Assistant Electrical Engineer; Public Works Department

Assistant Electrical Engineer posting. 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 Assistant Electrical Engineer provides support to Associate and Senior Engineers as required. This position may report to either the Senior Engineer in charge, or the Supervising Engineer of the Section. The Assistant Electrical Engineer may also manage smaller projects under the supervision of an Associate Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer. This position supports the Architectural and Engineering (A&E) section in the Division of Facilities and Real Property Management in the Department of Public Works.

The A&E section provides support for the maintenance of existing buildings and the construction of new buildings.

• Experienced Associate or Assistant Electrical Engineer (requiring licensure for the Associate position). Experience in building and facilities power and lighting design.
• Design experience for a large variety of building types, including police facilities, fire stations, and commercial office buildings.
• Ability to collaborate with mechanical, structural, and architectural consultants and contractors.
• Technical writing skills and a strong understanding of construction.

To perform professional electrical engineering work in the planning, design, technical investigation, and construction of public works and building related projects.

• 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 signals, 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 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 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.

• Principles and practices of electrical 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 electrical engineering and building codes and ordinances.

• Make complex engineering computations and to check, design,…