CIVIL ENGINEER

About the role

The Civil Engineer classification is used in the following five City of Long Beach departments: Airport, Community Development, Harbor (Port of Long Beach), Public Works, and Utilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs responsible professional civil engineering work in preparing, reviewing, and/or supervising the preparation of studies, designs, plans, specifications, estimates and reports relating to the design, construction, sing, operation and maintenance of a wide variety of municipal and harbor engineering, building, or street and mobility projects.
• Decides on the procedure and performs or reviews preliminary and final design work relating to civil engineering projects or building projects including structural design for code compliance, assigning to subordinate engineers the development of plans, specifications, designs, and detailed drawings of the various components of the projects.
• Communicates findings and recommendations both verbally and in writing to both professional and lay persons.
• Utilizes computer-aided drafting and design equipment.
• Acts as a project manager including procurement, negotiating, budgeting, scheduling, interfacing with regulatory agencies and other stakeholders, and monitoring and evaluating the work of consultants performing engineering work for the City.
• Performs other related duties as required.

  Requirements

  • To File: Current registration as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California (proof required).
  • Additional Requirements: Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Willing to work occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. A valid driver’s license, or the ability to arrange necessary and timely transportation for field travel, may be required for some assignments.

  Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience in any of the following areas: public agency, supervisory, airport, rail, traffic, land and building development, port/maritime, program/project management experience in construction management, planning, or design, environmental remediation/planning, sustainable infrastructure development (LEED, Envision, ENV-SP, CEEQUAL, GreenRoads), and/or water/wastewater engineering and development.
  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk/Microstation, Inroads, WaterGem, SewerGem and GIS software (ESRI).
  • Scheduling software (Microsoft Project, Oracle P6).
  • Project Management Software (Orion, Oracle Unifier).
  • Water Distribution and Water Treatment Operator certifications from the State Water Resources Control Board.
  • Collection System Maintenance Technologist Certification from the California Water Environment Association.
  • Planes Examiner certification from the International Code Council (ICC), Certified Access Specialist (CASp) and/or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and other engineering and project management software or certifications related to any of the areas stated above.
  • Ability to operate independently in developing preliminary and final designs for projects.
  • Ability to prepare construction specifications.

  Employee Benefits

  • Medical and Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement Plan (P.E.R.S.)
  • Paid Vacation, Personal Holidays and Sick Leave
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Credit Union Membership
  • Free Bus Transportation (Long Beach Transit)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Free Employee Parking
  • Paid Parental Leave