Associate Civil Engineer; CIP Wastewater

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The Position

This position is for Associate Civil Engineer. With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The City of Sacramento Department of Utilities’ (DOU) Wastewater (WW) Planning Section is seeking motivated engineers to join the team that plays a vital role in shaping the future of the City’s separated and combined sewer systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful, hands‑on work that goes beyond contract management. The WW Planning Section is directly involved in technical tasks such as hydraulic modeling, master planning, condition assessments of pump stations and force mains, asset risk analysis, capital improvement project (CIP) development and prioritization, data analysis for wastewater rate planning and development impact fee updates, and Operations and Maintenance coordination.

Additionally, this position is responsible for CIP project delivery tasks which could include preparing design plans, specifications, budgets, and providing construction management oversight.

Ideal Candidate Statement

The ideal candidate will have experience or education in wastewater, hydraulics, and/or asset management. Familiarity with software tools such as GIS, Info Works ICM, Excel, and Info Asset Planner are highly desirable.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Supervise and participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of water utility, street, storm drain and sanitary sewer pump stations, street lighting, traffic signal, buildings, and related public works and City building projects; research project design requirements; perform complex calculations and prepare estimates of material costs and time considerations.
• Assign routine inspection, investigation, design, and drafting tasks to technical subordinates; review completed work; assist in the solution of difficult problems.
• Research building codes, publications and industry information sources.
• Develop and revise design and construction standards.
• Participate in the implementation of the City’s traffic and transportation engineering programs; prepare and revise plans and specifications for traffic related projects; prepare special studies and reports and coordinate major projects.
• Participate in the City’s Building Code Compliance program.
• Investigate field problems affecting property owners, contractors, and maintenance operations.
• Order survey, mapping, and data collection.
• Prepare estimates and feasibility reports for new or modified services and structures.
• Administer contracts for construction projects.
• Participate in the plan check, review, and processing of plans for private developments affecting streets, sewers, drains and related public works facilities and ensure that they meet all City imposed requirements.
• Check building plans for compliance with City building codes and ordinances.
• Prepare special engineering studies and reports.
• Serve as staff to a variety of City commissions, boards, and committees on public works, utility matters, or building code appeals issues.
• Coordinate planning, design, and construction activities with other City departments, divisions, and sections, and with outside agencies.
• May supervise, train, and evaluate lower level professional, technical and clerical subordinates.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed may necessarily be performed by each individual holding this classification.

Qualifications

Assistant Civil Engineer

Knowledge Of:

• Principles and practices of civil engineering as applied to public works, utilities, traffic, or building construction projects.
• Methods, materials, and techniques used in the construction of public works, building and utilities projects.
• Modern developments, current literature and sources of information regarding civil engineering and building codes and ordinances.

Ability to:

• Make complex engineering computations…