The City of San Mateo invites your application for the Assistant/Associate Engineer opportunity!
Why Join our City?
The Public Works Department is comprised of Regulatory Compliance, Engineering, Field Maintenance, Facilities/Fleet, Wastewater Treatment, and Asset Management Divisions. Each division is led by one of two Deputy Directors, who report to the Director of Public Works. The department is responsible for the City’s major capital projects and infrastructure including streets, street lights, traffic signals, publicly owned facilities, sewer and storm conveyance systems, wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, a major lagoon, dams, and levees; as well as solid waste and environmental programs. The City of San Mateo wastewater treatment facility and collection system are undergoing major renovation projects over the next five years valued over $100 million dollars through the Clean Water Program. The Department is responsible for regulatory compliance related to Stormwater, Pretreatment, Green Infrastructure, and other environmental programs, as well as public outreach to raise awareness to the general public and other stakeholders about these issues.
The Public Works Department is committed to high performance standards, utilizing best practices relative to performance management and team-oriented approaches. Our mission is to enhance the community and its environment by providing sustainable stewardship and innovative approaches to Public Works services.
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What You’ll Do
This is position will perform professional engineering work in the design, investigation, and construction of public works and related projects; to act as project manager in assigned capital projects; and to do related work as required.
Assistant Engineer - This is the journey level class in the professional engineering series not requiring registration. Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the lower class of Junior Engineer. Incumbents of this class perform the moderately difficult professional engineering work. Assistant Engineers are normally considered to be on a continuing training status and as assigned responsibilities and breadth of knowledge increase with experience and registration is received, may reasonably expect their positions to be reassigned to the next higher class of Associate Engineer. The Assistant Engineer position receives general supervision from higher level professional engineers and may exercise technical or functional supervision over technical engineering staff.
Associate Engineer - This is the journey level class within the professional engineering series and highly encourages professional engineering license registration. Employees within this class are distinguished from the Assistant Engineer by the greater complexity of the assignments received and by the greater independence with which an incumbent is expected to operate. Incumbents are expected to complete complex engineering assignments requiring the use of judgment and initiative in developing solutions to problems, interpreting general policies, and determining work assignments. Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit. Positions in the class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the lower class of Assistant Engineer, or when filled from the outside, require prior advanced technical or professional engineering work experience. This position receives direction from higher level engineering staff. It may exercise technical supervision over lower-level staff within the work unit and exercises technical or functional supervision over technical engineering staff.
Depending upon assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and prepare plans and specifications and cost estimates for public works projects including pumping stations, streets, storm drains, sewer lines, and related projects.
- Research project design requirements: perform complex calculations and prepare estimates of time and material costs.
- Design and prepare plans and specifications for the installation of traffic signals, traffic control devices, and street lighting systems.
- Review field projects being studied, designed, or constructed.
- Assign routine investigation, design and drafting tasks to technical subordinates, requests survey, mapping and data collection; review completed work; assist in the solution of difficult problems.
- Research publications and industry information sources to remain current with modern developments, principles, and procedures.
- Develop revised design and construction standards for public works structures and appurtenances.
- Investigate field problems affecting property owners, contractors, and maintenance operations. Prepare estimates and feasibility reports for new or modified services and structures.
- Design and maintain spreadsheets and databases on mainframe and personal computers; write and maintain special programs on personal computers.
- Fully utilize the computerized work systems in accordance with workflow processes.
- Participate in the planning, checking, review, and processing of plans for private developments affecting city streets, sewers, drains and related public works facilities and ensure that they meet all City-imposed requirements; analyze materials and design data submitted to the City.
- Prepare special engineering studies and reports.
- Prepare various applications for state and federal grants.
- Administer and enforce City Codes and standards on engineering projects.
- Determine conformance of parcel and subdivision maps and improvement plans to City requirements; maintain status of parcel and subdivision maps.
- Serve as staff to a variety of City commissions, boards, and committees on public works or traffic engineering matters.
- Coordinate public works activities with other City departments, divisions, and sections and with outside agencies.
- May supervise and train professional and technical staff.
- Provide staff assistance to the Department Head or Division Manager, including special projects, complex project management, reports, prepare staff reports, and represent the City at City Council meetings.
- Maintain current knowledge of new trends and innovations in the professional fields, participate in professional groups.
- Research, negotiate, manage select and monitor contracts with vendors.
- Advise the public or other city staff in processing transactions in the area his/her professional expertise or maneuvering city policies or responds to inquiries and requests by public, departments, press, or other department staff.
- Develop and/or deliver high level materials, trainings, or presentations widely disseminated to the City or the public.
- Manage large scale projects that span long time horizons and require high level expertise. Process city transactions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
For a complete list of duties, reference our job specifications at https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/
