Associate Civil Engineer

Salary : $121,104.00 - $155,640.00 Annually

Location : City of Monterey, CA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 25-0904

Department : PUBLIC WORKS

Opening Date : 10 / 27 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Bargaining Unit : MEA

Description

ABOUT THE POSITION :

The Associate Engineer position with the City of Monterey is a pivotal role within the municipality's engineering team. As an Associate Engineer, you will contribute your expertise under the supervision of senior engineering staff, playing a key role in the planning, design, and implementation of various projects. Responsibilities include conducting research, preparing engineering plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders such as project managers, contractors, and regulatory agencies. The position involves a hands-on approach to project management, overseeing activities from conception to completion. The Associate Engineer is integral to ensuring the successful execution of public works projects, contributing to the city's infrastructure development and maintenance. This role requires a combination of technical proficiency, project coordination skills, and a commitment to enhancing the community's overall infrastructure and public services.

• CASH HIRING INCENTIVE : $12,000.00 annual cash bonus per year paid quarterly.

ABOUT THE CITY OF MONTEREY :

Nestled along California's Central Coast, the City of Monterey is known for its natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, hospitality, and sense of community. The City of Monterey is a full-service charter city operating under a Council-Manager form of government. The City of Monterey is a full-service city that provides police, fire, public works, planning, recreation, and parks services and operates its own conference center, sports center, parking, and marina facilities.

WHY WORK FOR US?

The City of Monterey offers a competitive benefits package to full-time employees. Some of these benefits include a Health Spending Fund, Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Vacation Accruals, Sick Leave, 14 Paid Holidays, Education Incentive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement Programs, CalPERS Retirement, and more!

Application Process

A limited number of applicants who clearly show that they most closely meet the needs of this position in terms of training, experience, education, and other job-related characteristics will be accepted to participate in the selection process. This process will include evaluation and initial screening of the standard on-line City application to determine which candidates progress to the next phase of the recruitment process. The subsequent selection process may include a written test / written exercise, performance exercise, panel interview, and a final departmental interview. The Human Resources Department reserves the right to make changes to components of the examination process.

As a condition of employment, the selected candidate will be required to successfully pass a Live Scan fingerprint background check and reference check. Depending on the position, as a condition of employment, the selected candidate may also be required to pass a physical exam including a drug screen and a federal background check to gain access to military and police facilities and systems. Positions that require work on a military installation will involve job duties performed on-site and therefore require passing a background check conducted by the Department of Defense (DoD).

Candidates who successfully progress through all phases of this recruitment process will be placed on an eligible list. The eligible list is active for 12 months and may be used to fill additional positions including lower-level positions, regular part-time, and part-time temporary seasonal, determined to have similar duties and requirements.

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received or until the position has been filled. This recruitment may close at any time without notice.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER : The City of Monterey provides outstanding services to the public and is deeply committed to a community and workforce that is inclusive, equitable, and diverse. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants, including underrepresented minorities that contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. The City of Monterey does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group of class protected by applicable federal, state or local law

SUMMARY : Under direction supervises and performs complex professional civil engineering work; and does related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS : The City Engineer, Principal Engineer, Senior Engineer, and / or similar position provides general direction in terms of project objectives and resolution of technical issues or financial constraints. Incumbent is expected to develop subordinate goals and objectives within the broad guidance provided and work independently. May supervise sub-professional engineers, technicians, interns, and similar personnel.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following :

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Education : Completion of a Bachelor's Degree from a college or university with major work in civil engineering.

Experience : Three (3) years of responsible experience in civil engineering. Experience with computer-aided drafting(AutoCAD) is highly desirable

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION :

Supplemental Info

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

Knowledge of :

Skill in :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT :

Physical Demands

Environmental Elements

Employees perform most work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. However, some outdoor work is required in the inspection of various public works sites with exposure to inclement weather, noise, dust, grease fumes, gases and potentially hazardous chemicals. May be required to respond to calls on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Employees may interact with upset staff and / or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS

All City of Monterey employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Tuition Reimbursement : $2,000 per fiscal year.

Deferred Compensation : City will match employee paid contributions to a maximum of $150.00 per month.

Retirement : CalPERS 2.7% @ 55 with highest year formula is provided for current City of Monterey employees or new employees who were hired prior to January 1, 2013 and who are currently active or have been active within six months of the date of hire in the CalPERS retirement system. The employee retirement contribution for these employees is 11% and is deducted on a pre-tax basis. The CalPERS retirement formula for new employees who do not meet the criteria stated above is 2% @ 62 with highest three year compensation. The employee retirement contribution is 8.25% and is deducted on a pre-tax basis. The City participates in the Medicare portion of Social Security.

Health Plan Spending Fund : A minimum of $914.82 per month up to $2,540 per month, dependent upon level of participation (cash-in-lieu of benefits is $300) may be used to purchase medical benefits for the employee and dependents through the PERS Health Plan Program, dependent dental, additional life insurance, dependent care, and / or health care expenses through a Section 125 Flexible Spending Account.

Dental : Fully paid employee premium by the City.

Vision : Fully paid premium for employee and eligible dependents.

Life Insurance : $50,000 policy paid by the City, with an option to purchase additional coverage up to $350,000.

Short Term / Long Term Disability Plan : The City provides a Short Term / Long Term Disability Plan.

Flexible Spending Account : The Section 125 Plan provides for an employee to set pre-tax dollars aside, through a payroll deduction, for reimbursement of health care and dependent care expenses.

Group Legal : Subject to provider limitations, the City will continue to provide a Group Legal Services Plan for employees represented by GEM through an employee-paid premium. Participation in the program shall be voluntary and consistent with the provider's requirements that the potential pool of participants must include a minimum of 200 employees

City Recreation Program Fees : Resident Rates for City Recreation classes and programs for employees and immediate family household members.

Voluntary Unpaid Leave : With advance approval, an employee may take up to forty (40) hours of unpaid leave per calendar year.

Fitness Pass : Fitness Pass Program available to use the City of Monterey Sports Center.

Fitness Activity Plan : Employees are eligible to participate in a Fitness Activity Plan where they work out off-duty in exchange for leave time accrued in a Fitness Leave bank. Each year, a maximum of 40 hours can be accrued (10 hours per quarter) with a maximum of 80 hours allowed in the bank. The Fitness Leave bank does not have cash value, and time accrued has no expiration date.

Employee Assistance Program : Fully paid confidential counseling and referral service for employee and eligible dependents.

Management Leave : Management employees shall be provided with 80 hours of management leave at the beginning of each calendar year. Newly hired managers will be awarded leave on a prorated basis depending on hire date.

Holidays : 14 paid days annually plus 1 floating holiday.

Sick Leave : 12 days per year.

Vacation : 1-5 years / 10 days; 6-10 years / 15 days; 11-15 years / 17 days; 15+ years / 20 days.;20+ years / 23 days per year.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

01

Please answer the following questions. Completion of the following supplemental questions is REQUIRED and is an integral part of the evaluation process. Your responses to the questions will be reviewed and scored in a Qualifications Appraisal evaluation process based on pre-determined rating criteria. Your answers should be as complete as possible, as this information will be critical in the competitive assessment to identify those candidates to be invited to continue in the examination process. A response of "see resume" or "see application" will deem your responses to the supplemental questions as incomplete. Please limit your response to 250 words or less. The text boxes below does NOT provide the word count. Note : All application materials submitted will be reviewed along with your supplemental questions and City of Monterey application. I have read and understand the supplemental questions instructions.

02

Please indicate your highest level of education in a related field.

03

Please select the option that best describes your experience in civil engineering

04

Do you possess, or have the ability to obtain within one (1) year if hired, a valid Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California in one of the following disciplines : Civil, Environmental, or Traffic Engineering?

05

Please outline two (2) projects that you were personally responsible for within the past 3 years. Please include the following details : a) Project Title b) Short Description c) Project Length / Sized) Project Duratione) Total Project Value f) Your specific role during the engineering design phase, if applicableg) Your specific role during the construction phase, if applicableExample : a) Eastside Parking Lot Expansion Project b) Expansion of parking lot and renovation of the adjacent, existing parking lot c) From 100 to 140 parking spaces, including 12 new ADA spaces and a new drivewayd) 18 monthse) $2.5 millionf) Project engineer - designed and sealed the plans and specifications, prepared cost estimates, obtained CEQA clearance, and coordinated property acquisitiong) Project engineer - evaluated bid proposals, approved construction shop drawings, and supported the Construction Inspector with RFI's, change orders, and staking requests.

06

Please provide an overview of a challenge you encountered in either project described above. What methods and techniques did you use to overcome the issues? What was the final outcome?

Required Question