Senior Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer

The City of Manhattan Beach - Public Works Department is seeking a highly qualified professional for the position of Senior Civil Engineer. This role involves planning, coordinating, and participating in various engineering projects within the City. Join our team of dedicated individuals who are committed to building, maintaining, and protecting our small beach town community with a passion for excellence! A recruitment bonus of up to 10% of the starting base salary is available to new hires upon appointment as a Senior Civil Engineer.

The Position

The Senior Civil Engineer will function as a Project Manager with minimal supervision to manage capital improvement projects from initial concept to close-out. The candidate will participate in the implementation and completion of assigned engineering projects, programs, and activities, and perform other related duties as assigned.

The Manhattan Beach Public Works Department maintains 120 centerline miles of streets, 15,000+ traffic signs, and 175,500 square feet of City buildings. The City's 10 parks cover 47.88 acres. The City also maintains 15 public parking lots containing 1,688 metered spaces and an additional 440 street parking meters. The City's three water storage facilities have a combined capacity of nearly 10 million gallons.

Additionally, the department maintains 110 miles of sewer mains and lines serving 12,000 connections. The City contracts for the ongoing maintenance of 46 traffic signals, solid waste and recyclables collection, and street sweeping.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.

• Participates in the completion of assigned engineering projects, programs, and activities; supervises or meets with staff to identify and resolve problems and monitor workflow.
• Establishes timeline and task schedules and tracks project costs for conformance with budget.
• Administers, prepares, and reviews engineering plans, specifications, construction estimates, and bidding documents for public works projects and reviews actual work for conformance with the scope of work standards and specifications.
• Prepares various staff reports and studies, budgets, environmental reports, requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, and progress reports.
• Participates in the development and administration of budgeted project expenses; estimates staffing, equipment, materials, and processing expenses; monitors actual project expenses and proposed change orders.
• Participates in construction management, inspection, and field engineering work for Public Works projects.
• Coordinates assigned services and activities with those of other divisions and outside agencies and organizations.
• Coordinates and works with private sector developers, engineers, architects, contractors, and property owners to discuss projects under consideration or in progress, and to assist in compliance with City and State engineering standards.
• Responds to and resolves difficult inquiries and complaints related to engineering projects and proposals.
• Administers and negotiates private design contracts for capital improvement projects to ensure compliance with all contracts and City codes.
• Seeks and applies funding for City engineering projects; administers highway and construction funding projects in collaboration with federal, State, and transportation agencies.
• Acts as Project Manager with minimal supervision to manage capital improvement projects from initial concept to construction completion and closeout phase.
• Presents projects and issues to City Council, Commissioners, and the Public.

Education/Training/

Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in civil engineering or a closely related field is required.
• Three (3) years of responsible professional experience in civil engineering or a related field is required.
• Public sector experience is highly…