Principal Engineer

About the role

The City of Santa Clara’s Public Works Department is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the Land and Property Development Division. This position will also manage the Department's role for a high-profile, multi-year, multi-billion-dollar development in a public-private partnership between the City of Santa Clara and Related Santa Clara.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Department’s Land and Property Development Division which is responsible for providing efficient and effective engineering services to support private development projects during the entitlement/planning, design, and construction phases.
• Work closely with customers, developers, utility companies and the community to ensure projects comply with City standards.
• Review and approve encroachment permits, easement dedications, street/easement abandonments, subdivision maps, process encroachment agreements, and collect development-related fees.
• Provide customer counter services to the public at the City’s permit center.
• Manage the Department’s role in coordinating, facilitating and permitting for a high-profile, multi-year, multi-billion-dollar development in a public-private partnership between the City of Santa Clara and Related Santa Clara.
• Perform high-level, fast-paced engineering work relating to the permitting, design, and construction of work within the public right-of-way and on City property.
• Ensure all projects are being implemented and constructed in accordance with plans, specifications and standards.

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from a college or university that is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology; and Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in civil engineering office and field work, three years of which were obtained after registration and two of which have been as an engineer in a supervisory capacity.
• Five years of increasingly responsible experience as a Senior Engineer with the City of Santa Clara.
• Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineers.
• Possession of a license as a Professional Land Surveyor in California is highly desirable.
• Other certifications such as Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)/Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) are desirable.
• Possession of an appropriate, valid Class C California driver's license is required at time of application and for the duration of employment.

Qualifications

• Experience with the development and design review of encroachment permit improvements and planning level documents for private development projects.
• Management of multi-phase, long-term projects.
• Performing high-level, fast-paced engineering work relating to the permitting, design, and construction of work within the public right-of-way and on City property.

Skills

• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication background.
• Experience working in a team environment on significant projects, including working collaboratively with developers, contractors, technicians, field staff, outside agency staff, and the general public.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$207,730.56 - $268,829.52 annually.

Schedule

Not specified.