Junior Civil Engineer​/Junior Engineer

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The City of Livermore is seeking a Junior Civil Engineer and/or Junior Engineer to fulfill a position that will provide engineering support for the Engineering Division. The successful candidate will be offered a position based on qualifications and experience.

DEFINITION

Under supervision, performs a variety of professional field and office engineering work in connection with the Design, Development, Traffic and Construction Sections of the Engineering Division and other related engineering projects; performs other duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Junior Engineer/Junior Civil Engineer is the entry-level classification in the series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents perform a variety of professional engineering assignments. With experience and on-the-job training, the work becomes progressively more diversified and difficult and requires increasing independence of judgment. The Junior Engineer is distinguished from the Junior Civil Engineer in that the latter has acquired Registration in the State of California as a Professional Engineer.

The Junior Engineer/Junior Civil Engineer classification is distinguished from Assistant Engineer/Assistant Civil Engineer in that the latter is the journey level classification in the series and exercises independent judgment while performing a variety of professional level engineering work.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is provided by the Associate and/or Senior Civil Engineer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None.

General Engineering Duties/Computer Skills

Prepares legal descriptions of property; administers property acquisition for various projects; checks construction plans for accuracy and conformance with requirements; prepares California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation; utilizes personal computers to perform Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), word processing and spreadsheet functions; confers with contractors, engineers and property owners to resolve complaints; assists and works with other Sections within the Engineering Division on specific assigned tasks;

and recommends engineering requirements within established procedures and standards.

Studies/Agreements

Conducts preliminary studies of engineering projects including making calculations, preparing budgets, gathering supporting data, and analyzing alternatives; negotiates and prepares consultant agreements; prepares applications for grant funding.

Project Design/Contract Administration

May act as the project engineer performing design work; prepares or administers through consultants final contract drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates and reports for public works improvements including road projects, grade separations, overpasses, buildings, water distribution systems, storm drain systems, sewer collection systems, water reclamation plants, pumping systems, airports and golf courses; inspects construction projects; may act as assistant to the resident engineer responsible for contract administration on assigned projects;

and tracks budget for all assigned capital improvement projects.

Development Plan Review

Reviews plans, maps and easements; checks tentative maps; checks final maps, improvement plans and industrial/commercial building sites for conformance with conditions of approval, city plan check manual and city standards and policies; writes engineering conditions for new development including subdivisions, site plans, conditional use permits, planned unit developments; works in the City’s permit center, as assigned; and assists with administering the City’s lighting and landscaping assessment districts.

Traffic

and Transportation

Designs signing and striping plans, and traffic signals; monitors the City’s traffic impact fee program; determines trip generation rates for development proposals; prepares and reviews traffic studies; reviews traffic aspects of development proposals; and conducts traffic surveys.

Demonstrated Knowledge of

• Civil engineering principles, practices and methods; strengths, properties and uses of materials in public works construction; CEQA documentation; planning, design,…