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The City of Redwood City Invites Your Applications for:

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS LEAD DISPATCHER

To provide supervision over Public Safety Communications Dispatchers; perform clerical/ administrative duties required in the Communications Center; perform all duties of a Public Safety Communications Dispatcher as necessary; assign training and scheduling for Public Safety Communications Dispatchers and oversee progress; and all related work as assigned by the Public Safety Communications Supervisor.

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Communications Lead Dispatcher. 

• Please click on the pdf job announcement file below to review the recruitment information.
• A complete application is required, including a resume.
• Please see special instructions for more information on submitting the application.
• Submit your application online via CalOpps by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 7, 2024
• Applications will be reviewed continuously as they are received

Interested in this promotional opportunity?

Application Process:  Apply online by 10/7/24

The City of Sunnyvale is searching for a Budget Manager in the Department of Finance. The Budget Manager is a division-level manager responsible for developing, administering, and overseeing the City's sophisticated Operating and Capital Budgets and Twenty-Year Financial Plans. This position participates in the development of the City's financial systems, conducts and presents complex financial information and analysis to executive management and others to assist in policy decision making. This classification receives administrative direction from the Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance and exercises direct supervision over management, professional, technical and clerical staff in the Budget Division.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package, including 4% City-paid Employee PERS contribution and the 2% at 60 retirement plans for Classic employees. A complete application packet consists of a city employment application and responses to the required supplemental questions. The recruitment closes on Tuesday, September 24 at 5:00pm.  For complete information regarding this opportunity and to apply, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov, click on City Jobs.

Salary: $162,097 - $202,621 Annually

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, accounting, finance, business or public administration or a closely related field, AND

Five years of increasingly responsible management and/or administrative analytical work experience which includes a minimum of three years of budget experience.

The City of Rancho Cordova is seeking a Professional Engineer/Traffic Engineer with demonstrated experience in traffic operations, impact analysis & studies, smart technology implementation, neighborhood traffic management programs, and public/private infrastructure projects. 

Through leadership, strong communication skills and innovative forward-thinking, the successful candidate will work closely with staff, consultants, and regional partners like Caltrans and SACOG to develop intelligent transportation systems, integrated multi-modal networks and implement smart city technologies.

The ideal candidate has a strong work ethic, love what they do, are motivated at the opportunity to make a difference in our community, and passionate in sharing their knowledge with their colleagues.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POSITION, PLEASE CLICK THE JOB PDF OR ANNOUCEMENT URL BELOW

This position prepares hot and cold food for inmates; supervises and instructs inmates in the preparation and serving of meals to other inmates in a detention facility; receives, stores, and maintains ingredients used for meals; and monitors and maintains security of the kitchen facility, equipment, and inmate workers. This position is scheduled for forty (40) hours per week. 
 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Checks menus and number of persons to be fed; instructs inmates in obtaining necessary ingredient for meals and preparing work area; instruct inmates in a variety of chopping, cutting, mixing, grating, and food preparation tasks; instructs inmates on the operation of stoves and other equipment.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of special meals for inmates with medical problems.
• Supervises inmates in the cleaning of all equipment and kitchen work area; counts and keeps logs on all knives. Assists in keeping current inventory of kitchen and food supplies.
• Receives and checks supplies to ensure that proper amounts and types have been delivered; instructs inmates in transporting supplies to proper areas for storage.
   

The Engineering Group Manager – Facilities will oversee a diverse and talented team responsible for managing the planning, design, and construction of capital projects at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This individual will lead the delivery of high-impact projects ranging from transit infrastructure upgrades to the improvement and rehabilitation of maintenance yards and other critical facilities. The role includes overseeing staff, consultants, and stakeholders in the successful execution of these projects, while also ensuring compliance with VTA’s overall objectives and community needs.

Work for the City of Sunnyvale: The Heart of the Silicon Valley Visitors and residents enjoy Sunnyvale's beautiful, clean suburban setting, efficient, high-quality city services, low crime rate, quality schools, and 18 prize-winning parks.

We are looking for an Active Transportation Planner to help the City of Sunnyvale to implement and improve bicycle, pedestrian and Safe Routes to School infrastructure and programs. This position will perform professional transportation planning and general design in bicycle, pedestrian and automobile integration, the use of different types of bicycle facilities and alternative modes of transportation.

The position will have a primary focus on the implementation, reporting and further development of the City’s active transportation network and programs. This will include public outreach, coordination with various departments, and other governmental agencies.

We are seeking a candidate that can communicate effectively with various stakeholders, think critically and objectively, able to learn quickly, and understand how to work within a process to achieve goals.

Working for the City of Sunnyvale as an Active Transportation Planner is both challenging and rewarding and you are provided an opportunity to invest in the community and see the results of your work. All of this, plus a generous benefits package that includes a competitive salary, career development, and training opportunities make the City of Sunnyvale a great place to work.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.  The position opens on September 12, 2024, and the final filing date is October 24, 2024 at 5:00 pm. For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on JOBS.

Salary: $59.52 - $75.97 Hourly

SENIOR ENGINEER

Regular Full-Time Employment Opportunity

The City of Sunnyvale is positioning itself to be a leader in environmental sustainability through it’s Climate Action Playbook and is looking to hire a Senior Engineer to be a part of the team. As a Senior Engineer, you will help us plan, design, and build infrastructure to support the goals and objectives to create a more sustainable, healthy, and livable Sunnyvale. This is an excellent opportunity for forward-thinking, project management engineers to apply and be a part of creating the future.
 
Ideal candidates will have both strong project/program management skills and the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate and build relationships.
 
The current open position is in the Department of Public Works working for both the Engineering Division and Traffic and Transportation Division. Senior Engineers are working managers. The position primarily works on capital projects and developing transportation policies related to the Climate Action Playbook, but may occasionally support land development engineering efforts for planning purposes.
 
 The City of Sunnyvale offers:

• City paid 2% contribution to a deferred compensation plan
• Classic CalPERS members have 4% of the employee contributions paid by the City, leaving only 3% for the employee to contribute.
• Comprehensive City paid family medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Excellent Retiree Medical Benefits

The eligibility list created from this recruitment may be used for future Senior Engineer vacancies within the City of Sunnyvale. 

Under general direction of the Assistant City Engineer, Principal Transportation Engineer, Transportation and Traffic Manager or Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer, plans, organizes and directs  professional and technical engineering work in support of Capital Improvement Projects; performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility; and performs related work as required.

Click here for the full Senior Engineer job description.

Is your passion helping people and organizations? Do you have a proven track record of excellence in the Human Resources field? Are you interested in helping to drive culture and create an innovative and engaged workforce within a growing community?

The City of Newark is now recruiting for a Human Resources Technician. The Human Resources Technician is often responsible for first impressions of the City to potential job candidates, employees, and the general public. They are responsible for providing accurate and timely information and are expected to wow our employees and other customers with exemplary personal service. Technicians support all of the Human Resources functions, including recruitment and selection, employee engagement, employee development, workers' compensation, benefits, performance management, talent acquisition, employee relations, and classification and compensation. While working as a generalist in all areas, they can also specialize in a few areas that match their skills, passion, and professional growth interests.

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

Experience:

• Three (3) years of progressively responsible human resources technical or administrative work.

Training:

• Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent. College-level course work is desirable. 

License and Certificate:

Possession of a valid driver license and a satisfactory driving record throughout employment.

The Controller's Office is currently seeking well-qualified candidates for the position of Payroll Personnel Coordinator IV - Confidential.

The mission of the Controller's Office is to promote the County's operational effectiveness and ensure its financial transparency and integrity by providing quality accounting, audit, and financial reporting services.

The Controller's Office maintains the County’s financial systems and records, and prepares independently audited, award-winning annual financial reports that disclose the financial condition of the County to the public. We are staffed with 51 full-time accounting, audit, and information systems professionals. The office also calculates annual property tax bill amounts, distribute taxes collected to local government agencies, performs internal audits of County’s operations, and provides payroll services for the County's workforce.

Under general supervision, provides technical and specialized payroll and/or personnel-related support to a large and complex County department and/or division(s) or perform payroll and/or personnel-related functions at a Countywide level with responsibilities for reviewing, correcting and instructing the work of other Coordinators; coordinate human resources, payroll and/or timekeeping processes; maintain personnel-related records; provide information to management and employees regarding payroll and personnel-related matters; and perform related work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Payroll/Personnel Coordinator IV is the lead or specialist level class in the Payroll/Personnel Coordinator series. This level is distinguished from the Payroll/Personnel Coordinator III in that the former is assigned to larger County departments with 24/7 operations, various locations, programs, and shifts or in central Human Resources or Controller's Office. At this level, work requires the analysis of unusual circumstances, understanding and proper application of complex and multiple labor contract provisions and assessing a variety of approaches to finding solutions. Actions to be taken or responses to be made differ in such things as the source of information, the kind of transaction or scenario, the type of employee and his/her eligibility for labor contract provisions. Positions at central HR and Controller's Office provide lead, guidance, and instructions to other departmental Coordinators.

In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience in Human Recourses and the Payroll System (Workday) and timekeeping system (Infor Workforce Management aka ATKS).

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is three years of journey level general or fiscal office support experience which has included payroll or personnel assistance OR four years of general clerical or office assistant experience.

IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to http://jobs.smcgov.org to apply.

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE

Final Filing Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 11:59 PM PST

Application Screening: Week of September 30 - October 4, 2024

Civil Service Panel Interview: October 10 and/or 11, 2024

The Town of Colma is accepting applications for the position of Accounting Manager. 

Do you have experience overseeing daily financial and accounting activities? If so, this amazing opportunity is for you! 

The Town of Colma, known worldwide as the "City Of Souls," is the smallest city in San Mateo County with over 1,509 residents and 1.5 million "souls." However, Colma is more than just cemeteries. Colma's commercial buildings make a distinct architectural statement resulting from design standards that encourage Spanish-Mediterranean motifs. The small-town approach to modern, municipal government reflects a commitment to both a healthy business climate and a harmonious relationship with residents. 

THE POSITION

The current full-time opening is a professional level position requiring expertise in administrative, supervisory, and accounting functions and is under the direction of the Administrative Services Director.  The Accounting Manager oversees daily financial and accounting activities, supervises accounting staff; performs difficult and complex statistical analyses; assists with annual budget preparation; manages the annual financial audit; develops and distributes internal financial reports; plans and executes all risk management functions; and performs advanced professional, analytical, and administrative work. 

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plan, organize and direct Finance division activities including overseeing accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable, and cash receipt activities
• Direct, oversee and participate in the development of the financial division work plan; assign work activities, projects, and programs; monitor workflow; review and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures
• Establish and maintain journals, ledgers and supporting financial records; supervise the maintenance of the General Ledger; supervise the recording of all revenue, encumbrances, and disbursements
• Develop and administer accounting and budget control systems as necessary to comply with accounting procedures, laws, ordinance, and other regulations
• Prepare the Financial division budget; assist in budget implementation; participate in the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; administer the approved budget
• Participate in recommending the appointment of, training, motivating, and evaluating personnel; participate in establishing and monitoring employee performance objectives; prepare and present employee performance reviews
• Assist in coordinating and monitoring the Town's Capital Improvement Program including controlling project expenditures, establishing new projects, and closing completed projects; research and recommend new financing methods; prepare project reports as needed
• Research and prepare technical and administrative reports; prepare written correspondence
• Establish and monitor internal controls to ensure accounting standards are met; develop and implement policies and procedures relating to accounting activities
• Conduct and coordinate the Town’s annual audit and serve as the liaison between the Town and its external auditors. Ensure the completion of annual State Controller’s Office Reports and other compliance reports as required
• Oversee the maintenance of the Town’s financial software system and ensures that system upgrades occur in a timely manner and communicates changes/impacts to system users
• Manage the month-end and year-end close process and prepares related reports
• Provide financial information to Town officials, staff, vendors, and the general public
• Perform financial studies and analytical and statistical reports as assigned
• Report for work at any time in event of disaster or other emergency situation
• Attend seminars and workshops related to duties and responsibilities
• May serve in a temporary appointment as the acting department head in the absence of the Administrative Services Director
• Represent the Town with dignity, integrity, and the spirit of cooperation in all relations with staff and the public
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other Town employees and the public using principles of good customer service
• Coordinates the Town’s risk management and safety programs to ensure compliance with all State and Federal legal requirements
• Provides risk management review and guidance to management, supervisor, and staff regarding existing or proposed Town activities, programs, and projects to enhance safety and identify and reduce associated risks
• Serves as the Town’s representative to Risk JPA and Board of Directors
• Perform related duties as assigned

Please refer to job description for additional details. The duties described in this job announcement are intended only as illustrations of the basic 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.