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THE CITY OF VALLEJO
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.
THE DEPARTMENT
The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department operates to protect the City of Vallejo's interest in both new development and the operation of existing City infrastructure by providing engineering, technical, and contract management assistance to all City departments. It is the Engineering Division's responsibility to schedule, design, prepare specifications, acquire permits, secure rights-of-way, advertise, bid, and manage all capital improvement projects as directed and approved by the City Council and the City Manager. Other engineering responsibilities include plan review, obtaining and holding applicable permits and encroachment agreements, and observing the construction of new public infrastructure to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
THE POSITION
This recruitment is being conducted to fill our vacancies in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department. These vacancies can be filled at the Assistant Engineer level (no PE required) or the Associate Civil Engineer level (PE required), depending on the qualifications of the candidate pool. 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 ideal candidate for the Assistant Engineer will be able to work under a Senior Civil or Associate Civil Engineer to successfully perform work requiring analytical ability; will be a team player who likes working with a variety of City staff and the public; enjoys working in the engineering field; and possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
The ideal candidate for the Associate Civil Engineer will be detailed oriented and able to effectively manage multiple projects, ensuring quality work, while remaining conscientious of schedules and budgets, is team-oriented and able to interact with people throughout the City and the public, both cooperatively and collaboratively, has engineering design experience in a municipal or county public works department or special purpose district, as well as possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
SALARY
Assistant Engineer: $38.90 - $47.27 Hourly $3,111.22 - $3,781.71 Bi-Weekly $6,740.99 - $8,193.72 Monthly $80,891.89 - $98,324.58 Annual
Associate Civil Engineer: $45.11 - $54.83 Hourly $3,608.53 - $4,386.18 Bi-Weekly $7,818.47 - $9,503.40 Monthly $93,821.68 - $114,040.84 Annual
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Assistant Engineer - This position will perform professional engineering work under the supervision of a Senior Civil Engineer or Associate Civil Engineer, involving the design, investigation and construction of public works projects including streets, traffic controls; and to prepare plans and specifications.
Associate Civil Engineer - This is the full journey level class within the (Civil) Engineer series. Employees within this class are distinguished from the Assistant Engineer by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned including independent development of engineering designs and managing complex construction projects. Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise, and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.
This position will perform professional, complex engineering work involving the design, investigation and construction of public works projects including streets, traffic controls; to prepare plans and specifications; and to act as a project manager on assigned projects.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Assistant Engineer -
Receives direction from professional engineering staff and/or higher level management staff.
Associate Civil Engineer -
Receives direction from higher level management staff.
Exercises functional and technical supervision over professional engineering staff.
May exercise direct supervision over technical engineering staff. Examples of Duties 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.
Assistant Engineer
- Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Perform professional engineering calculations for various projects.
- Prepare special engineering studies and reports; perform special assignments on engineering problems as necessary; prepare specific studies for other City staff.
- Provide public counter support to developers, builders, contractors and the general public pertaining to City engineering and related requirements; process a variety of permits including encroachment, excavation, quit claim and block party.
- Attend planning commission meetings and other sessions of various committees as directed by management staff.
- Respond to public or other inquiries relative to engineering policies and procedures on specific projects and other divisional information.
- Exercise professional engineering judgment in accordance with current accepted practice of civil engineering and appropriate laws and codes.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
When assigned to Capital Improvement: - Provide technical and professional engineering support services relative to capital improvements and current development.
- Prepare engineering designs, specifications, costs and quantity estimates of public work projects; obtain required easements or permits for streets, and other public works projects.
- Prepare and/or review the adequacy and accuracy of computations, preliminary layout and design work from field and survey data.
- Review and approve changes to approved plans and specifications.
- Identify and plan required capital improvement projects for system expansion.
- Design the necessary modifications and/or new construction of public works streets, traffic, and related projects within City, County, State and Federal guidelines.
When assigned to Traffic: - Participate in the design and coordinate major traffic interchanges including the installation of traffic signals, traffic control devices, and street lights.
- Provide technical and professional engineering support services relative to traffic engineering.
- Conduct comprehensive studies for system master planning of future expansions including traffic control systems and other public works projects; determine need and justifications for future expansions and improvements; design and review traffic control plans for both City and private projects.
- Participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for traffic signal installation and maintenance; participate in the selection of consultants and contractors; participate in contract negotiation, preparation, and administration.
When assigned to Construction Management: - Participate in directing the activities of survey parties involved in the conduct of location surveys for roads and utilities; calculate and plot the results of field surveys; locate, set or reset survey points.
- Maintain constant awareness of progress on assigned projects to assure compliance with designated time and cost schedules for project completion.
- Provide assistance to construction inspectors in the interpretation of plans and resolution of problems during construction; review as-built plans to ensure compliance with original plans and specifications.
- Prepare maps, deeds, legal descriptions, and other contract documents.
Associate Civil Engineer
- Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Perform professional civil engineering calculations for various projects.
- Prepare special engineering studies and reports; perform special assignments on engineering problems as necessary; prepare specific studies for other City staff.
- Provide public counter support to developers, builders, contractors and the general public pertaining to City engineering and related requirements; process a variety of permits including encroachment, excavation, quit claim and block party.
- Attend planning commission meetings and other sessions of various committees as directed by management staff.
- Respond to public or other inquiries relative to engineering policies and procedures on specific projects and other divisional information.
- Exercise professional engineering judgment in accordance with current accepted practice of civil engineering and appropriate laws and codes.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
When assigned to Capital Improvement: - Provide technical and professional engineering support services relative to capital improvements and current development.
- Prepare engineering designs, specifications, costs and quantity estimates of public work projects; obtain required easements or permits for streets, water and sewer system construction, utility structures and other public works projects.
- Prepare requests for proposals and bids; review contract bids and proposals; assist in the coordination and review of consultants' design work.
- Prepare and/or review the adequacy and accuracy of computations, preliminary layout and design work from field and survey data.
- Participate in the initial planning of projects to be proposed and make recommendations to assist assigned management staff in establishing schedules and budgets.
- Review developer plans, specifications and other planning applications within scope of knowledge for the appropriate design of public works projects including extensions for water, sewer, and street systems; prepare conditions of approval for a multitude of planning applications.
- Review and approve changes to approved plans and specifications.
- Identify and plan required capital improvement projects for system expansion.
- Design the necessary modifications and/or new construction of public works streets, traffic, water, and related projects within City, County, State and Federal guidelines.
When assigned to Traffic: - Design and coordinate major traffic interchanges including the installation of traffic signals, traffic control devices, and street lights.
- Provide technical and professional engineering support services relative to traffic engineering.
- Conduct comprehensive studies for system master planning of future expansions including traffic control systems and other public works projects; determine need and justifications for future expansions and improvements; design and review traffic control plans for both City and private projects.
- Participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for traffic signal installation and maintenance; participate in the selection of consultants and contractors; participate in contract negotiation, preparation, and administration.
- Plan and coordinate various traffic and transportation projects including city-wide traffic circulation, traffic safety studies, city-wide traffic signal coordination program, and the city-wide bikeway planning.
- Prepare applications for State and Federal funding of traffic and transportation related projects; participate various grant presentations as required.
- Participate in the development of traffic in-service training programs.
When assigned to Construction Management: - May act as project manager on assigned projects; oversee, direct and review the work of assigned professional and technical project staff; establish design criteria to be used by project staff and/or outside consultants.
- Act as a project engineer; research applicable codes, regulations and requirements for assigned project; develop engineering plans and compile preliminary layout of plans; write specifications for plans; coordinate required advertising for bids; advise contractor(s) and construction inspectors during actual construction.
- Direct the activities of survey parties involved in the conduct of location surveys for roads and utilities; calculate and plot the results of field surveys; locate, set or reset survey points.
- Maintain constant awareness of progress on assigned projects to assure compliance with designated time and cost schedules for project completion.
- Provide assistance to construction inspectors in the interpretation of plans and resolution of problems during construction; review as-built plans to ensure compliance with original plans and specifications.
- Prepare maps, deeds, legal descriptions, and other contract documents.
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