Associate​/Senior Civil Engineer

Associate/Senior Civil Engineer

The City of Petaluma is seeking Associate and Senior Civil Engineers to join its expanding Public Works Department. These positions present a unique opportunity to lead high-impact capital improvement projects in one of the Bay Area's most vibrant and community-focused municipalities. The City is seeking accomplished professionals who are committed to engineering excellence and public service, and who are driven to designing and implementing projects that advance sustainability, innovation, and public safety.

This recruitment will remain open until filled and may close at any time. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply early for first consideration. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. The selected candidate will be hired at the Associate Engineer or Senior Civil Engineer level, depending on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate(s).

Salary and benefits package

• Salary range:
  Associate Engineer: $ -  annually (+2% COLA in July 2026 and +2% COLA in July 2027) Senior Civil Engineer: $ - $ annually (+2% COLA in July 2026 and +2% COLA in July 2027)
• For your health and well being: medical insurance, dental & vision insurance, life insurance, employee assistance program, wellness benefit
• For your financial future:
  CalPERS retirement package, deferred compensation plan
• For your work/life balance: vacation, sick leave, administrative leave, holidays, personal leave
• Other exceptional benefits: paid parental leave, public service loan forgiveness program employer

Both job classifications are represented by the Petaluma Professional and Mid-Managers Association (PPMMA). For the Associate Engineer classification, please visit the Unit 4 memorandum of understanding for additional details. For the Senior Civil Engineer position, please visit the Unit 9 memorandum of understanding for additional details. For more information regarding the benefits associated with these positions, visit our website and look at the Employee Benefits page.

Class characteristics:
Associate Engineer This is the journey-level class in the professional engineering series (Assistant Engineer I/II & Associate Engineer) requiring registration as a professional engineer. It is distinguished from the Assistant Engineer II by the assignment of the full range of professional engineering duties which include serving as project manager on assignments requiring considerable professional knowledge of engineering principles and technical engineering analysis, providing direction to engineering and technical personnel, and requiring registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or as a Traffic Engineer (TE).

This class is distinguished from that of the higher-level Senior Civil Engineer and Senior Traffic Engineer in that the latter are the advanced journey level responsible for the more complex engineering duties and exercise direct supervision over assigned staff. Senior Civil Engineer The Senior Civil Engineer performs the most complex professional engineering work which requires a substantial level of professional training and experience.

Incumbents are expected to exercise considerable discretion and independent judgment in the supervision, coordination, and prioritization of different projects within the area of responsibility as well as in providing direction and technical expertise in the more complex engineering assignments.

Associate Engineer

• Participate in the preparation of plans and specifications for the design, construction, and maintenance of traffic systems, streets, wastewater collection, storm drains, potable water, recycled water systems, facilities, and/or related public works projects or traffic systems, depending on assignment.
• Coordinate assigned activities with other City departments, divisions and sections, and with outside agencies; provide information over the counter and telephone.
• Perform moderately difficult calculations and prepare estimates of time and material costs.
• Respond to inquiries and complaints from members of the public, developers, engineers, contractors, other city departments, utility agencies, and various other sources.
• Coordinate…