Associate Professional Engineer

The City of Santa Cruz is recruiting for Associate Professional Engineers for the Public Works and Water Departments. Available positions may be in one or more of the divisions detailed below. The Associate Professional Engineers work collaboratively with City staff, regulatory agencies, consultants, and community stakeholders to implement capital improvement projects from project concept through construction —gaining hands‑on experience across the full project lifecycle.

Candidates with training and experience in Civil engineering, environmental engineering, electrical engineering, project management, construction management, or permit and report writing are encouraged to apply.

Public Works Department:
General Engineering division.The General Engineering position assists in the execution of capital improvement projects including citywide support of the city’s transportation infrastructure (paving, retaining walls, storm damage mitigation, bridges).

Public Works Department:
Sanitary, Storm Water and Refuse Engineering division.The Sanitary, Storm Water and Refuse Engineering position assists at the City’s Resource Recovery Facility with managing capital improvement projects and compliance monitoring programs to ensure the facility complies with local, state and federal requirements.

Water Department:
General Engineering division.The General Engineering position helps deliver innovative water infrastructure projects that enhance system resiliency and supply reliability for our community. This division supports the planning, design, and construction of critical pipelines, water supply infrastructure and Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, meaningful and community-focused projects including the Newell Creek Pipeline replacement, the conversion of the Beltz Well 9 drinking water production well, and the Water Main Replacement program.

Note:
If an applicant possesses all of the minimum qualifications except registration as an Engineer (as required by the position) in the state of California, the hiring department may agree to allow the candidate up to eighteen (18) months to obtain the registration as a condition of employment. The title Engineering Associate will be used until registration is obtained.

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Under direction, supervises and performs the planning, designing and coordinating of Public Works or Water Department engineering projects and programs; coordinates grant applications and project permits; oversees service applications and customer contacts; supervises assigned project personnel; and performs related work as assigned.

This is an advanced level classification in the professional engineering classification series. These positions can serve as professional and administrative head of a section of a Public Works or Water Department engineering division. Incumbents perform more complex professional engineering work and supervise Assistant Engineers, Engineering Technicians and other technical staff in the implementation of projects and programs.

The incumbent in this classification is registered with the State of California as a Professional Engineer.

This classification is distinguished from the next higher classification of Senior Professional Engineer in that the latter classification handles the most complex and sensitive work requiring a substantial level of professional training and experience…