Associate Civil Engineer

Important Recruitment Information:

The City is offering a hiring incentive of $8,000 for this position! Apply now and join a great team!

• Open Until Filled – Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis
• Interview Dates - TBD, 1st round interviews will be virtual

About the Position
The Engineering Division provides project and program support of activities primarily in the public right-of-way. The projects generally include public infrastructure such as roads, streets, bridges, signals and lighting, and stormwater facilities.

The Associate Civil Engineer plans, coordinates, administers and participates in the development and review of traffic engineering, transportation related capital improvements, drainage, and special projects; provides professional technical engineering support relative to assigned area of responsibility; develops and implements long range planning; and works on a variety of state and federally funded projects.

The new Associate Civil Engineer will have the opportunity to work on a variety of transportation related projects and programs. You can learn more about the exciting capital projects happening currently in the City by clicking here.

About the City
The City of Citrus Heights, located 15 miles northeast of California’s capital, is home to 90,000 residents and employs over 200 employees. The City boasts a generous and robust benefits package including:

• Employer medical contributions of up to $2,375 for family coverage
• Generous leave packages
• Cash in-lieu of medical insurance of $700/month ($600 in taxable wages and $100 to either deferred compensation or to a Health Retirement Account.)
• Work/life balance including a hybrid work schedules or a 9/80 schedule
• One of the more affordable home-buying metropolitan areas in the state, and has a skilled workforce, high graduation rates and college-educated residents.

About the Region
Located in beautiful northern California, the City is part of the greater Sacramento region. The region has a variety of recreational, dining and entertainment options to choose from. Residents of the region enjoy farm-fresh restaurants, plentiful farmers markets, home-grown breweries, colorful street murals, museums, and Gold Rush-era family attractions. We enjoy more than 250 days of sunshine every year meaning it's the perfect place to explore and have fun in the outdoors, including more than 15,000 acres of park and the nature-filled 23-mile American River Parkway.

Whether you want to visit the world-famous Golden Gate bridge or the beauty of Lake Tahoe, you are less than two hours away from several amazing locations.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform specialized professional and technical duties and project management related to area of assignment.
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and procedures for engineering unit and projects; determine priorities of projects and work assignments.
• Meet and confer with developers, contractors, engineers and the general public relative to City policies, regulations and procedures.
• Provide assistance to the City Engineer; coordinate with other agencies and City departments; and, assist with capital improvement program and projects.
• Participate in budget preparation and administration related to assigned projects; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations; submit justifications for projects, equipment and staff; and, monitor and control expenditures.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, oversee and review the work of technical staff involved in assigned projects; participate in the selection of staff; and, provide or coordinate technical staff training.
• Check submitted plans for accuracy, suitability, and completeness and make recommendations for revision and improvement; review and prepare land development plans, construction documents, encroachment permit applications, Landscape Assessment District and transportation projects as needed.
• Oversees the administration of apportionment of assessments; prepare and coordinate the Engineers Reports for assessments districts involving private developments and related activities.
• Prepare staff reports and make presentations to Council or other Boards and Commissions.
• Develop conditions for development projects and other applications; work collaboratively with planning and building functions; develop recommendations for consideration within the development review process.
• Provide estimates in connection with the construction or maintenance of a variety of engineering projects to include street lighting, facilities, street resurfacing, general street improvements, drainage and capital improvement and other public works projects as assigned.
• Attend and/or facilitate or assist with internal and external meetings; represent the City at meetings related to area of assignment; meet with neighborhood groups and commissions, task forces, committees and the Planning Commission, City Council and others as assigned.
• Create or review engineering…