Position Description

RECRUITMENT OVERVIEW:

Thank you for your interest in our Senior Civil Engineer position. Based on the experience and qualifications of the applicants, this position may be staffed at the Associate Engineer/Associate Civil Engineer or Senior Civil Engineer level.

Tulare is a vibrant and steadily growing community with a population of 70,693 located in the heart of California's Central Valley. The organization, staffed with 389 full-time employees, enjoys a culture of fiscal conservatism, collaboration, teamwork and dedication to public service and our community.

To be considered for this position applicants must submit an application with detailed information in each section of the application: Education, Work Experience, Certificates and Licenses, and Skills. In addition to submitting a detailed application, applicants are required to respond to the supplemental questions associated with the application. Your responses to the supplemental questions will be used to help us evaluate your qualifying knowledge, skills, and abilities. Resumes may be attached but will not be accepted in lieu of a complete, detailed application or in lieu of detailed responses to the supplemental questions

Additional details regarding the interview process will be sent via email, to qualified applicants after our screening process is complete on or before Monday, September 23rd at 5 p.m. POSITION OVERVIEW- Senior Civil Engineer

Under general direction, performs the most complex and difficult professional field and office civil engineering work related to the planning, design, construction and maintenance of City capital improvement projects and infrastructure, traffic and transportation related engineering issues, and supervising the processing and approval of land development projects; confers with developers, contractors and representatives of other agencies regarding facility and infrastructure development; administers professional services and construction contracts; provides professional assistance to the City Engineer; performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports; signs drawings, submits reports and performs similar work within state guidelines; and performs related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Receives general direction from the City Engineer. Exercises general and direct supervision over assigned staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS This is the highest-level class in the professional engineering series with managerial responsibility for either an entire function of the engineering division, such as capital improvement design, traffic and transportation engineering, land development projects, or engineering program responsibilities. Incumbents perform the most complex professional and technical work in the preparation of plans, specifications, designs, estimates, schedules, inspections, and project management activities for construction or maintenance programs. This class is distinguished from the City Engineer in that the latter has overall responsibility for the Engineering Division in addition to handling the most complex and sensitive engineering projects.

Examples of Essential Functions

Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Manages, develops, and completes a wide variety of engineering projects and programs involving streets, storm drains, transportation and traffic, grading, and sanitary sewer and water systems.
• Participates in City long- and short-range capital improvement and preventive maintenance activities.
• Examines public and private engineering plans, subdivision maps, specifications, designs, cost estimates and legal descriptions for a variety of construction and maintenance and/or private development projects to ensure compliance with engineering standards and specifications.
• Oversees the Engineering Departments review, processing, and approval of land development projects and applications, including preparation of engineering conditions of approval, plan checking, preparation of development agreements, computation and collection of fees, and coordination of developer reimbursements.
• Reviews and comments on proposed development plans with regards to traffic generation figures, street light placement, traffic control devices, potential traffic safety issues, and ingress and egress design/placement.
• Provides technical support and coordination of transportation and traffic related issues with other City departments, including Police, Fire, and Streets.
• Performs engineering work for the more complex designs for public works construction projects.
• Performs the more complex construction inspections to confirm contractual compliance to engineering and construction standards.
• Conducts field reviews and follows-up on problems, complaints, and concerns.
• Prepares, and/or supervises the preparation of, special studies, projects, and reports with regards to traffic and transportation related issues, development impact fees, and other engineering related matters as directed.
• Assists in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, standards, and priorities within the Engineering Department.
• Confers with property owners, developers, engineers, contractors, architects, and the general public concerning interpretation and application of Engineering Department rules and procedures.
• Makes presentations to the public, City Council, and commissions.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of Engineering Department records, plans, maps, files, and related materials.
• Interprets and administers applicable ordinances relating to project requirements, prepares engineering reports, legal descriptions, and project related correspondence; acts as project engineer when dealing with other departments, other jurisdictions, and agencies and responds personally or in writing to questions related to projects and engineering policy.
• Prepares contract specifications and requests for proposals for capital improvement projects; submits projects for competitive bids; analyzes bids and makes recommendations for acceptance.
• Represents the Engineering Department at various City, County, and State commissions, boards, committees, and organizations on engineering matters, as directed (including the Tulare County Association of Governments Technical Advisory Committee).
• Assists with the preparation of grant applications, and other special funding sources, and the implementation and administration of said grants, as directed.
• Maintains and directs the maintenance of working and departmental automated and manual files.
• Monitors changes in laws, regulations and technology that may affect departmental operations; implements policy and procedural changes after approval.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Principles, practices, procedures, and standards of civil engineering design and construction related to City public works and infrastructure development and maintenance.

Principles, practices, procedures, and standards of traffic engineering and transportation planning such as trip generation and distribution and traffic modeling.

General design principles and construction techniques for the design and construction of variou