SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER
Company: City of San Marcos
Location: San Marcos
Posted on: May 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Title: SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER
Salary: $112,914.01 - $147,327.16 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Development Services
Opening Date: Development Services
Closing Date: Continuous
Location: 1 Civic Center Drive San Marcos, CA
Job Number: Flexible/Hybrid
FLSA: Continuous
Description: SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The City of San Marcos is recruiting for a qualified Senior Civil
Engineer to join the Land Development Engineering Division of the
Development Services DepartmentHistorically one of the fastest
growing cities in San Diego County, this is an exciting time to be
a part of the City of San Marcos. San Marcos is purposefully
shaping its emerging community, and as the Senior Civil Engineer in
the Land Development Engineering Division, you will help guide that
legacy.
The Land Development Engineering Division coordinates the City's
engineering and technical review of private development
applications such as subdivisions of land, grading, public and
private improvements, and site development plans.
Due to the high demand for exciting engineering projects, we are
offering a hiring incentive for this position.
Influencing the Big PictureBecause we value innovation and
partnership, we expect you to collaborate and foster positive
working relationships with our partners and community and bring
forth thoughtful and high-quality development projects. Serving the
public is paramount to all that we do. We are driven by the more
than 95,000 residents who count on us every day. For that reason,
you must be responsive, collaborative and accountable to our
community, customers and stakeholders. This includes working with
our residents and other stakeholder groups to deliver projects that
make a difference.
Your Day-to-DayBy collaborating with our dynamic engineering team,
the Senior Civil Engineer will work on exciting projects such as
the City's new North City downtown and surrounding developments in
the University District, the revitalization of San Marcos
Boulevard, and an exciting artistic mixed-use development within
Marcos Specific Plan area.
You will be working closely with our other Divisions (Traffic,
Building, and Planning) as well as numerous other Divisions and
Departments on projects ranging from single family residential to
200-acre commercial, mixed-use, and residential developments. You
will utilize your experience for reviews of grading and public
improvement plans, subdivision maps, and technical studies such as
storm water quality management plans, soils reports, drainage
studies, traffic impact analyses, and California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) documents regarding entitlement projects and
final engineering/construction drawings.
This position is an integral part of the entitlement process to
facilitate successful outcomes of private development projects. You
are a support role to Land Development Division's project engineers
by providing review oversight, technical expertise, and navigating
complex design challenges. It is expected to operate
collaboratively to achieve solutions on engineering issues for
projects. You will work with applicant/developer teams, residents,
external agencies, and City staff from the inception of entitlement
process to development of construction drawings, and into
construction. You are a representative of the division at Planning
Commission and City Council public hearings and will present
engineering-related information as part of the entitlement process
and Land Development specific agenda items.
As a key professional in the organization, we'll depend on your
expertise on engineering standards, regulations, City policies, and
professional standards of practice. You would advise the division
on any needed updates on City standards, policies, and regulations
to ensure the division is current with industry standards, and
state and federally mandated regulations and laws.
You will help to organize workload, highlight potential issues,
resolve challenging technical issues, and report to the Principal
Civil Engineer. An important role as a Senior Civil Engineer is
mentoring, supervising, and cultivating the development of junior
staff. You will be a proponent in growing a solution driven,
enhancing and cultivating internal and external partnerships, and
customer service-oriented culture within the team and throughout
the organization.
The Right Perks
Recruitment Timeline: APPLICATION PERIODApplications will be
accepted beginning December 10, 2024OPEN UNTIL FILLEDThis
recruitment will accept applications on a continuous basis and will
be open until filled.FIRST APPLICATION REIVEWThe first review of
applications will be held on the week of January 20, 2025. Selected
candidates will be contacted when the first interview date has been
established.FIRST INTERVIEWSTentatively scheduled for Tuesday,
February 4th SECOND INTERVIEWSTentatively scheduled for Tuesday,
February 11th
If you are ready to join a team that welcomes fresh ideas - and
empowers you to put them to work in a city that is hitting its
stride - we'd love to hear from you.Learn more about the culture
and the team at San Marcos by watching this video.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIESClick here to read the full job description
and learn more about the Senior Civil Engineer position.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEAny combination of education and experience
that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is
qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities
would be:
Education/Training
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with
major course work in civil engineering or an engineering-related
field is preferred. However, equivalent experience, certification,
licensure and/or education from an accredited college or university
will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience
Five years of responsible experience in civil engineering, with two
years of experience leading staff and/or supervising projects.
Municipal or public agency experience preferred.
License or Certificate Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's
license with satisfactory driving record.
Possession and maintenance of a valid certificate or registration
as a Professional Engineer in the State of California.
Benefits: Click here to learn more about the benefits at the City
of San Marcos.
Holidays - The City observes fourteen (14) paid holidays that
include eleven (11) specifically designated days and three (3)
floating holidays.
Vacation Leave - A new employee will accrue eighty (80) hours of
vacation per calendar year for the first five years of service (one
hundred, twenty (120) hours for years five through ten, one
hundred, sixty (160) hours for years eleven through fifteen and two
hundred (200) hours after fifteen years). Vacation accrual begins
immediately; however, a new employee is not eligible to take
vacation leave until the completion of six (6) months of service
with the City.
Sick Leave - A new employee will earn ninety-six (96) hours of sick
leave each year.
Bereavement Leave - Employees are eligible to use up to 40 hours of
bereavement leave per fiscal year.
Group Health Insurance Program - A new employee will become a
member of one of the City's group health plans (Aetna HMO, Aetna
AVN HMO, Aetna PPO, or Kaiser HMO) effective the first day of the
month following their date of hire. Per current MOU the City will
pay 90% of the health care premium and employees will pick up 10%
of the premiums of the plan they select.
Voluntary Dental/Vision Insurance Programs - The City offers two
voluntary dental insurance programs, an HMO program and a PPO
Program, as well as a voluntary vision insurance program.
Section 125 Flexible Spending Account - All employees are eligible
to participate in the City's Section 125 Flexible Spending Account
plan administered by Benefit Coordinators Corporation (BCC). This
is an IRS-approved plan which enables you to have withheld from
your paycheck an amount to cover eligible dependent care, and
certain eligible medical expenses without being subject to federal
income or social security tax on the income used to pay for these
benefits. Retirement - The City participates in both the Social
Security (FICA) and the California Public Employees' Retirement
Systems (CalPERS). The City currently contracts with CalPERS for
the 2% at 55 benefit formula, Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance,
and 3 year average final pay for CLASSIC members and 2% at 62,
Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance, and 3 year average final pay
for PEPRA (new) members. Employees will contribute 7% or 6.5%
towards CalPERS, depending whether a classic or new member
Retiree Health Savings (RHS) - All employees participate in a
Retiree Health Savings plan through the ICMA Retirement
Corporation. Additional Benefits - The City offers additional
benefits such as short and long-term disability, group life
insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, employee
benefit allocation program and workers' compensation insurance.
Questions: 01The following licensure requirement is applicable to
this position: Possession of a valid California Certificate of
registration as a Professional Civil Engineer is required. Do you
meet this verifiable requirement at time of application?
Compensation details: 112914.01-147327.16 Yearly Salary
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