The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the City:
Final Filing Date: Before 5:00pm, Friday, May 16, 2025
Tentative Interview Date: Week of May 26, 2025
Appointment to this position is contingent upon:
*Reference check
*Employment and education verification
*Department of Justice fingerprinting criminal history records check
Resume will not be accepted in lieu of application. Application, including all work history, must be fully completed if a resume is attached. Incomplete and/or inaccurate applications may result in disqualification from the recruitment process. All communication regarding your status in this recruitment process will be conducted via email or postal mail. Be sure to include a valid e-mail address on the employment application. It is suggested that you add sancarlos@calopps.org and hr@cityofsancarlos.org to your e-mail contacts or safe senders list to help ensure that you receive our e-mails.
Salary Range: $11,041.83 - $13,421.35 per month ($11,419.72 - $13,880.67 per month effective July 14, 2025)
About the Position
The City of San Carlos is seeking a full-time Associate Engineer in our Public Works Department. This position performs professional and technical civil engineering work in support of the City’s public works and private development projects. Responsibilities will range from simpler projects and to more complex ones. Employees in this job class provide general engineering support and direction to a variety of public and private projects. Projects worked on may include civil works projects including: roads, drainage, grading, buildings, water and wastewater pipelines and treatment facilities, tanks, generators, parks and landscaping, bike paths, environmental mitigation and other related subjects.
The Associate Engineer is distinguished from the Assistant Engineer by the level of experience in the field of municipal engineering and the level of job knowledge. This is a more specialized class wherein incumbents are charged with performing a wide variety of complex engineering assignments and having a much broader range of knowledge, skills and abilities.
Employees in this classification work under general supervision of the Principal Engineer. Employees in the Engineer positions are not directly responsible for the supervision and evaluation of other engineering staff; however, they may provide supervision of work product to other engineers, inspectors, technicians or intern staff.
Essential Duties
- Plans, directs, participates and effectively completes moderately complex projects. This technical work involves engineering, surveying, construction or other activities related to the civil engineering profession.
- Manages assigned projects, serving as the project lead and ensuring that all aspects of the project are addressed and completed professionally.
- Supervises the work products of project team members, including technicians or intern staff.
- Administers consultant contracts and oversees consultants for services such as design, construction management, construction inspection, soil testing, biological studies, and other related tasks.
- Reviews, prepares construction drawings and specifications for a variety of City public works projects using AutoCAD and related civil design software to process projects through the City.
- Reviews and evaluates preliminary and final plans and specifications for private development.
- Prepares Requests for Proposals for support work such as surveying or biological studies.
- inspects and evaluates ongoing public works and development projects to ensure compliance with plans and specifications and regulatory agency requirements.
- Conducts surveys, and/or assists survey personnel in obtaining field data and conducts a variety of field construction tests for compliance purposes.
- Verifies and maintains appropriate records and files; prepares comprehensive technical reports and agenda reports related to assignments. Presents reports as needed.
- Represents the Public Works Department at various meetings.
- Performs a variety of computer and tracking support functions.
- Interacts with the public at the public counter answering questions and issuing permits for construction in the City’s right of way.
- Prepares Requests for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQ/Ps) for design, construction management and support services as needed.
- Provides preliminary and final review of development proposals such as subdivisions maps, parcel maps and subdivision improvements.
- Reviews private development submittals for compliance with State and local regulations and specifications, working with project proponents to make necessary corrections.
- Effectively plans, organizes, schedules and implements projects.
- Perform studies, research files, records, plans, and maps.
- Gathers, assembles, analyzes and interprets field data, and prepares reports.
- Coordinates with other departments as needed to complete assignments.
- Provides planning, specification, calculation and cost estimating review of others’ work.
- Reviews construction of projects and assists in maintaining construction documents.
- Reviews and evaluates development plans, maps, and related documents for conformance to City, State, and Federal codes. Reviews calculations and issues permits.
- Gathers traffic data, maintains traffic records, conducts traffic studies, and prepares traffic reports.
- Provides assistance to other City employees regarding engineering related matters.
- Administers consultant contracts for moderately complex projects or service contracts, effectively monitoring costs and deadlines.
- Manages assigned projects by acting as lead person on the project, ensuring that all aspects of the project are addressed and the project is completed in a professional manner.
- Assists in preparing and managing budgets for operation and capital improvement programs.
- Coordinates work with regulatory agencies and private entities, completing public relations work as needed or assigned.
- Prepare reports and delivers presentations to City and private groups as assigned.
- Applies for and obtains permits from local, state and federal agencies.
- Applies for and administers grants.