Salary : $114,408.00 - $1,372,872.00 Annually
Location : Encinitas, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 25-64
Department: Utilities
Opening Date: 09/11/2025

The Position
The Utilities Department Senior Engineer - Waste water plans, directs, and coordinates, engineering program, works for the Encinitas Sanitary and Cardiff Sanitary Divisions for the City of Encinitas; which includes administrating the capital improvement program and reviews and approves all private development projects for public waste water improvements, and provides operation support to the waste water maintenance and operation staff. Responsible for project development, overseeing inspections, plan checking, contract administration, writing and presenting agenda reports to the City Council, conducts public outreach, and performs engineering calculations and designs. The position exercises direct supervision over assigned professional and technical personnel.

Examples of Important & Essential Duties (included but not limited to)
Supervises employees to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; and making hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations.

Provides engineering support to the Water maintenance and operation crews.
Evaluates anomalies in the Water system and provides engineering solutions.
Manages and directs a variety of contracts, which includes: capital improvement contracts, development agreements, and/or other related contracts; ensures contractors adhere to contract specifications; processes payment requests; approves work.
Manages and administers a variety of operations plans, and construction activities, which includes: ensuring timelines are met; monitoring work quality; monitoring safety compliance; and, performing other related tasks. Reviews and inspects engineering projects to ensure conformance with standards, plans, and policies; certifies completion of projects.
Responds to and resolves citizen complaints; investigates and analyzes complex engineering issues.
Manages and administers contracts for engineering projects, which includes: establishing guidelines, verifying funding, establishing timelines, certifying designs, and, performing other related activities.
Represents the Department, City, and/or District by attending meetings, public events, and speaking engagements; attends staff meetings, committee meetings, and/or other related meetings; serves as a liaison with external agencies.
Provides advanced staff assistance to the Director.
Manages, coordinates, and reviews the activities of assigned projects of an assigned work unit; prepares Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, designs, and specifications; collaborates and confers with developers, contractors, other engineers, and general public; coordinates activities with other divisions and external agencies; meets with staff to identify and resolve problems; monitors and evaluates work flow.
Participates in the development and administration of assigned departmental, division and/or project budgets; forecasts funding requirements; monitors and approves expenditures; recommends budget adjustments.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Knowledge of:
Managerial principles and practices;
Customer service principles;
Applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations;
Principles and practices of construction management;
Traffic management principles and practices;
Recycled water standards and use;
Water billing practices and procedures;
Project management principles and practices;
Report writing techniques;
Civil engineering principles;
Advanced mathematical concepts;
Accepted standards of construction materials, methods, and craftsmanship;
Contract management and administration principles and practices;
Budgeting principles;
Occupational hazards and safety standards.

Skill in:
Monitoring and evaluating employees and contractors;
Prioritizing and assigning work;
Using computers and related software applications;
Providing customer service;
Managing multiple priorities simultaneously;
Preparing cost estimates;
Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and implementing recommendations in support of goals;
Negotiating and gaining cooperation through discussion and persuasion;
Performing complex mathematical calculations;
Preparing and/or reviewing a variety of technical reports, documents, and other related correspondence;
Interpreting maps, drawings, legal descriptions, and plats;
Reading and reviewing engineering drawings and technical reports;
Applying Federal, regional, state, and local regulations;
Issuing professional opinions;
Developing Requests for Proposals and Requests for Qualifications;
Performing engineering calculations;
Reading and writing legal descriptions;
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, plus five years experience as a professional engineer and two years of supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Water Certifications and a Master's degree are highly desired.

Required License:
Professional Engineering (P.E.) License with the State of California in Civil Engineering
Application Process and Deadline
A completed application with both an attached resume AND cover letter are required.
Position opened until filled.
*** Incomplete application packets will not be reviewed ***
The City of Encinitas and the San Dieguito Water District provide equal opportunity employment for all persons without regard to race, color, religion/religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, age, physical disability, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, political affiliations, veteran status, Family Leave Act status, AB60 CA Driver's License status or status with pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding. The City and Water District encourage minorities, disabled persons and women to apply. Qualified applicants who move to the next level of the selection process must notify the Human Resources Office if accommodation is needed. A thorough background check will be conducted for the candidate(s) seriously considered for the position including fingerprinting and reference checking. A contingent job offer may be given pending the results of medical evaluation, which includes a physical, TB test and drug and alcohol screening. Applicants will be required to submit verification of the legal right to work in the United States. The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.
2025 Benefits Summary

Unrepresented General, Management and Professional Employees

Cafeteria Health Plan
The employer's "Flexible Benefit Plan" contribution will make available for each employee a monthly amount equal to the high median of the monthly premiums of all CalPERS health plans available in San Diego County. Under the City's Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan qualified benefits include: health, dental, vision, dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) and healthcare FSA. The remaining balance is available as additional taxable income capped at one-half of the monthly cafeteria contribution

Retirement

The City contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS):
Retirement Tier Retirement Formula
Classic2.0% @ 60
New Member2.0% @ 62

457 and 401a Deferred Compensation
The City offers a 457 and/or 401(a) deferred compensation. These accounts are voluntary and employee funded.

Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
The City provides Basic Group Term Life Insurance equal to 1x your basic annual earnings up to a maximum of $150,000. AD&D is up to the amount of your Group Term Life Insurance.
Employees may choose to purchase additional life insurance through the City's Voluntary Optional Life Insurance program.

Short-Term Disability Insurance (STD)
STD benefits are 70% of your weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500 per week.

Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
LTD benefits are 66% of monthly earnings up to a maximum of $8,000 per month. San Dieguito Water District employees pay for their LTD premium.

Sick Leave
Unrepresented full-time employees accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each calendar month of paid status (3.7 hours per pay period). New employees are granted a beginning balance of (9) hours. Less than full time employees accrue sick leave in an amount prorated by FTE status. Accrued sick leave carries over from year to year.

Parental Leave (Baby Bonding)
Employees who qualify for California Family Rights Act (CFRA) baby bonding will be eligible for twelve (12) weeks of employer paid leave. Available leave is prorated based on FTE status.

Vacation Leave
Employees earn vacation hours based on the following years of service:

Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire - 5 Years 104 hours
6 - 10 Years 128 hours
11 - 15 Years 152 hours
16+ Years 184 hours

Credit is given to new employees for related continuous prior public service employment at the rate of one year for every two years worked.

General Election Leave
Employees shall be provided a half day of paid leave to vote at the employee's polling location or a full day of paid leave to volunteer for the County Registrar of Voters for a General Election.

Holiday Closure
Each year, City Hall is closed from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.

Holidays
Employees receive thirteen (13) fixed holidays and five (5) floating holidays (45 hours) per fiscal year.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Confidential services are available to employees and household members to assist with personal and professional issues. Five sessions per issue are available each calendar year.

Computer Purchase Program
The City will loan employees who successfully complete the probationary period of employment an interest free loan of up to $3,000.

Tuition Assistance
Eligible employees may receive up to $1,200 in reimbursement per fiscal year for approved coursework tuition, required textbooks and registration.

Social Security and Medicare
The City does not participate in the Social Security program. The City and employees each pay 1.45% to Medicare Insurance.
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I have attached my cover letter.

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I have attached a copy of my PE

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