SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER (20379408)

San Francisco / Peninsula

Job Type

Full-Time

Close Date

11 / 1 / 2024 at 5pm or until 100 applicants

Salary

$12,276.00-$14,921.00 Monthly

Additional Questionnaires

Pre-qualification

About Daly City

The City of Daly City, Gateway to the San Francisco Peninsula, stretches from the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay and is strategically located minutes from downtown San Francisco and SF International Airport.

Daly City is one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in the nation and most populous cities in San Mateo County with 105,000+ residents.

Daly City has over 500 full time employees to deliver the full range of municipal services.

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Location

333 90th Street Daly City, 94015

Description

Open Until : Friday, November 1

Interviews- TBD

Resumes are not accepted in lieu of completing a City application.

DEFINITION

Under general direction, to supervise and review the work of the professional and technical staff of a section of the Engineering Division engaged in preparing and / or reviewing plans, specifications, designs, estimates, and inspections relating to capital improvement, construction, development, and maintenance projects;

to coordinate the work of the section with that of the Engineering Division and the Public Works Department; and to perform complex engineering design, construction inspection, contract administration, and related work as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provide engineering consultation services to various field and office personnel; design and / or manage design and construction contracts on City's capital improvement projects;
• review architectural, development and / or engineering maps, plans, specifications, designs, and cost estimates, and provide recommendations on the feasibility of bidding and constructing various construction or maintenance projects prepared in-house or by consultants;
• administer contracts and inspect construction to insure technical and legal compliance; plan, organize, and coordinate assigned work with other City departments and outside agencies, consultants, and contractors;
• prepare or direct project-related studies, reports, and correspondence for City administrators, officials, and citizens;
• research and prepare Issue Statements on various policy questions; assist with preparation of annual division budget; review, revise and maintain the City's General Conditions, Standard Specifications and Drawings (Standards);
• research design and construction procedures and materials, and recommend improvements in Standards to the City Engineer;

formally evaluate performance of assigned personnel.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of : Principles and practices of civil engineering design and construction; principles and techniques of management and supervision including planning, organizing, and developing goals and objectives;

principles and practices of design administration including computer aided design (CAD); theories, techniques, materials and equipment used in construction and maintenance of municipal Public Works

improvements; legal issues, including liability laws, relating to municipal construction and civil engineering.

• Ability to : Demonstrate skill and / or acquire current knowledge in organizing, managing, supervising and evaluating the work of professional and technical engineering personnel;
• employ City administrative, budgeting, purchasing, personnel management and other related processes and procedures to assist in managing the division;
• prepare or direct the preparation of complex plans, specifications, and legal contracts; conduct contract negotiations for City projects;
• demonstrate clear and effective oral communication; prepare clear and concise correspondence, reports and other written documents;

interact positively and cooperate with co-workers, respond politely to customers, work as a team member, function under demanding time pressure, respond in a positive manner to supervision, and attend work and perform duties on a regular and consistent basis.

Education : Possession of a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or closely related field.

Experience : Five years of increasingly responsible experience in design and construction management of civil engineering projects, with at least two of the five years at a level equivalent to a City of Daly City Civil Engineering Associate.

License : California registration as a professional Civil Engineer and a valid Class C California Driver's License.

Job PDF :

Senior Civil Engineer bulletin 2024.pdf

Ideal Candidate

Education : Possession of a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or closely related field.

Experience : Five years of increasingly responsible experience in design and construction management of civil engineering projects, with at least two of the five years at a level equivalent to a City of Daly City Civil Engineering Associate.

License : California registration as a professional Civil Engineer and a valid Class C California Driver's License.

Benefits

MISCELLANEOUS / UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

I HEALTH & WELFARE

A. Section 125 Options - Available to all eligible full-time employees.

• Cafeteria Plan Options with Lump Sum - The City shall contribute to the monthly Cafeteria Allowance allocated specifically for the mandated purchase of insurance coverage as follows :
• No coverage : $500.00 (for employees hired after January 31, 2020)
• No coverage : $1180.00 (for employees hired before January 31, 2020)
• Employee Only : 100% of the CalPERS Kaiser Bay Area medical premium (for employees hired before January 1, 2020, the employee only cafeteria allowance shall remain frozen at $1330.

00 per month until it equals the employee only Kaiser rate.)

• Employee +1 : 95% of the CalPERS Kaiser Bay Area medical premium.
• Employee +2 : 95% of the CalPERS Kaiser Bay Area medical premium.

Mandated :

Dental / Orthodontia (Eff. 01 / 01 / 2020) - Employee pays full premium : $117.30 / mo.

Maximum Annual Dental Benefit : $1,500 Non-PPO / $1,600 PPO

Maximum Lifetime Orthodontia Benefit : $2,000

City-sponsored Short / Long Term Disability - The employee pays the full premium of $35.00 / mo.

City-sponsored Group Term Life (Eff. 04 / 01 / 2021) - Employee pays full premium ($0.235 per $1K). Coverage varies from $25K-$40K. Majority at $25K.

Coverage

Amount Position

$25,000 All Miscellaneous / Unrepresented employees except those reflected under $40,000 coverage.

Optional :

Medical : PERS basic health plans offered and employees may purchase coverage with remaining monies after mandated purchases.

If total monthly health premium exceeds amount of any remaining monies, employee pays difference via payroll deduction. Unused monies from applicable monthly amount are applied to wages.

Additional Term Life Insurance - Available in $10,000 increments between $1K and $750K not to exceed 5 times Annual Earnings for member.

Also available for spouse and children. Rates vary depending on age of the employee.

Voluntary Vision - Superior Vision offers coverage for exams and frames & lenses or contact lenses. Monthly premium varies from $8.

14 for an Employee Only plan to $28.40 for an Employee + Family plan.

Vision Reimbursement Program - Employees and their dependents are eligible for a maximum reimbursement of $200.00 per year for frames or lenses.

II RETIREMENT - PERS 3% At Age 60 for classic members and 2%@62 for new members per the Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013

3% @ Age 60 for Classic Members Effective 01 / 01 / 2013; Third Level of 1959 Survivor Benefit, One Year Final compensation, annual cost of living allowance (3%);

Pre-Retirement Optional Settlement 2 Death Benefit.

2% @ Age 62 for New Members Effective 01 / 01 / 2013; Three Year Final Compensation

Employer contribution : 43.326 % (includes 7.596% bond) effective 07 / 01 / 23

Employee contribution : 8.00% for Classic Members or 7.50%* for New Members

Effective 7 / 1 / 23 the new member rate increases to 8%)

Employee shall pay an additional 0.75% towards the employer share of the PERS contribution.

The City pays 0% of employee contribution. In lieu, the City provides 414h, a one-time, irrevocable option for employee to elect to have his or her mandated PERS member contribution picked up by the City.

Electing this option authorizes the City to designate the mandatory contribution on a tax-deferred basis.

Effective 7 / 1 / 2008, a retiring employee shall place 100% of eligible Sick Leave Cash Out into the City sponsored Retiree Health Savings Account.

Sick leave cash out is eliminated for all employees hired after July 1, 2020.

III. Retiree Health Benefits

The retiree health benefit for all employees hired on or after November 14, 2022 shall be limited to the PEMHCA minimum.

For employees hired on or after November 14, 2022, the City shall contribute $50 per month to the current ICMA retiree health savings account.

IV. HOLIDAYS - 12 paid holidays per year

V. SICK LEAVE - Full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 12 working days / year. Pay out is 1 / 2 of employee's total accrued sick leave hours (up to 1600 hours) and applies ONLY at retirement, death, or abolishment of position.

for employees hired before July 1, 2020)

VI. VACATION - Employees accrue vacation days after completion of service years reflected below.

Completed Years of Service # Days Received

After 1 13

After 5 18

After 13 23

After 21 28

Classifications with floating holidays in WWR accrue vacation dates as follows :

Years during which Vacation is Earned Accrual Rate

Accrues from initial employment date 10 days / year

Accrues after 4th anniversary date 15 days / year

Accrues after 12th anniversary date 20 days / year

Accrues after 20th anniversary date 25 days / year

New hires are eligible to use accrued vacation during their probationary period upon approved of their Department Head or designee.

VII. MILEAGE - Effective January 1, 2024 reimbursement rate is 67 cents per mile.

Special Instructions

Open Until : Friday, November 1, 2024

Resumes are not accepted in lieu of completing a City application.