Assistant City Engineer

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Our Assistant City Engineer position is a dynamic and innovative leadership role that excels in personnel and project management with a focus on overseeing engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to budget, timelines, and quality standards. This individual will support the City Engineer in managing municipal engineering projects and ensure smooth operations within the department. This is a mid-management level position that will assist in managing and developing staff. A successful candidate will have experience in community engagement, staff report writing, and project presentations.

The ideal candidate will also develop and implement management strategies to optimize departmental efficiency and project outcomes, review and approve engineering plans, specifications, and contracts and address and resolve any issues that arise during project execution. As a project manager, this position spends much of their time managing staff and helping them see projects to completion. The ability to represent the city in public meetings, providing clear and concise project updates in both writing and through presentations is highly desirable. A successful incumbent will have experience writing staff reports and presenting the reports to City Council. If you are an excellent communicator, thrive in leadership roles, enjoy problem-solving and conflict resolution, and are adaptable this is the position for you! We encourage those interested in this rewarding position focused on project management and strategic planning to apply.

The Assistant City Engineer assumes the role of City Engineer in their absence.

WHY CHOOSE TRACY

• Flexible Work Schedule: 9/80 schedule combined with Hybrid Telework options provide an excellent work-life balance (approval by department director).
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of engineering projects including interchanges, public utilities, traffic signals, master plans, roadway improvements, buildings, and more, providing a dynamic and enriching work experience.
• Opportunity for the Engineering Division’s commitment to delivering several large-scale infrastructure projects over the next 5 to 10 years, fostering a crucial role in shaping the city’s growth and development.
  Exceptional opportunity by actively participating in California’s 2nd Diverging Diamond Interchange project, collaborating closely with the City’s engineering team, and fostering partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contributing to the management of diverse land development projects, actively supporting the city’s growth, and playing a key role in overseeing the creation of residential units that exceed the populations of some small cities.
• The City of Tracy places a strong emphasis on professional growth and encouraging staff to take on leadership roles in professional organizations.
• Leadership opportunities both on and off the job, as the City actively supports its leadership team in giving back to the community through mentorship opportunities, fostering the development of high school and college participants.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including CalPERS retirement, and Social Security participation, distinguishing Tracy as an organization that offers outstanding benefits to its employees.
  Education and Experience Requirements:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and four (4) years of increasingly complex administrative, supervisory, or management experience in the public sector performing professional civil engineering work.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

• Possession and maintenance of a Registered Professional Civil Engineer or Registered Traffic Engineer license in the State of California.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license upon appointment.
• May be required to complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training.

Applicants must submit an official City of Tracy application by the final filing date. Visit our website to apply today!