Junior Engineer; Development Services

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work;, 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 ideal candidate for this position will be a highly motivated self‑starter and team player who can meet deadlines and learn on the job. Some development plan review and/or plan creation experience related to water, wastewater and drainage infrastructure is preferred.

To perform entry level professional civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work in the design, investigation, and construction of public works projects.

This is the entry‑level professional engineer classification. Incumbents perform less complex office and field civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work under general supervision in preparation for advancement to the journey level of Assistant Engineer. Assignments are generally routine or closely related within a framework of established procedures. Upon completion of a twelve‑month training period, incumbents will be advanced to the next level of Assistant Engineer if their training performance is successful or released (terminated) if performance is unacceptable.

General supervision is provided by a higher level professional engineer. Technical or functional supervision may also be provided by higher level professional engineer positions. Assignment may require indirect supervision of subprofessional engineering positions. Depending upon assignment and engineering discipline, duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinate engineering projects between contractors and the City.
• Write specifications, prepare plans, and calculate cost estimates for various engineering projects.
• Administer and enforce City codes and standards on engineering projects.
• Perform plan checks to insure contractor compliance with City specifications.
• Respond to citizen complaints concerning engineering problems.
• Perform complex engineering calculations.
• Perform field inspections of various engineering projects.
• Supervise and perform field survey work.
• Analyze materials and design data submitted to the City.
• Check and analyze Environmental Impact Reports.
• Provide engineering data and cost estimates for the City budget.
• Check private building plans for compliance with City building codes and ordinances.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

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

Ability to:

• Make complex engineering computations and to check, design, and prepare engineering plans, studies, profiles, and maps.
• Use and care for drafting and surveying instruments.

Either:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an engineering discipline related to the area of assignment.
• Possession of an Engineer‑In‑Training (EIT) certificate.

All education requirements must be verifiable from records of satisfactory completion of courses. All EIT certificates must be verifiable.

Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable. An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service.

Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

Should certification and/or license be used to qualify for this position, then proof of said certification and/or license should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment.

Employees must successfully…