements of Engineer III Engineer IV also requires at least four 4 years of progressively responsible professional engineering experience including experience in building/facilities construction engineering. California registration as a professional engineer in a specified field is required except for positions where the Director of Public Works determines that such registration is not necessary to adequately perform the assigned work. Where such determination is made a minimum of five 5 years of professional engineering experience shall be required including some experience in the specialty assignment area. Licensure as an Architect can be substituted for the registration as a Professional Engineer.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Must possess a valid California Class C Driver License at time of hire.
Understanding of construction related ordinances codes standards and rules.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE
Experience with California Health Care Access and Information (formerly OSHPD) agency guidelines.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Considerable (III) to thorough (IV) knowledge of:

• current principles of construction engineering and/or architecture and theirapplication to engineering problems;
• modern methods materials and equipment used in the construction of buildings and related infrastructure;
• engineering economics and financing;
• computer systems applications.

FINAL FILING DATE
This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time. Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online please refer to our web site at If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please callfor application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L1970 Ventura CA 93009.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application; however it /they may not be substituted in lieu of the application.

NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please click here (Download PDF reader) for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIREqualifying
All applicants are required to complete and submit the supplemental questionnaire for this
examination at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout
the examination and selection process to assist in determining each applicants
qualifications for the position. Failure to fill out the supplemental questionnaire will
disqualify you from the recruitment process.

APPLICATION EVALUATIONqualifying
All applications will be reviewed to determine whether the stated requirements are met. Applicants meeting the stated requirements will be invited to the next step in the examination process.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplementalquestions within the application are completed with care and diligence.

ORAL EXAMINATION 100
A jobrelated oral examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating examinees knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent 70 or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list. If there are three 3 or fewer qualified applicants an examination will not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent 70 will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one 1 year.