Associate Civil Engineer

THE AGENCY

Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood and storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections.

The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agencys operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system.

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THE POSITION

Under direction, to do a variety of difficult field and office professional civil engineering work; to be in charge of difficult design on a project basis; to lead technical and construction staff in the office or serve as a consultant to field staff; to help lead and train lower-level professional staff; and to do related work as required.

The classification of Associate Civil Engineer is the advanced journey level in the professional civil engineering series. Assignments may vary from a design unit in the Road, Flood Control, Development Services, and Maintenance and Operations Divisions, to acting as resident engineer on various types of public works construction projects to exercising final review of all civil and structural plans submitted by private builders.

This classification is distinguished from the next lower level of Assistant Engineer in that the latter classification is the journey level in the series and is usually assigned only to part of a major project or is responsible for all of a project of average difficulty, while the former classification will usually be responsible for an entire project and, within established administrative limits and time schedules, will plan, organize, and execute the project with a minimum amount of supervision. If Assistant Engineers and Associate Civil Engineers are assigned to the same project, the Associate Civil Engineers are normally in charge and assign and review the work of the Assistant Engineers. This classification is further distinguished from the next higher level of Senior Civil Engineer in that the latter classification has first-line supervisory responsibility.

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IDEAL CANDIDATE

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, the ideal candidate for the Associate Civil Engineer in the Development Engineering Section should be able to demonstrate proficiency in several key areas:

• Three (3) years proven work experience as Public Works Engineer or similar role with emphasis in land development and construction.

• Strong knowledge of public agency standards and guidelines; municipal regulations and ordinances; and ability to research and interpret local, state and federal regulations

• Ability to collect, organize, interpret and maintain variety of project-related information and to keep simultaneous multiple development review projects moving to completion and meet project deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate one to one and in groups, on the phone and in person, with Development Engineering staff, other Public Works Departments, developers, engineers and the public.

• Proficient in the use of engineering software and technologies for design and analysis and staying current with latest industry trends and advancements.

• Possession of a Certificate of Registration as a professional civil engineer issued by the California Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineers.

VACANCY

This vacancy is within the DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING & PERMITS SECTION of the Construction and Development Department - Responsible for the engineering review and approval of private subdivision and development projects; public infrastructure projects; administer permit procedures for grading, road, utilities, flood, water course, wells, move and parking; and provides operational coordination between outside agencies, engineers, owners, developers and other in-house Departments within Public Works Agency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Possession of a bachelors degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university.

AND

EITHER I

Experience: The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience in the classification of Assistant Engineer in the Alameda County classified service.

OR II

The equivalent of three (3) years of full-time, progressively responsible professional civil engineering experience.

AND

Possession of a valid License as a Professional Engineer by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

NOTE : The Civil Service Commission may modify the Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of :

• Principles and practices of civil engineering.

• Mathematics as applied to civil engineering.

• Strengths, properties, and use of engineering materials.

• Hydrology and hydraulic design.

• Traffic engineering analysis and design.

• Administering public works construction contracts.

• Surveying and its application to construction.

• Common methods of describing real property.

• Various methods of communication, including report writing, oral and graphic presentation.

• Computers and associated software, including Autodesk Civil 3D Design.

Ability to :

• Perform design work on engineering projects of major difficulty.

• Write concise technical reports and correspondence to outside public agencies and private citizens.

• Communicate verbally with staff, outside public agencies, and private citizens in a professional and effective manner.

• Assign and review the work of Assistant and Junior Engineers and train them in engineering practices.

• Use current Autodesk Civil 3D Design Software.

• Ability to learn new computer software for civil engineering.

• Secure adherence to plans and specifications on the part of contractors.

• Make oral presentations internally and to the public.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1. Review of applicants' application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.

2. A review of the supplemental questionnaire to further verify knowledge, skill and ability.

3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may be administered virtually and contain situational exercises.

Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

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Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN

Deadline for Filing:

5:00:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Review of Minimum Qualifications and Questionnaires:

June 27, 2025

Notification to non-qualified applicants ONLY:

June 30, 2025

Civil Service Oral Examination: *

Week of July 21, 2025

Notification of Exam Results:

Week of July 28, 2025

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN

Department Selection Process:

Late August 2025

*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification. Candidates selected to participate in the oral exam will receive an email notification at least 10 business days in advance of the exam date.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLA N

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda Countys Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

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