Senior Engineer; CIP Drainage

Senior Engineer Position

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, is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the Drainage Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project delivery team. This team provides planning and design for the rehabilitation and replacement of the City's storm pump stations, pipelines, and storage/detention facilities. Additionally, the team provides bid and contract, as well as construction management support for projects in construction.

This position's responsibilities include selection and management of consultant engineers and direct supervision for lower level team members. This position provides technical reviews and coordination for development and inter-agency/department projects. A key aspect is working closely with the Department's operations and maintenance staff to understand issues, identify solutions, and manage design and construction of repairs or improvements.

The ideal candidate for the Senior Civil Engineer position in the public utilities sector will be a licensed professional engineer with substantial experience in the planning, design, and management of municipal utility infrastructure projects with an emphasis on stormwater management and related civil systems critical to public health and safety. They will have experience in public works operations having led large projects through all phases including planning, permitting, design, procurement, construction and closeout while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

The ideal candidate will have experience that includes working within the public sector framework, with a solid understanding of agency processes, environmental permitting, public bidding laws, and capital improvement planning. They will be adept at managing consultant and contractor teams, as well as being a skilled mentor who supports the growth of junior staff and fosters a culture of accountability, service, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to combine technical expertise with public service values, demonstrating integrity, responsiveness, and a commitment to maintaining and improving essential utility services for the community.

Under general direction, the Senior Engineer participates in the conduct of complicated civil, structural, electrical, or mechanical engineering planning, design, construction, maintenance/operation, plan review, assessment, and regulatory activities; develops plans; inspects sites and assists in problem resolution; coordinates engineering related activities with other City departments and outside agencies; conducts engineering planning studies; conducts plan reviews; and prepares grant applications.

This advanced journey-level class is populated with multiple incumbents. Senior Engineers perform the most complex professional civil, structural, electrical, or mechanical engineering work requiring a substantial level of professional training. Incumbents may also lead professional and technical personnel on a team or project basis. Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work with that of other units, referring only unusual or highly-complex problems.

Senior Engineer is distinguished from Supervising Engineer in that the latter manages broad professional engineering categories, such as electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, environmental, traffic, water, drainage, wastewater, or sanitation. The classification of Senior Engineer is distinguished from that of Associate Civil Engineer in that the former serves as project or team leader and performs the most complex and highly skilled engineering work while the latter is the journey level in the registered engineer series.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as needed:

• Develop plans and estimates work orders for the construction of public works and capital improvement projects and programs (including public buildings, transportation infrastructure, public spaces, and public services); inspects project sites; assists in solution of difficult engineering problems; interprets specifications and City policy; makes change orders.
• Participates in the selection and management of consultant engineers for the development of plans and specifications, studies and reports; reviews plans for construction prepared by private engineers.
• Provides direct supervision over lower level staff including assigning, directing, training, and evaluating subordinate staff; performs evaluations; and recommends discipline.
• Checks computations and…