Associate Civil Engineer: Water & Sewer; Public Works

the city of santa clara is a full service city – one of only a few communities in the bay area that has its own police, fire, library, recreation, and electric, water, and sewer utilities, as well as all of the other departments and civic amenities expected in a thriving community. Santa clara is a family-oriented and business-friendly city, led by a city government that has developed an award-winning ethics program and a commitment to fostering public trust.

Located in santa clara county at the southern tip of san francisco bay, about 45 miles south of san francisco, santa clara is a strategic regional hub, with convenient access to freeways, airports, railroads, expressways, light rail, and other public transportation.

this announcement is for four (4) associate engineer positions as described below:

santa clara water & sewer utilities' mission is to provide customers a dependable supply of safe, potable water, environmentally-sound wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal. Furthermore, recycled water is offered for approved uses including irrigation and industrial processes, where available. Water & sewer utilities operates and maintains the city’s water and recycled water distribution system and sewer collection system consisting of approximately 335‑miles of water mains, 33‑miles of recycled water mains, and 270 miles of sewer mains.

the water & sewer utilities department seeks an engineer with excellent project management skills; strong oral and written communication skills; a proven record of preparing and administering consultant contracts and agreements; experience preparing construction documents; experience designing, managing, maintaining and/or operating water, recycled water and sanitary sewer utilities; experience reviewing land development projects; experience working in a team environment on major construction projects, including working collaboratively with contractors, technicians, field staff, outside agency staff, and the public.

For more information about the water & sewer utilities department, please visit the website.

under direct supervision, the associate engineer (civil) performs high-level, fast paced engineering work related to the permitting and design and construction of water, recycled water, and sewer projects within the city. In addition, the associate engineer prepares construction documents such as improvement plans, specifications, estimates and schedules for water and sewer projects. Responsibilities also include procurement of consultant and construction contracts for the design and construction of water and sewer projects including the preparation of requests for proposals (rfp), administration of the bidding and awarding process, preparation of council agenda items, and administration of the consultant and construction contracts.

This incumbent will review new developments and proposed public and/or commercial utilities improvement projects for compliance with city, county, state and federal government regulations and standards. The associate engineer is expected to plan, organize, and prioritize a diverse workload of projects and tasks including technical and administrative tasks, and exercise independent judgment and decision making in resolving problems.

the city of santa clara's department of public works seeks a results-oriented and innovative engineer to serve out the department's mission to provide the highest quality public works services to the residents of santa clara, the development community, and our customers in a responsible and efficient manner. The department has focus areas that include engineering services and operations and maintenance. Engineering services is comprised of four engineering divisions:
1) design,
2) field services,
3) land and property development, and
4) traffic engineering as listed below. The operations and maintenance focus area includes operations and maintenance of public roadways, parkways and boulevards, city trees, street sweeping, environmental programs, storm drain systems, fleet, solid and mixed waste/recyclables, and…