Senior Civil Engineer - CIP Inspections

The County of Riverside's TLMA Transportation Department is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer.

This role will support the Construction Inspection Division located in Riverside, CA.

Assigned to the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Inspections team, the Senior Civil Engineer will plan, organize and direct the work of an engineering team; coordinate the work of the unit with that of other units, sections or agencies; supervise, review and perform highly complex engineering work; and perform other related duties as required.

The Senior Civil Engineer will have full responsibility for a specific unit or team engaged in engineering activities.

These duties require not only a high degree of technical engineering proficiency, but also the ability to plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.

The incumbent may also be responsible for managing roadway improvement projects, including ensuring compliance with State and County design standards, meeting project deadlines and schedule commitments, monitoring expenditures and budgets, overseeing quality assurance, managing assignments, resolving disputes, and coordinating with other functional units and agencies.

The Department desires candidates who possess, or are interested in obtaining, Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) certifications.

Highly competitive candidates will also possess experience managing or overseeing CIP inspections, experience serving as a Project Manager, Public Works experience, and experience working with Caltrans construction principles.

The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering, particularly as they apply to traffic and highway safety, transportation planning, highway design, flood control, construction, and maintenance; the characteristics and behavior of various construction materials; environmental monitoring programs; State and federal standards related to public works design and construction; engineering economics; and the principles and techniques of engineering administration, personnel management, and budgeting.

Meet the Team!
The Transportation Department is responsible for planning, designing, funding, building, operating and maintaining all roads, bridges, and transportation facilities within the unincorporated County territory.• Plan, organize, direct, and review the work of a unit engaged in a major phase of public works engineering; determine priorities for assigned projects.

• Supervise engineers and technicians or directly undertake construction quantity estimates, and contract documents in connection with the construction or maintenance of a variety of engineering projects including access roads, remediation projects, and closures.

• Oversee construction and surveying of various Capital Improvement Projects; review, evaluate, recommend, and/or approve proposals involving public works projects.

• Personally work on the more difficult engineering tasks; write spec...