Assistant Engineer

City of Claremont
Salary $7,149.83 - $8,638.41 (Effective 7/1/2024 pending City Council approval)
The City of Claremont is seeking qualified individuals at the Assistant level to join one of the premier Engineering Divisions in California.

• Are you ready to experience a different kind of City? A City that challenges convention, embraces innovation, and demands excellence?
• Do you have the passion, drive, and commitment to succeed in a fast-paced, service-driven environment?
• The City of Claremont is known for its stellar service and quality leadership that is a result of a conscious effort by management to select only the brightest and best employees. Do you have the leadership skills to inspire those around you to greatness?
• The City of Claremont produces innovative programs that are setting the bar for municipalities across the country. Do you enjoy a challenging environment that will push you to be the best in your field?

If you answered YES to these questions, APPLY TODAY!
The Position
The City is looking for a highly motivated, creative, enthusiastic, customer service-oriented individual to perform professional engineering work in the design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
The Assistant Engineer will assist in implementing development reviews, engineering plan checks, infrastructure design, and field support. Some of the higher profile and exciting engineering projects underway include the Towne Avenue Complete Streets Project, Mountain Avenue Complete Streets Project design, upcoming Capital Improvements Projects, and the preparation of Claremont’s Local Road Safety Plan. In addition, the Division oversees various traffic signal upgrades, bicycle and pedestrian-related projects, and citywide street resurfacing projects. They will assist with overseeing new development in Claremont, including housing and development related to the Claremont Colleges, perform complex professional engineering work under the supervision of the City Engineer, perform field inspections when necessary, and provide customer service. These positions require considerable knowledge of all aspects of civil engineering, including land development, traffic engineering and planning, design, construction, and maintenance of various civil engineering projects.
Work hours are generally Monday through Thursday (38-hour work week) between 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Assistant Engineer will attend Commission meetings in the evenings, and other evening/weekend meetings or special events as required.
Ideal Candidate
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Qualified applicants for Assistant Engineer will have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in civil engineering. Two years of applicable engineering experience in development review and plan check, design, and construction of public works is required. Possession of an Engineering-In-Training Certificate from the State of California is desirable. A valid California Drivers’ License, good driving record, and proof of auto insurance are required.
Additional Information
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT The Community Development Department is responsible for managing and coordinating the work effort of three operating divisions: Planning, Engineering, and Building. To deliver the highly quality services necessary to fulfill the needs of the City Council and the citizens, the department has an annual operating budget of $3.5 million and 17 full-time employees encompassing all divisions.
THE COMMUNITY
Located 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles on the lower slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, Claremont is best known for its tree-lined streets, historic buildings, world-renowned colleges, and award-winning school system.
Claremont provides the charm of a New England town within comfortable driving distance of major Southern California attractions, sports stadiums, and the Ontario International Airport. Sunset magazine described Claremont in this manner, "College towns like this one may be commonplace on the East Coast, but Claremont, 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, stands out as a singular example in Southern California." Metrolink Rail Authority also named Claremont a Preferred Destination Point.
The City has a population of 36,000 people calling Claremont their home. Within the City's 14.14 square miles, Claremont has 24 City-owned parks and sports fields, with 2,555 acres of public parkland, of which 1,769 is wilderness. Claremont has over 24,000 City trees and has been a winner of the National Arbor Day Association's TREE CITY USA award for 30 consecutive years.
Claremont's success is not accidental, but the result of a long tradition of creating and encouraging community cooperatives and involvement in civic affairs, which has also worked successfully in the areas of business and economic retention and development. The City of Claremont exemplifies the quality of a model city and is viewed and respected as a leader in local government.
CITY GOVERNMENT
Claremont is a general law city that uses the Council-Manager form of government. A general law city operates under laws and rules established by the State of California.
The City Manager is hired by and responsible to the City Council. It is the responsibility of the City Manager and City staff to implement Council policies and ensure the smooth day-to-day delivery of municipal services. The City Council also appoints a City Attorney to provide legal counsel to the City organization.
The City Council is comprised of five members elected at large for four years. The terms of offices are staggered, with three members elected at one general municipal election and two at the next. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd-numbered years.
The City Council and staff is committed to fulfilling its mission to deliver the highest quality service possible to our community in a balanced and equitable manner. The City Council has identified the following Council priorities: Preserve our natural, cultural, and historic resources; Maintain financial stability; Invest in the maintenance and improvement of our infrastructure; Increase livability in our neighborhoods and expand opportunities for our business; ensure the safety of our community; through community-based policing and emergency preparedness; promote community engagement through transparency and communication; and develop anti-racist, anti-discrimination policies and plan to achieve community and organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This position offers a highly competitive salary with an attractive and competitive benefit package as outlined below. The starting salary for this position will be based on the competitive labor market and the successful candidate's qualifications, and experience.
The City of Claremont offers an attractive and competitive benefits package, including:

• $1,500 a month for medical allowance (effective 7/1/24 pending City Council approval)
• 3% COLA effective 7/1/25 and 3% COLA effective 7/1/26 (pending City Council approval)
• 38-hour work week
• 2% at 55 PERS retirement (Classic Members), Employee pays 7% of salary; 2% at 62 PERS retirement (New Member) Employee pays 6.5% of salary
• 96 hours - 160 hours vacation based on years of service
• 123 holiday/floating holiday hours
• 72 hours of Administrative Leave
• 96 sick hours per year (may bring up to 200 hours of sick leave from current employer)
• $75,000 life insurance on employee and $10,000 on dependents
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates can apply for this position online and obtain additional information at the City of Claremont website www.ci.claremont.ca.us. Recruitment may close after a sufficient number of qualified applicants is received.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
The City of Claremont is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Individuals with qualified disabilities who need reasonable accommodation during the selection process or in the performance of their duties must specify the accommodations needed, in writing, at the time when the employment application is submitted.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The City of Claremont is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives to build and sustain an environment that values diversity, welcomes opportunities to engage and understand others, and fosters a sense of belonging.
City of Claremont employees in CPEA are entitled to the following benefits:
HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAVINGS BENEFIT: The City shall contribute $1,014 per month towards any offered health plans, dental plans, and vision plans.
HEALTH INSURANCE: The City offers a number of health plans through KeenanInsurance.
DENTAL INSURANCE: The City offers a choice of dental plans. One is an indemnity plan, which allows you to go to the dentist of your choice (no orthodontia coverage). The other is a direct service plan, in which you must select and receive care at one of the dental offices or centers provided by the plan (orthodontia coverage).
VISION INSURANCE: The City also offers enrollment in a vision plan, which provides a vision examination each year and lenses and frames or contacts every year.
LIFE INSURANCE: Employees receive a life insurance policy of $75,000 for themselves and $10,000 for any dependents they elect to insure. There are also optional insurance programs which can be taken with an employee if they leave City service.
FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN (SECTION 125): The City offers a flexible benefit plan which allows employees to pay for certain expenses (child care, unreimbursed medical expenses, and insurance premiums) with pre-tax dollars.
VACATION: Employees are entitled to a paid vacation of 96 hours following one year of employment (employees may take their accrued vacation after six months of employment). From the second year of employment until completion of the thirteenth year, employees are entitled to 120 hours of paid vacation. Beginning with the fourteenth year, and every year thereafter, employees are entitled to 160 hours of vacation. A one time, 80-hour longevity leave bonus is given on their service anniversary date at the 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, etc. years of service.
SICK LEAVE: Employees shall accrue eight hours of sick leave per month. New employees may bring with them up to 200 hours of accrued sick leave from their previous agency if their previous employer did not otherwise compensate them. New employees must provide documentation from their previous employer verifying their uncompensated sick leave hours.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE: 72 hours of administrative leave per calendar year is granted in recognition of the frequent requirement to work evenings, weekends and holidays in excess of 38hours per week. Any of the 72 leave hours not taken will be lost at the end of each calendar year. Employees are able to cash out up to 24 hours accrual at the end of each calendar year.
JURY LEAVE: Employees required to serve on a jury are entitled to their regular compensation for up to 76 hours.
HOLIDAYS/FLOATING HOLIDAY HOURS: All Unit employees shall receive 37.5 floating holiday hours each calendar year. In addition, employees shall be entitled to the following holiday with pay each calendar year. Each holiday shall be valued at 9.5 hours.

• New Year's Day (January 1)
• Martin Luther King's Birthday (The third Monday in January)
• Presidents' Birthday (The third Monday in February)
• Memorial Day (The last Monday in May)
• Juneteenth (June 19th)
• Independence Day (July 4th)
• Labor Day (The first Monday in September)
• Veteran's Day (November 11th)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day (December 25th)

Employees shall receive additional floating holiday hours when any of the ten (10) holidays fall on the employee's scheduled day off work. For example, with a Monday through Thursday schedule, any holiday that falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday shall be converted from 9.5 holiday hours to 9.5 floating holiday hours.
RETIREMENT:
The City of Claremont offers enrollment in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS):
PERS Plan Formula- The City shall provde the 2.5% @ 55 PERS contract option to current miscellaneous employees hired prior to March 19, 2012. An employee who is hired by the City after March 19, 2012, from another Public Employees' Retirement (PERS) agency or agency with PERS reciprocity, or with a break in service of 6 months or less, shall receive the Second Tier PERS benefit formula of 2% @ 55. A returning Claremont City employee that was enrolled in PERS will receive the PERS benefit formula they received while previously employed with the City, irrespective of the break in service. An employee who is a new enrollment in PERS, is not coming from an agency with PERS reciprocity, or has a break in service greater than 6 months shall be enrolled in the Third Tier PERS benefit formula of 2% @ 62.
All miscellaneous employees hired prior to March 19, 2012 shall contribute 8% towards their PERS member contributions. An employee receiving the Second Tier PERS Benefit formula of 2% @ 55 shall contribute 7% towards their PERS member contributions. Employees receiving the Third Tier PERS Benefit formula of 2% @ 62 shall contribute 6.5% or 50% of the total normal cost rate, whichever is greater, towards their PERS member contributions.
Both City and employee contributions shall at the time of separation, belong to the employee.
PERS Highest Pension Calculation Compensation Period - The City shall continue to provide the Single Highest Year Final Compensation Pension calculation benefit to current miscellaneous employees hired prior to March 19, 2012. Miscellaneous employees hired after March 19, 2012 shall receive the Three Year Final Compensation calculation benefit.
The City shall provide miscellaneous employees under the 2.5% @ 55, 2% @ 55, and 2% @ 62 plan tiers with the following benefits/provisions:

• Credit for unused sick leave (Government Code Section 20965).
• 1959 Survivor Benefit (Third Level benefits)

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: Employees have the opportunity to participate in a supplemental retirement savings plan offered through MissionSquare. Through tax-deferred payroll deductions, employees are eligible to deposit funds into their account, up to the maximum allowed by law.
Participation in this program:

• Shelters a portion of your salary from income taxes;
• Invests in high-performing funds yielding tax-deferred earnings;
• Provides a superior tool for retirement planning and savings.

401 (a) PLAN: Employees have the opportunity to participate in this tax deferred retirement savings tool. Employees may defer compensation up to $46,000 annualy or 100% of income, whichever is less.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM: This program was established to provide tenure and savings incentives for exempt employees. Beginning with the employee's third consecutive year of service, the City will match up to one percent of the employee's base pay, payable into their deferred compensation account. This percentage increases to two percent at the beginning of their fifth year, three percent at the beginning of their sixth year, four percent at the beginning of their eighth year, and five percent at the beginning of their tenth year.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY: The City provides a long-term disability plan. This benefit is in case an employee sustains a non-work-related illness or injury that results in their inability to work for a long period of time. In this event, they will receive 66.66% of their base pay after 60 days, and continued payment until they are medically able to return to work, or until they reach the age of 65, whichever comes first (maximum of $8,000 per month).
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT: Employees may participate in the City's tuition reimbursement program. The amount of reimbursement will be up to $1,500 per fiscal year. Reimbursable items include registration, tuition, textbooks, and parking.
BILINGUAL PAY: Employees are eligible to receive $50 monthly bilingual pay upon successful completion of a proficiency exam for Spanish or other language as may be designated by the City.
CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP: Employees are eligible for membership in the F & A Federal Credit Union. F & A offers a wide variety of services including checking and savings accounts and all types of loans (automobile, vacation, personal, first and second home mortgages, and more!).
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): The City cares about the emotional and physical well-being of its employees and their families and offers a City paid Employee Asssistance Program.
DIRECT DEPOSIT PAYROLL: Employees may authorize the automatic deposit of their paycheck into their checking, savings, or credit union account.
Revised: July 2023
Closing Date/Time: 6/18/2024 1:00 PM Pacific