Junior Engineer (Development Services)

Depending upon assignment and engineering discipline duties may include but are not limited to the following:

- Coordinate engineering projects between contractors and the City.
- Write specifications prepare plans and calculate cost estimates for various engineering projects.
- Administer and enforce City codes and standards on engineering projects.
- Perform plan checks to insure contractor compliance with City specifications.
- Respond to citizen complaints concerning engineering problems.
- Perform complex engineering calculations.
- Perform field inspections of various engineering projects.
- Supervise and perform field survey work.
- Analyze materials and design data submitted to the City.
- Check and analyze Environmental Impact Reports.
- Provide engineering data and cost estimates for the City budget.
- Check private building plans for compliance with City building codes and ordinances.
- Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

- Principles and practices of engineering as applied to public works or structural engineering.
- Methods materials and techniques used in the construction of public works and utilities projects.
- Modern developments current literature and sources of information regarding engineering.

Ability to:

- Make complex engineering computations and to check design and prepare engineering plans studies profiles and maps.
- Use and care for drafting and surveying instruments.

Experience and Education:

- EITHER -

A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major in an engineering discipline related to the area of assignment.

- OR -

Possession of an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate.

All education requirements must be verifiable from records of satisfactory completion of courses. All EIT certificates must be verifiable.

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 be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

PROOF OF CERTIFICATION

Should certification and/or license be used to qualify for this position then proof of said certification and/or license should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment.

1. Application: (Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline;

• Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
• Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:

• • If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the Work Experience section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
  • If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the Work Experience section.

• Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
• Proof of certification and/or license should be submitted online with your application. Proof of certification and/or license will be required at time of appointment.
• Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
• If youre requesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline. Information regarding the use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
• Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.

2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) The questions located at 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 education training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:

• Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
• A resume will not substitute for the information required in 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 one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Junior Engineer examination.

4. Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to 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 as stated on 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 Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlled substance and/or alcohol test and possess any 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.

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