Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of civil engineering, traffic planning, and municipal engineering.
• Planning, budgeting, design, and construction management of the public works projects.
• Selecting and paying consultants.
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures.
• Federal, State, and local laws impacting Public Works.
• Caltrans policies and procedures.
• Principles, practices, and trends in public works administration.
• Principals of management.
• Design methods of Public Works projects including the construction of streets, signals, lighting, parking, storm drain, parks, and buildings.
• Principles of organization, administration, and personnel management.
• State Subdivision Map Act.
• Tentative Maps and environmental documents.
• Public Works operations and maintenance.
• Construction Management.

Ability to:

• Organize, implement, and direct engineering and planning operations and activities related to CIP, land development, and traffic.
• Analyze complex traffic control problems, evaluating alternatives and reaching sound conclusions.
• Interpret and apply Federal, State, and local laws.
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Maintain a flexible, cooperative customer service attitude and work well with other departments.
• Coordinate diverse activities of the department.
• Manage a cadre of Public Works professionals and paraprofessionals.
• Manage a budget and supervise staff.

Education and/or experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university and eight years of increasingly responsible public works engineering and construction experience including at least two years in a managerial position.
• Registration as a Civil Engineer in the State of California or registration as a Civil Engineer in another state with the ability to obtain a license in California within a year (within 12 months of hire).
• Valid California Driver’s License.

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.