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Salary : $135,975.84 - $172,099.20 Annually

Location : San Jose Metropolitan Area

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 202501235

Department : Public Works

Opening Date : 09 / 12 / 2025

Closing Date : 9 / 26 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

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About the Department

The City of San José, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San José have embraced the following values : Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Celebration. The City's Department of Public Works (DPW) is seeking an individual whose values align with the values of the City's employees.

The Public Works Department is responsible for delivering capital improvement projects for a wide variety of City facilities and infrastructure, maintaining City facilities and fleet assets, facilitating and regulating development activities, and providing animal care and services. The Department is committed to high-quality service, partnering with the community, and providing an excellent environment in which to work.

Position Duties

Salary range(s) for this classification is $135,975.84 - $172,099.20. This salary range(s) includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates' qualifications and experience.

The Public Works Department is currently recruiting to fill several full-time, Associate Engineer vacancies in the Transportation and Hydraulic Services (THS) Division. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Transportation and Hydraulics Services (THS) Division

The THS Division is responsible for the design, construction, and rehabilitation of bridges, culverts, streets, sidewalks, storm and sanitary sewers, pump stations, streetlights, landscape and hardscape improvements, traffic signals, and supports construction and engineering, upgrade and revitalization of the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. In addition, this division provides general engineering plan review for general projects and electrical engineering review for projects constructed by private developers.

Roads and Bridges (R&B) Section

The Roads and Bridges section is responsible for the planning, design and construction of various roadway and bridge projects in the City including, but not limited to, street and roadway restoration, multi-modal and safety improvement, bridge and culvert repairs and improvements, undergrounding and utility improvements, etc. This section also manages the design and construction of various civil improvement projects such as traffic signal, vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle improvements. This section also plays a key role in the initial damage assessment for FEMA projects and implementing the repair for hillside and roadways damaged during emergency events.

Sanitary Sewer Section

The Sanitary Sewer section is responsible for the planning, design and construction of the sanitary sewer collection system including the City's interceptors and sanitary sewer pump stations. This includes managing the budget, staff resources, and project forecasting including, but not limited to, the implementation of capacity projects, adhering to and implementing regulatory and consent decrees requirements, and managing joint use agreements with neighboring municipalities and sewer districts. The Sanitary Sewer section also coordinates with the Department of Transportation's sewer maintenance section managing the sanitary sewer condition assessment program and assisting in mitigation of sanitary sewer overflows.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following :

• Managing capital improvement projects, i.e., overseeing, controlling, and guiding the projects
• Interfacing with the public, consultants, contractors, other City departments / sections, and other agencies, and responsible for timely response to the stakeholders' requests and concerns on projects.
• Negotiating, preparing, and managing consultant agreements and / or construction contracts.
• Working with client to prepare project scoping and budgeting. Tracking and managing project costs using appropriate tools and resources.
• Preparing clearly written and effective reports and Council Memos.
• Supervising staff such as Engineers and Engineering Technicians by prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Responsible for designing, procurement and construction management of capital projects.
• Preparing and / or reviewing designs, improvement plans, estimates, specifications, and contract documents for capital improvement projects, private development or other engineering related projects that are prepared by subordinates and / or consultants engaged by the City or by private developers.
• Reviewing and responding to Request for Information memos (RFIs) and submittals, negotiates change orders and reviews pay applications.
• Supervising the collection and analysis of field data and prepares recommendations
• Coordinating with construction inspectors and attends field meetings to resolve problems arising in the field during the construction of a public improvement project.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Minimum Qualifications

Education : A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the required professional engineering discipline or possession of an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate.

Experience : Three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience.

Acceptable Substitutions : A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the required professional engineering discipline may be substituted for one (1) year of professional engineering experience.

Required Licensing :

Form 700 Requirement :

This position requires a disclosure of outside investments, real property interest, income, and business positions. You must complete and file an "Assuming Office Form 700" with the City Clerk's Office within the first 30 days of employment with the office.

Other Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history.

Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional / technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures / policies and federal and state rules and regulations.

Communication Skills - Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and inwriting; demonstrates

effective use of listening skills; displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.

Computer Skills - Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to : MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel.

Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills - Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.

Analytical Thinking - Approaches a problem or situation by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.

Creativity- Addresses objectives and problems while questioning traditional assumptions / solutions in order to generate creative ideas and new ways of doing business; exhibits creativity and innovation when contributing to organizational and individual objectives; seeks out opportunities to improve, streamline, reinvent work processes.

Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing

appropriate solutions.

Planning - Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.

Problem Solving - Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.

Project Management- Ensures support for projects and implements agency goals and strategic objectives.

Supervision- Sets effective long and short-term goals based on good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources; provides motivational support; empowers others; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness.

Selection Process :

The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Maritza Garcia at

Additional Information :

Employment Eligibility : Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications / transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays / responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email and we will research the status of your application.

The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's for detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.

For information on the City's Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services You will be able to view information based on different Sworn / Federated job classification.

In additional to the benefits above, there is an to explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.

Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Structural, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or closely related field from an accredited college or university?

Do you possess an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate?

How many years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience do you possess?

An acceptable education substitution for the Associate Engineer position is one (1) year experience of professional engineering experience. If you meet the acceptable substitution for this position, please describe in detail.

Please describe in detail your professional engineering experience, including the institution(s) you work for, job title(s), years of employment and primary duties. Your explanation must be consistent with your work history and resume.

Please provide examples of your work that support your experience in delivery of civil engineering projects (e.g., conduct research, design, feasibility studies, bidding, construction, and / or post construction of projects). Please include your role in each example (Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, Drafter, team lead, etc.).

Describe your experience supervising and / or leading staff. Include the length of time you supervised or led staff, the number of employees under your direct supervision, and a description of your methods for developing employees.

Required Question