Senior Civil Engineer (20561178)

Job Description:

Senior Civil Engineer (20561178)

Description

The City of Menlo Park is seeking engineering professionals, with exceptional technical and project management skills, for Senior Civil Engineer positions in the Public Works Department (Department) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Division. The Senior Engineer will lead capital improvement projects under the supervision of the City Engineer or Public Works Director. The CIP team delivers projects for City owned facilities including streets, buildings, storm and domestic water, and parks. The Senior Civil Engineer is responsible for executing CIP projects from planning through completion and managing assigned staff.

Engineers who prefer diversity in their work and welcome opportunities to work on challenging and visible projects are encouraged to apply. Candidates with experience in a public agency setting, or a combination of public and private sector experience, are preferred.

About the Department

The Public Works Department consists of approximately 72 full time employees and is responsible for maintaining and improving the City’s streets, parks, water and stormwater systems, traffic signals, fleet, and public buildings. Public Works provides many of the basic services affecting the daily lives of everyone living, working, visiting, and commuting within the City, including:

• 26 City-owned buildings/facilities and their grounds
• A fleet of over 250 vehicles and pieces of equipment
• 97 miles of streets
• Drinking water delivery for 16,000 customers
• Flood protection and stormwater management programs particularly along the San Francisco Bay, San Francisquito Creek and Atherton Channel
• 14 parks, 2 open spaces, 14 playgrounds, 2 dog parks, 9 sports fields, and 14 tennis/pickleball courts
• Efforts to preserve and expand the urban canopy, including 20,000 public trees
• Multimodal transportation services including 42 traffic signals, safe routes to schools and citywide shuttle programs.

The department has nearly a $40 million operating budget supported by over 25 different special/dedicated funding sources for the varied programs and services provided to the community. In addition, the City has an approximate $100 million capital improvement program, in part due to a successful track record in pursuing grants from a variety of local, state and federal sources. Some of the exciting efforts on the horizon include efforts to protect the San Francisco Bay shoreline and adjacent community from sea level rise; efforts to eliminate the City’s reliance on fossil fuels through building and fleet electrification; making investments in transportation safety through strategic quick-build projects and large infrastructure changes like a pedestrian/bicycle undercrossing at Caltrain; and ensuring the equitable delivery of services throughout the entire city in alignment with the goals and programs developed as part of the city’s first environmental justice element underway.

Job PDF:

https://www.calopps.org/sites/default/files/SENIOR%20CIVIL%20ENGINEER.pdf

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced professional engineer with strong interpersonal skills who enjoys working closely with colleagues across divisions and departments. The successful candidate has a proven record of leading and mentoring staff and works well in a team environment. In addition, the ideal candidate will be comfortable sharing ideas and implementing new technologies and tools that enhance the efficiency of the Department. Furthermore, the candidate will be an impressive problem solver who is adaptive and innovative. A history of delivering outstanding projects and results will be expected.

The ideal candidate will be expected to perform the full range of professional and technical engineering work to efficiently manage the CIP team with additional key attributes and expected duties listed below:

• Possess exceptional oral and written communication as required to coordinate with team members and project stakeholders. Draft technical memos, requests for proposals, or reports to advance project initiatives.
• Possess exemplary customer services skills to engage with community members, local business owners, external jurisdictions / agencies, and other City Departments. The candidate must be adaptable and politically astute, to navigate a dynamic environment involving multiple stakeholders.
• Write staff reports and attend (or make presentations at) City Council or stakeholder meetings where required by project.
• Prepare schedules and cost estimates and assist Department heads with annual CIP planning processes.
• Spearhead grant opportunities for qualifying projects and manage budgets for assigned work.
• Provide mentorship and direction to a team of professional consultants, engineers, inspectors, technical staff, and consultants to successfully scope, design, and complete CIP projects.
• Foster a positive, open, and engaging team environment. Evaluate team performance and provide recommendations for disciplinary action, training, or advancement for staff where required.
• Utilize excellent organizational skills to document and manage workloads comprised of diverse projects with competing priorities.
• Possess a strong foundation of civil engineering design to resolve complex technical issues practically and in accordance with project goals, specifications, or regulatory requirements.
• Have an extensive background with development of plans, specifications, and estimates for CIP projects. Experience with Public Contract Code requirements during the solicitation and review of construction bids is also desirable.
• Hold experience with construction administration / management protocols including, but not limited to, evaluating invoices, controlling schedules, and resolving field inquiries and change orders. Work with contractors to build good relations and finish projects efficiently and timely.
• Have general experience with water and stormwater regulatory requirements to assist with yearly reporting (where directed) and/or development of construction documents or reports pertaining to the City’s utility infrastructure.
• Performance of other related work duties are included elsewhere in this application or as directed by the City Engineer or Public Works Director.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related engineering field.
• Five (5) years of professional engineering design, plan review, and project administration experience, including two (2) years in a supervisory or lead capacity.

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver's license by time of appointment
• Possession of a Registered Professional Civil Engineer license issued by the State of California

Benefits

The City offers an excellent benefit package consisting of:

• Health Insurance: City contribution up to $2,655 per month towards a Cafeteria Plan which can be used to purchase medical insurance and participate in a flexible spending account for health care and/or child care reimbursement
• Dental: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
• Vision: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
• Vacation: 88 - 176 hours of vacation leave accrual each year, depending on length of service
• Sick Leave: 96 hours of sick leave accrued each year
• Holidays: 11 official holidays; 34 hours of floating holiday time per year; 8 “Day of Reflection” hours per year in recognition of holidays of individual and community importance
• Retirement: CalPERS: For classic members 2.0% @ 60 formula. For all others, 2.0% @ 62 formula
• Deferred Compensation: Voluntary participation in City Plans.
• Life Insurance: City-paid policy equal to 1.5 times regular annual wage
• Long Term Disability: City-paid coverage
• Educational leave and tuition reimbursement
• A City-paid Caltrain GoPass. The Menlo Park campus is centrally located within walking distance from Caltrain and downtown Menlo Park.
• A City-paid BayPass. This pilot program offers employees unlimited travel for both work and personal trips on 25 Bay Area transit agencies that use the Clipper card.
• A transportation allowance program provides employees with $1.50 per day when they walk, bicycle or carpool to work at least once per week.
• Employees are provided with access to an on-site gym at no cost

For additional benefit information, visit
www.menlopark.gov
and review the City of Menlo Park and AFSCME Memorandum of Understanding

Special Instructions

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to fill out the required City application completely, including all relevant work experience. Applications with “See Resume” as a substitution for the work experience description and/or unclear past employment information will not be considered.

Applications will be screened according to the qualifications outlined in this announcement. Not all applications which may meet the minimum requirements will proceed to the next phase of the recruitment process. If 25 or fewer qualified applications are received, the eligibility list will be established based on application review. If 26 or more qualified applications are received, candidates will be invited to participate in an examination. All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.

This announcement has been extended to close on January 20, 2025.

An Eligible List will be established as a result of this examination process and will be valid for a period of six (6) months. The list may be extended up to a maximum of two (2) years. The hiring department will review the Eligible List to determine which candidates will be invited to the department selection process.

The City of Menlo Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Menlo Park not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees. We will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources at (650) 330-6670 or
jobs@menlopark.gov
prior to the closing date for accommodation requests.

Before receiving an offer of employment, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a criminal conviction history questionnaire, DOJ fingerprinting, and Occuscreen criminal background check.

In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all potential employees are required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States. The City will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Closing Date/Time: 1/20/2025 at 11:59pm

Salary:

$138,028.00-$167,773.00