About Burlingame
The City of Burlingame is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, five minutes from San Francisco International Airport and easy visiting distance to San Francisco. Convenient Bay Area-wide access is provided by nearby bridges. The developed area of the city extends from the eastern slope of the coastal range to San Francisco Bay. Coyote Point Park at the southern City limits and the Bay Trail through Burlingame along the water’s edge provide access to water oriented and developed regional recreation opportunities, including sailing, wind surfing, swimming, children’s museum and meeting facilities. Development on Burlingame’s bay front is dotted with first class hotels which are oriented to San Francisco Bay and provide visitors and residents alike with vacation-style opportunities. Burlingame’s village style, kid-friendly downtown and nearby Washington Park are popular destinations on the Peninsula, easily accessible by foot, rail and car.
The City of Burlingame is a full-service, general law City with a Council-Manager form of government. The City has approximately 220 full-time employees who deliver quality municipal services to its 30,500 citizens. The City of Burlingame prides itself on being an "Employer of Choice" and embraces a participative approach in managing the City and the Organization.
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Description
Our diverse family of employees welcomes you to apply. We are a small city that gets a lot done, and each member of our team is vital to our success as an organization.
We asked our employees what they enjoyed most about working for the City of Burlingame, and their responses fell into five general categories:
- Colleagues
- Community
- Location
- The Work
- The Benefits
Browse the Burlingame Welcome Brochure for more information about why employees love working here or view our City of Burlingame is a Great Place to Work Video:
City of Burlingame is a Great Place to Work Video
For more detailed information regarding the minimum qualifications and essential functions of the position, please review the Associate Engineer job description.
Ideal Candidate
Under direction, to perform professional civil engineering work in the planning and design of street, water, sewer and other public works facilities. Coordinates with private engineers, inspectors and builders on technical details of public works facilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil Engineering or a closely related field from a recognized college or university.
- Four years of professional experience in civil engineering work including project design, plan checking and project management; supervisory and construction experience is desirable. Additional related experience may be substituted for formal college education on the basis of two years’ experience for each year of formal college education.
License/Certification:
- Possession of a valid Class C California Driver’s License.
- Possession of an Engineer in Training Certificate.
Benefits
BENEFITS:
- Professional Engineering License eligible to receive 10% certification pay
- Retirement: CalPERS 2.5% at 55 for Classic members and 2.0% at 62 for New members; Classic members contribute 1.5% of the City’s contribution to CalPERS retirement via payroll deduction on a pre-tax basis
- Health Insurance: Choice of CalPERS Medical plans. City pays up to 92.5% of medical premium of most medical plans
- Dental and Vision for employee and dependents
- Long-Term Disability Insurance plan pays 60% of monthly salary ($3,500 max)
- Term life insurance policy in the amount of $75,000
- Vacation leave of 10 days for the first 4 years and increases with years of service
- Fourteen paid holidays per year (includes 2 floating holidays)
- Sick Leave: 12 days per year
- Deferred Compensation: City contributes $45 per pay period matching contribution to a 457 plan
- Section 125 Flex Benefit: Un-reimbursed Medical and Child Care
- Transportation Incentive Program
- Reduced fee for City Recreation fitness classes
For a more detailed overview of the benefits available for this position, please refer to the AFSCME Administrative Unit MOU
Special Instructions
APPLICATION PROCESS
This recruitment will close at 5:00PM on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, or upon receipt of the first 100 applications, whichever occurs first.
Interested candidates must submit a completed online employment application. Applications submitted without completed supplemental questions will be considered incomplete and disqualified from this recruitment process. Resumes are highly desirable, but a resume in lieu of a completed application will not be accepted.
Tentative Dates for Examination (subject to change):
Job related testing (examination) dates are determined after qualified applicants are selected. All dates are to be determined and subject to change.
- Oral Panel Interview: June 10, 2026
- Department Interview: Week following Oral Panel Interview; TBD
SELECTION PROCESS
Applications will be reviewed for relevant education, experience, training and other job related qualifications. Based upon a review of employment applications and supplemental questionnaires received, a limited number of the qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the examination process.
The process will consist of an Oral Panel Interview. An eligibility list will be established from those who pass the examination process with a score of 70% or higher. Current and future vacancies may be filled from this list. The list will remain in effect for at least one year unless abolished sooner.
The department will invite the most qualified candidates from the eligibility list to a department interview. The Public Works Director will make the final appointment.
Note: Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in the selection process. The City of Burlingame reserves the right, at its discretion, to limit the number of qualified candidates invited to the selection process.
PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT
Prior to appointment, candidates will be required to:
- pass a fingerprint check submitted to the Department of Justice
- pass a background investigation
- comply with The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States at date of hire
This position has a 12 month probationary period from the date of hire. Whereby, the selected candidate must receive a rating of no less than 'satisfactory' at the end of the probationary period to continue forward with employment. During the 12 month probationary period, the selected candidate can be terminated with, or without cause.
The City of Burlingame is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin in its employment actions, decisions, policies, and practices. The duties described in this job announcement are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This job announcement does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.