Qualified candidates will have a BSCE degree, California Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer (Preferred but not required), plus a minimum of ten (8) years of relevant experience in land development and/or public works (required); or the equivalent work experience of twelve (10) years in the industry. Qualified candidates will also have a minimum of eight (6) years of management experience supervising the work of engineers, designers, and other project support staff.
Candidates for this position must demonstrate:
- Strong independent thought and decision-making abilities
- Possess demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
- Exhibit management ability
- Be adept in establishing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with clients/public-agency personnel and in-house staff.
Candidates managerial experience must include the following:
- Supervision of engineering design teams
- Management of project schedules and budgets
- Preparation and management of contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work; significant experience in client and preparation of contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work
- Significant experience in client and public-agency interactions.
Candidates technical experience must include the following:
- Site assessment, the ability to perform engineering design studies (incorporating infrastructure requirements, and potential regulatory issues)
- Preparation/processing of regulatory plans
- Preparation/processing of public improvement plans in support of public agencies and capital improvement projects
- Preparation/processing of plans to support land development projects
- Expert in preparation/processing of plans through Los Angeles and Ventura County Public Works.
- Ability to perform constructability reviews
- Experience with a range of construction support services
- AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Microsoft Projects, and Bluebeam experience is required.
Additional Skills:
- Applies engineering principles, techniques, and procedures to design
- Possesses working knowledge of business and management principles associated with strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production procedures, interview and hiring methods and the coordination of people
- Accepts and carries out responsibility for the design team's direction, control and planning; sets realistic goals and makes plans independently
- Exhibits a thorough understanding of jurisdictional processing
- Negotiate effectively
- Demonstrates a high level of leadership & management ability; accepts and responds appropriately to constructive feedback with others and applies seasoned time management
- Relates well and maintains a high level of respect and confidence from co-workers to public agencies
- Demonstrates a high level of competence in written and oral communication
- Possesses knowledge of CAD and its capabilities for preparing exhibits, studies and/or final plans