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Location : Oakland, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 24-ET117-03
Department: Oakland Public Works Department
Opening Date: 03/08/2024
Closing Date: 3/19/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: UM1
The Position
The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city's historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees. Situated at the heart of the Bay Area, the City of Oakland is a vibrant, diverse, and exciting place to work. It is easily accessible, on the forefront of Race and Equity work, and a full-service organization with many innovative community services.
The City of Oakland is recruiting for a Principal Civil Engineer in the Construction Management Division within the Public Works Department (OPW). This is the best time to join our team! The Public Works Department is filling positions vacated due to internal transfer. We are under stable leadership and in the early stages of transforming our hiring process. Your unique experiences will be an important contribution to our success. Oakland is a learning organization, committed to developing talent and growing our own!
The Construction Management Division manages the construction of all City of Oakland major capital improvement projects including building and facilities, parks and open spaces, sanitary sewer projects, storm drain projects, waterways and watershed projects, transportation projects, asphalt paving, curb ramp and sidewalk reconstruction, ADA path construction, bike lane construction, safe route improvement projects, etc. These construction projects are authorized, programed, and funded through the Capital Improvement Program. OPW manages construction progress, payment for construction and/or professional services contracts to ensure compliance of prompt payment and contract compliance policies and oversees staffing and all functions in construction management.
The ideal candidate will be an individual with a positive and enthusiastic attitude who wants to be part of our team. We offer wonderful benefits, retirement plans, a great organizational culture, and much more!
We are looking for someone who is:
A Leader: You guide and encourage others to accomplish common goals and provide a clear vision for the division and viable strategies to accomplish goals.
A Communicator: You establish rapport and maintain mutually productive relationships that encourages others for input, contribution, and shared responsibility of outcomes.
A Critical Thinker/Problem Solver: You analytically and logically evaluate information, propositions, and challenges and come up with achievable options to advance the work of the division.
Results Driven: You meet organizational goals and customer expectations and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Experienced and Skilled in Public Works Construction Management: You possess considerable knowledge of public works construction management best practices, regulatory and technological trends, change order negotiation and claims mitigation, and conflict resolutions. You should also have the ability to manage complex and highly technical construction projects including vertical construction and horizontal construction projects, facilities, parks, and transportation projects to meet project plans and specification and contracts requirements.
What you will typically be responsible for:
Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
Using Technology: Working with electronic hardware and software applications
Action & Results Focused (Taking Initiative): Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
Attention to Detail: Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
Innovative Problem Solving: Identifying and analyzing problems in order to propose new and better ways of doing things
Communication Informing: Proactively obtaining and sharing information
Interpersonal Handling & Resolving Conflict: Managing interpersonally strained situations
Interpersonal Involving Others (Engaging Teams): Engaging others for input, contribution, and shared responsibility for outcomes
Group Effectiveness Managing Performance: Ensuring superior individual and group performance
Handling Stress: Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
Organizational Effectiveness Allocating Resources: Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness Leading Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrating cooperation and teamwork while working within and across divisions, functions, or teams
Organizational Effectiveness Project Management: Ensuring that projects are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
Organizational Effectiveness Strategic Thinking & Perspective: Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives
Minimum Requirements for Application
The following qualifications are guidelines, as the appointing authority has broad discretion in filling positions in this classification.
Any combination of experience and education that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.
Experience:
Three years of progressively responsible experience in design and construction management of Civil Engineering projects, drafting of ordinances and resolutions, and contract and budget administration, including at least one year of supervisory experience.
Desirable Qualifications:
Supplemental Information
What's in it for you?
The Recruitment Process:
This is an at-will position, exempt from the provisions of the City of Oakland Civil Service Rules, per Charter Section 902. All applications received will be forwarded to the Public Works Department for further consideration.
All applications received will be forwarded to the hiring manager for further consideration.
Applicants are required to submit criminal history information upon request after receiving a conditional offer of employment. If the requested information is not furnished in a timely manner, applicants will not qualify for further consideration and will be removed from the eligible list.
The City of Oakland reserves the right to modify the selection process and date of examination as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
How to Apply
Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least two to three hours to submit your application if you are a new user on the system. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY. You may apply and view current openings by visiting our employment opportunities webpage at:
If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer stations available at any City of Oakland Public Library. There are also workstations at the Human Resources Management Department, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Workstations are available during regular business hours (normally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday. You may also call the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department during regular business hours at (510) 238-3112 for information; however, we are unable to provide technical support for the online application system.
The City of Oakland is committed to the wellbeing of its employees and offers comprehensive health and wellness services along with an array of other benefits for most positions. Benefits may include*:
• CalPERS Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Medical Waiver Plan - Cash-In-Lieu
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Group & Supplemental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH)
• Pension Benefits
• Deferred Compensation
* Specific benefits may vary depending on the assigned specific bargaining unit. Information regarding most benefits can be reviewed here: Current MOUs may be reviewed here:
Location : Oakland, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 24-ET117-03
Department: Oakland Public Works Department
Opening Date: 03/08/2024
Closing Date: 3/19/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: UM1
The Position
The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city's historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees. Situated at the heart of the Bay Area, the City of Oakland is a vibrant, diverse, and exciting place to work. It is easily accessible, on the forefront of Race and Equity work, and a full-service organization with many innovative community services.
The City of Oakland is recruiting for a Principal Civil Engineer in the Construction Management Division within the Public Works Department (OPW). This is the best time to join our team! The Public Works Department is filling positions vacated due to internal transfer. We are under stable leadership and in the early stages of transforming our hiring process. Your unique experiences will be an important contribution to our success. Oakland is a learning organization, committed to developing talent and growing our own!
The Construction Management Division manages the construction of all City of Oakland major capital improvement projects including building and facilities, parks and open spaces, sanitary sewer projects, storm drain projects, waterways and watershed projects, transportation projects, asphalt paving, curb ramp and sidewalk reconstruction, ADA path construction, bike lane construction, safe route improvement projects, etc. These construction projects are authorized, programed, and funded through the Capital Improvement Program. OPW manages construction progress, payment for construction and/or professional services contracts to ensure compliance of prompt payment and contract compliance policies and oversees staffing and all functions in construction management.
The ideal candidate will be an individual with a positive and enthusiastic attitude who wants to be part of our team. We offer wonderful benefits, retirement plans, a great organizational culture, and much more!
We are looking for someone who is:
A Leader: You guide and encourage others to accomplish common goals and provide a clear vision for the division and viable strategies to accomplish goals.
A Communicator: You establish rapport and maintain mutually productive relationships that encourages others for input, contribution, and shared responsibility of outcomes.
A Critical Thinker/Problem Solver: You analytically and logically evaluate information, propositions, and challenges and come up with achievable options to advance the work of the division.
Results Driven: You meet organizational goals and customer expectations and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Experienced and Skilled in Public Works Construction Management: You possess considerable knowledge of public works construction management best practices, regulatory and technological trends, change order negotiation and claims mitigation, and conflict resolutions. You should also have the ability to manage complex and highly technical construction projects including vertical construction and horizontal construction projects, facilities, parks, and transportation projects to meet project plans and specification and contracts requirements.
What you will typically be responsible for:
- Managing construction projects including Public Works and Department of Transportation projects ensuring projects meet project scope, schedule and budget as approved by Council
- Overseeing and managing the construction management team consists consisting of licensed engineers, entry-level engineers, inspectors, consultants, and testing lab services to deliver multimillion construction projects.
- Overseeing and managing day to day construction management activities including issuance of Notice to Proceed, and review reviewing and approving invoices, review and approve Request for Information (RFI), Submittals, correspondence, notice of potential claim, claim package, change order request requests and approval.
- Updating, maintaining, and enforcing City Construction Management Manual and Standard Details.
- Supporting and assisting Assistant Director in overall Bureau operation and program delivery.
- Mitigating and resolving contractors claims and change order request.
- Ensuring projects are constructed meeting City plans and specification and quality standards.
- Oakland has a wide variety of projects with different complexity and challenges that will encourage use of your creativity and experiences in identify issues and resolve project issues.
- Oakland Public Works Department has a strong organizational culture in which you will feel part of a team that collectively works to improve the city.
- You will work in a team environment that is focused on supporting our employees' ability to do their best work.
- The Bureau of Design and Construction is a team of professional technical staff with a variety of experiences from architecture, professional engineering, construction management and inspection, contract administration and management that work very well together to deliver common goal.
- You may encounter high volume of construction projects with limited staff availability.
- You may be faced with high staff turnover due to promotions and retirements, carrying on tasks that are incomplete and following up with contractors, citizens and in-house divisions.
- You will need to be organized to keep up with reports, division budget changes and attend meetings.
- You will be tasked to explore different alternative delivery methods that improve the current delivering of project scope, schedule and budget.
Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
Using Technology: Working with electronic hardware and software applications
Action & Results Focused (Taking Initiative): Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
Attention to Detail: Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
Innovative Problem Solving: Identifying and analyzing problems in order to propose new and better ways of doing things
Communication Informing: Proactively obtaining and sharing information
Interpersonal Handling & Resolving Conflict: Managing interpersonally strained situations
Interpersonal Involving Others (Engaging Teams): Engaging others for input, contribution, and shared responsibility for outcomes
Group Effectiveness Managing Performance: Ensuring superior individual and group performance
Handling Stress: Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
Organizational Effectiveness Allocating Resources: Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness Leading Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrating cooperation and teamwork while working within and across divisions, functions, or teams
Organizational Effectiveness Project Management: Ensuring that projects are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
Organizational Effectiveness Strategic Thinking & Perspective: Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives
Minimum Requirements for Application
The following qualifications are guidelines, as the appointing authority has broad discretion in filling positions in this classification.
Any combination of experience and education that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.
Experience:
Three years of progressively responsible experience in design and construction management of Civil Engineering projects, drafting of ordinances and resolutions, and contract and budget administration, including at least one year of supervisory experience.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or construction engineering and management
- 7 years of full time supervisory experience as a manager with at least five years of experience at the level of principal, group manager, or at a higher-level position within public works agencies
- Valid California Driver's License throughout the tenure of employment.
- Valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer or an Architecture license in the State of California
Supplemental Information
What's in it for you?
- 15 paid holidays
- Vacation - 2 weeks per year minimum with the ability to accrue more depending on public sector years of service
- Retirement - CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System) with a pension formula of 2.5% @ 55 (for Classic CalPERS members) and 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS members. Classic Employees contribute 8% of pre-tax wages. The City of Oakland does not participate in Social Security
- Health - The City of Oakland pays for the cost of employee and eligible dependent coverage at the Kaiser rate. Other plans include Anthem, Blue Shield, United Health Care and other HMO and PPO plans
- Dental - The City of Oakland pays for Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents
- Vision - The City of Oakland pays for VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents
- Sick leave - Employees accrue 12 days per year
- Deferred Compensation - 457(b) pre-tax plan and an after-tax ROTH 401(k)plan
- Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Training, & Telecommuting.
The Recruitment Process:
This is an at-will position, exempt from the provisions of the City of Oakland Civil Service Rules, per Charter Section 902. All applications received will be forwarded to the Public Works Department for further consideration.
All applications received will be forwarded to the hiring manager for further consideration.
Applicants are required to submit criminal history information upon request after receiving a conditional offer of employment. If the requested information is not furnished in a timely manner, applicants will not qualify for further consideration and will be removed from the eligible list.
The City of Oakland reserves the right to modify the selection process and date of examination as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
How to Apply
Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least two to three hours to submit your application if you are a new user on the system. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY. You may apply and view current openings by visiting our employment opportunities webpage at:
If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer stations available at any City of Oakland Public Library. There are also workstations at the Human Resources Management Department, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Workstations are available during regular business hours (normally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday. You may also call the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department during regular business hours at (510) 238-3112 for information; however, we are unable to provide technical support for the online application system.
The City of Oakland is committed to the wellbeing of its employees and offers comprehensive health and wellness services along with an array of other benefits for most positions. Benefits may include*:
• CalPERS Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Medical Waiver Plan - Cash-In-Lieu
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Group & Supplemental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH)
• Pension Benefits
• Deferred Compensation
* Specific benefits may vary depending on the assigned specific bargaining unit. Information regarding most benefits can be reviewed here: Current MOUs may be reviewed here:
