Associate Engineer

About the role

This recruitment is to fill two vacancies within the Public Works - Engineering Division. Union: These positions are covered by the United Public Employees of California (UPEC) labor group.

Responsibilities

• Performs responsible engineering, administrative engineering, and project management work in Public Works and related functions.
• Prepares plans and specifications for the design, construction, and maintenance/operation of a variety of public works projects including, but not limited to streets, water, wastewater and storm water systems management, parks, facilities, and the Chico municipal airport.
• Serves as project manager or resident engineer on assigned projects; analyzes and resolves design and engineering issues; settles disputes and issues with inspectors, engineers, and contractors; issues task orders; reviews and negotiates change orders for management approval.
• Coordinates public works construction improvements with utility companies and other agencies including relocation, removal, and/or installation of utility improvements.
• Investigates storm water violations affecting property owners and contractors; responds to citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Meets with contractors, engineers, developers, architects, a variety of outside agencies, and the general public in acquiring information and coordinating engineering matters; provides information regarding City capital project requirements.
• Observes and complies with all City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.

Requirements

• Knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering as applied to public works methods, materials, and techniques used in the construction of complex public works projects including water, storm water, street, and traffic systems design.
• Civil engineering principles, techniques, policies, and procedures.
• Land development principles and associated documentation such as property legal descriptions.
• City procedures for steering land improvement or development project works from inception to approval.
• Construction management principles and practices.
• Environmental impact assessment and related regulatory processes for assigned projects.
• Contract management practices in a public agency setting.
• Recordkeeping principles and procedures.
• City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.

Qualifications

• Education Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related engineering field.
• Experience Three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering program experience.

Skills

• Ability to perform a variety of professional engineering duties in support of the City’s capital improvement and land development projects.
• Prepare complex engineering computations and check, design, and oversee the preparation of various engineering plans and reports.
• Utilize advanced engineering techniques to evaluate complex project design or construction issues.
• Prepare accurate estimates of costs, schedules, materials, and personnel resources required for assigned projects.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret a variety of complex technical data.
• Plan and coordinate environmental review, plan checking, and conditional approval of tentative maps and related street improvement plans for various private development projects.
• Prepare specifications, reports, correspondence, plans, plats, petitions, diagrams, profiles, and cross sections, and material and cost estimates.
• Read and interpret maps, plans, sketches, schematics, diagrams, and blueprints.
• Use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.

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