Licensed Professional Engineer

Professional Engineer Position

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Recruitment is open until filled or until a sufficient number of applicants have been received. Recruitment may close at any time.

Come and join the City of Fresno in achieving our mission of Building a Better Fresno!

The City of Fresno has exceptional career opportunities available for experienced professional engineers.

The city currently has hundreds of capital projects in process and was recently awarded millions of dollars from the State of California for infrastructure improvements to Downtown Fresno and the Blackstone and McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project.

Prioritizing capital projects along with other critical responsibilities that are integral to daily departmental operations and improvements to the general City infrastructure is of utmost importance and the City is building capacity to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner. Incumbents in this class perform complex work that requires licensure as a Professional Engineer and may supervise, coordinate, and evaluate the performance of pre-professional engineers and technical engineering staff engaged in civil, electrical, fire protection, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, sanitary, or traffic engineering.

The current vacancies exist in the Capital Projects Department and the Department of Public Utilities.

Capital Projects Department:
As the City continues to invest in safer streets, modern utilities, and resilient public facilities, this department streamlines how major capital improvement projects are delivered—ensuring every project is executed efficiently, on schedule, and within budget. Engineers with a background in civil, transportation, or utilities design will find a strong match here, along with the chance to influence high-impact projects that directly improve daily life for residents.

The department currently has openings in three divisions:
Design Services and Transportation Project Management, Utilities Project Management, and On-Site Project Management. Experience in transportation and Civil Engineering is desirable.

Department of Public Utilities:
Oversight on the planning, design, and construction of potable water, recycled water, and wastewater projects, as well as providing oversight on water resources management matters. Knowledge and experience with the Fresno Metropolitan Water Resources Management Plan, Groundwater Sustainability Management Plan, Urban Water Management Plan, Recycled Water Master Plan, and Sewer Collection System Master Plan, and the Central Valley Project Contract, is preferred.

Department of Public Works:
Desires a Professional Engineer in the Special Projects & Capital Management (SPCM) Division to provide additional technical engineering expertise to assist the Division and Department to process high volume of work for capital projects. This capital workload includes Public Works capital improvement projects, Urban Growth Management (UGM) accounts, Assessment District improvements, Developer Fee Nexus Studies and updates as required by State Law.

As priorities arise on the capital program with the Departments 145 plus projects and adding, the technical assistance to assist not only the Director/City Engineer, Assistant Director, and Projects Administrator but assist the Capital Projects Department (CPD) on the Public Works Projects.

Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list is created, with the option of extending that period for up to a maximum of two (2) years at the City's discretion. Should the competitive process be suspended for this recruitment, the eligibility list may be limited to three (3) months.

Valid registration as a Professional Engineer by the State of California or equivalent at time of application. Professional Engineers who are licensed in another state may be qualified but must…