Principal Civil Engineer

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Under direction, leads, oversees, reviews, and performs work activities and duties assigned to the engineering staff; assumes responsibility for the more difficult and complex tasks; performs related duties as required.

The Principal Civil Engineer is the advanced journey level professional class responsible for administering and overseeing a variety of functions in the Engineering Division and for providing technical guidance to staff engineers and support staff. This classification is distinguished from the next higher class of City Engineer in that the latter has overall responsibility for the Engineering Division.

Receives direction from the City Engineer and/or the Director of Public Works. Exercises technical and functional supervision over training personnel.

• Leads, oversees, reviews, and performs work activities and duties assigned to the engineering staff; performs a variety of difficult engineering and design activities such as street and storm drain improvements, preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, grading plans, and traffic signal design and timing.
• Plans, coordinates, prioritizes, supervises, and participates in the work of assigned engineering staff; discusses job progress with staff; provides motivation and training for assigned personnel; monitors work activities to ensure safe work practices, work quality and accuracy; participates in the hiring and evaluation of assigned staff; and prepares performance evaluations for supervised staff.
• Resolves conflicts or problems between staff and developers and/or contractors; makes presentations to Planning Commission and City Council; serves as the City’s representative on Transportation Technical Advisory Sub‑committee at CVAG and the Technical Advisory Committee at RCTC; leads or participates in discussions regarding engineering projects.
• Prepares and monitors project schedules and project budgets; prepares the City’s Five‑Year Capital Improvement Plan and budget; manages the acquisition of grants and other external funding to supplement the City’s Capital Improvement budget; writes grants and presents grant proposals to review committees; assists in the preparation of the annual budget for the Engineering Division.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on technical reports and studies; performs studies requiring analysis of issues; prepares reports or correspondence, including staff reports, status reports, and other Federal, State and/or local jurisdictional reports and forms.
• Coordinates with other City departments and outside consultants for a variety of project design work and related private development activities; review traffic and environmental reports, tentative maps, subdivision maps, site improvements and grading plans; manages construction projects, including advertising the work, preparing contracts and specifications; preparing and processing addendums, reviewing and recommending award of bids, and prepare agenda reports for award of construction and design projects and other related public works matters.
• Interprets and enforces construction codes, plans and specifications; determines right‑of‑way and easement requirements for street construction projects; prepares engineering cost estimates; reviews public works bids and contract documents; coordinates inspections and authorizes progress payments.
• Develops negotiation strategies; participates in contract negotiations and administration; reviews work for conformity with City standards and project requirements.
• Performs plan checks and field engineering and construction staking; determines work…