Senior Civil Engineer - Utilities; Water​/Sewer​/Storm

Note: This recruitment will remain open until filled. The first review of applications is scheduled to occurfor applications received before5:00 PM on September 29, 2026 and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled. This recruitment may close at any time after that date, once a sufficiently strong candidate pool has been established.

Here in Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. We're excited to announce an outstanding career opportunity for Senior Civil Engineer within our Utilities Division of the Public Works Department.

These roles offer flexible scheduling options, including a 9/80 or 4/10 workweek.

The salary range for this classification is scheduled to receive a 3% salary adjustment, that will be effective with the pay period that includes January 1, 2027.

The City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department provides outstanding programs, services and facilities to enhance and enrich the lives of our residents and visitors. We are seeking candidates with:

• Superior communication, organizational, and project management skills who follow through on all facets of work.
• Ability to see the strengths, assets, and potential within a community, and an individual who operates with a profound respect for understanding the aspirations and needs of both residents of and visitors to Huntington Beach.
• A strong background demonstrating excellent leadership skills.
• Creative ideas and ability to facilitate innovative processes in a team environment.
• Outstanding customer service skills with the ability work effectively with the general public, business owners, community groups and vendors.

The Department

The Public Works Department provides outstanding customer service and is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, and operations of public facilities and infrastructure. This requires us to respond to requests for service, coordinate efforts with local, regional, state, and federal agencies, and working with the community in all of our efforts. Public Works manages over 30% of the city's total budget, including three enterprise funds and seven designated funds, as well as the citywide capital improvement program.

The five divisions in public works are committed to providing the highest quality of service to the community. These five divisions include Engineering, Utilities, Administration, Operations and Transportation.

The Position

When assigned to Utilities, the Senior Civil Engineer performs professional engineering duties and project management in support of the City's utilities engineering projects in Water, Sewer, and Storm Water infrastructure; functional areas of responsibility include capital improvements and development review. The Senior Civil Engineer prepares and reviews plans and specifications, oversees contract administration, reviews engineering designs, calculations and estimates, ensures work quality and adherence to standards and requirements, and responds to questions and inquiries from various sources regarding capital and development projects.

• Plans, assigns, reviews and participates in the design, preparation and checking of construction plans, site investigations, cost estimates, specifications and reports for capital improvement projects including construction, public improvement and repair of public facilities; determines structural sections, line and grades for construction projects
• Investigates and evaluates proposed systems and construction sites; serves as project manager for assigned public works and water infrastructure projects; determines and defines scope of work; reviews design proposals; oversees and…