Senior Civil Engineer at County of Riverside in Riverside, California

Job Description:

ABOUT THE POSITION

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The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has an opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer in Riverside.

The Senior Civil Engineer will plan the work, select, direct, supervise, train, direct talents, evaluate assigned staff, and determine priorities for assigned projects; supervise engineers, technicians and consultants in the design and preparation of drawings, specifications, estimates, and contract documents in connection with the construction or maintenance of a flood control projects; review, evaluate, recommend, and/or approve proposals involving flood control projects.

Other duties include: administer assigned budgets, prepare budget requests, and control expenditures; direct and supervise the research, development, and preparation of long-range master drainage plans; direct, coordinate, and supervise a variety of engineering services; review subdivision and land use cases, oversee the preparation of flood hazard reports and recommend drainage conditions of approval to the County of Riverside; represent the department before other agencies and the public.

Competitive experience includes: hydrology, hydraulic, and/or supervisory experience; presenting and communicating complex Flood Control and engineering project components to audiences of varying levels of technical understanding, and a broad range of experience in District projects, as well as demonstrated project management.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District provides for the control and conservation of flood and storm waters and for the protection of watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property from damage within its boundaries.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Plan, organize, direct, and review the work of a unit engaged in a major phase of public works engineering; determine priorities for assigned projects.

• Supervise engineers and technicians or directly undertake the design and preparation of drawings, specifications, estimates, and contract documents in connection with the construction or maintenance of a variety of engineering projects including access roads, remediation projects, sanitary landfill site expansions, closures, and other improvements of landfill units.

• Prepare and defend contaminant plume and compliance reports to various regulatory agencies.

• Oversee design, construction and surveying of levees, channels, or drainage structures; review, evaluate, recommend, and/or approve proposals involving public works projects.

• Personally work on the more difficult engineering designs, plans and profiles; write specifications for unique or special aspects of work being performed; perform engineering analysis of proposed buildings and structures.

• Review grading, building and structure plans for conformity to uniform building codes, local ordinances, applicable state and federal regulations, and administrative policies.

• Direct the inspection of contract or other construction work and enforce conformity to plans and specifications and to construction standards.

• Prepare and administer major construction projects, traffic control plans at the construction projects and enforce safety compliance; oversee regulatory compliance programs such as groundwater and landfill gas monitoring, NPDES compliance, leachate and condensate management, and gas to energy projects.

• Direct field changes on construction projects within the limits of the design and cost restrictions; administer assigned budgets, prepare budget requests and control expenditures.

• Direct and supervise the research, development and preparation of long-range plans; direct, coordinate and supervise a variety of engineering services; represent the department before other agencies and the public.

• Perform, or direct geologic, geotechnical and other engineering investigations by outside consultants.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Four years of professional civil engineering experience, including two years in work associated with flood control projects.

Other Requirements:

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Physical Requirements: Must have manual dexterity to hand write and use personal computers; corrected vision to read standard text, labels, display screens and computer screens. Must have ability to perform occasional light physical work outdoors during the summer in Riverside County.

Additional Desired Abilities:

Plan, organize, and direct the work of an engineering unit; lay out and supervise the work of professional engineers;

Perform or review difficult engineering calculations;

Prepare or direct the preparation of complex plans and specifications, and comprehensive technical reports;

Perform difficult technical research, to analyze situations accurately, and adopt effective courses of action;

Review, evaluate, recommend, and/or approve proposals and plans of public works projects;

Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with partner agencies and the land development community.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Reasonable Accommodations - The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .

Veterans' Preference

The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here ( Download PDF reader ).

What's Next? This recruitment is open to all candidates.

Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Flood Control and Water Conservation District may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.

Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.

Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

General Information

If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Alyssa Wallace at alyssawallace@rivco.org

If you are experiencing technical problems, you may contact the governmentjobs.com applicant support desk Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5 pm Pacific Time at support@governmentjobs.com or toll-free 1-855-524-5627.

GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the 'Apply' link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, www.rc-hr.com . A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

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  Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.


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  Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.


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  Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. Effective July 1, 2023 employee contributions are 7.25% and will increase to 7.75% effective July 1, 2024.
  

A new member is defined as any of the following:

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.

A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.

Note:

This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.

VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)

Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.

SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).

BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.

DISABILITY - LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.

POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.

OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

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