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THE POSITION
- THIS POSTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLEDApplication cutoff dates are 01/31/2025 02/28/2025 03/31/2025 04/30/2025 05/31/2025 06/30/2025 07/31/2025 08/31/2025 09/30/2025 10/31/2025 11/30/2025 12/31/2025.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 Community Development Department is seeking an Associate Civil Engineer for the Building Division Plan Review Section. The candidate will work under general supervision with limited oversight to determine compliance with applicable codes laws and regulations for multiple complex projects and assignments with limited oversight.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of the California Building Standards Code have excellent customer service and communication skills and can think critically to resolve coderelated issues. Make an impact on your community by joining the City of Sacramentos vibrant and dynamic building team.
ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER / ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER
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.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:Assistant Civil Engineer
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.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.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:
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. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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 Citys 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 Citys Building Code Compliance program.
- Investigate field problems affecting property owners contractors and maintenance operations.
- Order survey mapping and data collection.
- Prepare estimates and feasibility reports for new or modified services and structures.
- Administer contracts for construction projects.
- Participate in the plan check review and processing of plans for private developments affecting streets sewers drains and related public works facilities and ensure that they meet all City imposed requirements.
- Check building plans for compliance with City building codes and ordinances.
- Prepare special engineering studies and reports.
- Serve as staff to a variety of City commissions boards and committees on public works utility matters or building code appeals issues.
- Coordinate planning design and construction activities with other City departments divisions and sections and with outside agencies.
- May supervise train and evaluate lower level professional technical and clerical subordinates.
- Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed may necessarily be performed by each individual holding this classification.
QUALIFICATIONS
Assistant Civil Engineer
Knowledge of:- Principles and practices of civil engineering as applied to public works utilities traffic or building construction projects.
- Methods materials and techniques used in the construction of public works building and utilities projects.
- Modern developments current literature and sources of information regarding civil engineering and building codes and ordinances.
- Make complex engineering computations and to check design and supervise the preparation of engineering plans and studies.
- Communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing.
- Use and care for engineering and drafting instruments and equipment.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience
One year of experience in professional civil engineering work in one of the areas of assignments and
Education
A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major study in civil engineering.Or
Possession of an EngineerInTraining (EIT) certificate.
All education requirements must be verifiable from records of satisfactory completion of courses.Associate Civil Engineer
In addition to the qualifications for Assistant Civil Engineer:
Knowledge of:- City engineering policies and procedures.
- Principles of supervision and training.
Ability to:- Perform complex professional engineering work with a minimum of supervision.
- Supervise and train subordinates.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience
Two years of experience comparable to that of an Assistant Civil Engineer in the City of Sacramento.
To see the classification specification for the comparable classification of the Assistant Civil Engineer please clickhere.PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position then proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should besubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
License or Certificate:An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by acredentialsevaluation service.Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
Possession of a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California. Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer must be verifiable.PROOF OFCERTIFICATION
Proof of the required certificate and/or licenseshouldbesubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment.Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Employees must successfully complete twelve 12 months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via email. As such please ensure you verify the email address on your application and check your emailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All email notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment applicationby the next posted cutoffdate;Employment applications must besubmittedonline; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applicationswill be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
If applicants do not list current and/or past jobrelated experience in theduties area of theWork Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on fulltime experience 40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the fulltime equivalent (prorated if less than 40 hours/week.
If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the informationin the Work Experience section.
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degreesshouldbesubmittedonlinewith your application.Proof of educationwill beat time of appointment.
Proof of certification and/or license should besubmittedonline with your application. Proof of certification and/or licensewill beat time of appointment.
Position/job titles will not be considered indeterminingeligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
Ifyourerequesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must besubmittedonlinewith your application oremailedto the Employment Office by the next posted cutoffdate.Informationregardingthe use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule4.9C.
Applicantsare responsible forattaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100 The questionslocatedat the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam.Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates educationtrainingand experience. The exam score willdetermineyour ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:
Responses to the T&E questionsmustbesubmittedonline; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
A resume willnotsubstitute for the informationin the T&E questions.
3.Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the oneyear list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Associate Civil Engineerexamination.
4.Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their applicationforwardedto the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedon the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.
5.Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass LiveScan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a preemployment medical exam controlledsubstanceand/or alcohol test andpossessany required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
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Employment Type
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