Senior Engineer - Limited Term

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Leads the in-house project team responsible for planning, design, execution, and implementation of assigned projects.

Directs and supervises daily project management activities, ensuring effective coordination, timely delivery, adherence to project objectives, and successful completion of project milestones.

Coordinates and facilitates meetings with project teams and cross-functional Valley Water units and divisions to support project planning, execution, and stakeholder alignment.

Manage cost-sharing, operations and maintenance, and other project-related agreements. Review and preparation of engineering reports, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and other technical documents.

Oversees plan document compliance and ensures contractors perform work in accordance with contract requirements, specifications, and project standards.

Construction support and contract administration by reviewing requests for information (RFIs), submittals, and potential change order items.

To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below. Ideal Experience: Six (6) years of professional engineering experience in flood protection, including at least two (2) years of lead responsibility.

Professional experience in civil engineering; structural engineering is a plus. Ideal Skills and Abilities: Planning, design and construction of infrastructure projects, especially of flood control/protection projects.

General civil and/or structural engineering experience including but not limited to bridges, retaining walls, levees, slope stability structures, and other flood control structures.

Strong familiarity with hydrology and open channel and/or closed conduit hydraulics. Preparing engineering studies, reports, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and design calculations.

Post design construction support services including construction field observation, construction administration and construction management.

Project management and multi-objective projects. Public correspondence/communication and technical writing. Deliver complex, technical, and sensitive engineering projects and programs in an independent and cooperative manner.

Read, prepare, review, and interpret engineering plans, drawings, specifications, and contract documents. Apply structural engineering principles and computer programs to resolve engineering problems.

Conduct various engineering studies to recommend engineering solutions. Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.

Ideal Knowledge: Civil design background with strong knowledge of industry standards and procedures. Strong understanding of hydraulics, fluvial channel design, hydrology, Civil CADD, Civil 3D, geotechnical, and surveying aspects related to flood control/protection infrastructure projects.

Structural engineering principles, codes, standards, practices, and methods as applied to the design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of structural systems, elements, components, and facilities.

Principles and practices of project management, including planning, organizing, executing, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling. Ideal Training and Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related field.

Possess and maintain a valid license as a Professional Engineer issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

LIMITED TERM POSITION: The assignment period will be up to 2 years and such time period may be adjusted as needed by Valley Water management.

If the limited-term appointee is internally hired, the appointee will be subject to Valley Water's Limited Term policy, reassignment process, and/or appropriate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) provisions.

An internally hired limited-term appointee will be covered by the applicable MOU and eligible for all pay and benefits described in the MOU.

An externally hired limited-term appointee will be considered "at-will" and may be terminated at any time with or without cause. An externally hired limited-term appointee will be covered by the applicable MOU and eligible for all pay and benefits described in the MOU with the exception of the following articles/sections: Article 3, Section 10: Temporary Assignment - Temporary Upgrade Pay Article 3, Section 11: Temporary Assignment - Special Assignment Pay Article 6, Section 4(D): Deferred Compensation (Limited-term appointees may participate in Valley Water's 457 deferred compensation program however they will be ineligible for Valley Water matching funds and participation in Valley Water's 401(a) plan) Article 8: Leaves of Absence (Valley Water will provide a leave of absence as required by law under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)) Article 11: Workforce Development Article 12: Special Programs Article 13: Employee Performance/Evaluation Article 14: Classification Article 15: Discipline Process Article 17: Layoff Required License or Certificate Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

Possession of a valid license as a Professional Engineer issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

To review the Job Description, please click here Design & Construction Unit #4 (Position Code LT024) Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking.

I have read this information and am aware of the importance of responses to the supplemental questions. Yes No 03 Please list the highest degree of education achieved. 04 Please indicate the years of professional engineering experience.

0 - 6 years 6 plus years 05 Please indicate the years of professional engineering in flood protection. 0 - 6 years 6 plus years 06 Do you have a valid license as a Professional Engineer issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists?

Yes No 07 Please indicate your years of experience leading staff. 0 - 2 years 2 plus years 08 Please describe your education, training, and work experience as it relates to this position. 09 Please describe your experience managing flood protection, water resources, environmental stewardship, or other civil engineering or structural engineering projects or programs.

Include your role, budget, the project phase(s) you supported and your responsibilities on the project. 10 Provide an example of a project where you were the lead on a multidisciplinary team that required coordination with external stakeholders.

What were the goals of the project and what were the concerns and needs of the external stakeholders? How did you manage the work within the team to meet the needs of the external stakeholders to ensure project success and what was the outcome? 11 Please describe your specific role in preparing design documents for flood protection or any other civil engineering projects.

Describe the most significant challenges in delivering large complex flood protection projects or other civil engineering projects. 12 Employment with Valley Water requires employees to take an Oath as a Disaster Service Worker within California and to live within 150 miles of Valley Water Headquarters in San Jose, California by the start date.

If this does not apply to you, write "N/A". 13 Please list the full name of the regular/permanent Valley Water employee who referred you to this position (only one name will be accepted, so if multiple are listed, the first name provided will be documented as the referring employee).