Senior Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer

The ideal Senior Civil Engineer is an experienced, collaborative professional committed to delivering high-quality public infrastructure projects that support Tracy's growing community. They provide leadership within the City's Engineering division by supervising professional engineering staff, managing complex engineering and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and City policies. The successful candidate brings strong expertise, sound judgment, and experience working in the public sector, with knowledge of Caltrans standards and practices.

Supervisory experience and the ability to effectively collaborate with developers, contractors, consultants, City staff, and the public are highly valued as they help deliver innovative, reliable engineering solutions for the City of Tracy.

The City of Tracy offers excellent pay, including 4% COLA increases in July 2027 and 2028. Employees approved to work a compressed work schedule also enjoy strong work–life balance through a 9/80 schedule, providing a three-day weekend every other week.

Our competitive benefits package includes fully covered HMO Medical, Dental and Vision for employee + family, generous vacation and sick leave, life insurance, optional 457(b) deferred compensation with a City match, and longevity pay. We proudly participate in CalPERS, with employees enrolled in either the 2% @ 55 or 2% @ 62 formula based on eligibility, with retirement calculated using a three-year final compensation average.

Together, these benefits reflect our commitment to employee well-being, long-term stability, and rewarding career growth.

Under general direction, plans, schedules, supervises, and reviews the work of professional engineering staff within the City's Engineering division; serves as project manager for complex professional engineering activities including environmental program planning and compliance, design, construction, land development engineering, traffic engineering, and other programs; ensures that functions meet all applicable laws, regulations, and City policies related to the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), land development, traffic and transportation, and infrastructure;

provides complex staff assistance to departmental management staff in areas of expertise; performs and takes lead role in coordinating assignments involving a highly-developed area of expertise within the CIP; and performs related work as required.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of professional engineering staff in the Engineering department; trains staff in work procedures; evaluates employee performance, counsels employees, and effectively recommends initial disciplinary action; assists in selection and promotion.
• Monitors activities of the work unit; recommends improvements and modifications and prepares various reports on activities and projects; recommends and assists in the implementation of goals and objectives; implements policies and procedures.
• Determines and recommends staffing needs for assigned activities and projects; participates in the annual budget preparation and monitors assigned budget; prepares detailed cost estimates with appropriate justifications, as required; maintains a variety of records and prepares routine reports of work performance.
• Oversees the development of consultant requests for proposal for professional and/or construction services and the advertising and bid processes; evaluates proposals and recommends project award; negotiates and administers contracts after award; ensures contractor compliance with City standards and specifications, time and budget estimates; analyzes and resolves complex problems that may arise; recommends and approves field changes as required.
• Conducts CIP planning activities; provides oversight and prepares designs of engineering projects; investigates and resolves problems…