Civil Engineer - City of Oxnard, CA
CA 93030, CA
About the Job
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Assist the City Engineer in the Floodplain Management and Review operations within the Department.
Provide floodplain management guidance related to community drainage improvements, flood protection, floodplain management, and flood mitigation projects.
Provides engineering analysis and comments on all phases of civil engineering land development plans, reports, and calculations; coordinates with developers and engineers to assure proposed improvements conform with applicable standards, policies and specifications; reviews engineering cost estimates; calculates and collects fees associated with development permits.
Lead the land development permitting process for assigned projects from start to finish. This may include preparation of permit packages, project tracking through the permitting process, plan checking, updating internal/external staff, calculating permit fees, and issuing permits.
Under the supervision of the City Engineer, performs various professional level civil engineering work related to floodplain management and the planning, design, review and construction of land development improvement plans; identifies City requirements and establishes conditions of approval for land development; demonstrates a full understanding of all applicable policies, procedures and work methods associated with assigned duties; confers with developers, contractors, consultants, and representatives of other agencies regarding facilities and infrastructure development; assists in the training of lower level engineering positions; and performs related duties as required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
The Civil Engineer is the class responsible for assisting the City Engineer with floodplain management and assuring that private and public development meets with applicable Federal, State, and City requirements and codes. This position is distinguished from the next higher level class of Senior Civil Engineer by the latter position's full management and supervisory responsibilities.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED/EXERCISED:
Direction is provided by the Senior Civil Engineer, rEngineer Division Manager, or City Engineer. Incumbents in this class exercise technical and functional supervision over lower level engineering technical and support staff.
WORK SCHEDULE:
The normal work week is Monday-Thursday, 8:00am - 6:00pm and alternate Fridays 8:00am - 5:00pm. This position may be required to be available to work additional hours as needed to respond to workload needs. This position is governed by the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is eligible for overtime pay.