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Associate Civil Engineer

The City of Napa's Utilities Department is comprised of the Water and Engineering Division, and the Solid Waste and Recycling Division which are both responsible for delivering core services to residents, business and visitors throughout the City of Napa and County of Napa. Our Water and Engineering Division is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and capital improvement program of the municipal drinking water system that serves over 86,000 customers throughout the City of Napa and unincorporated Napa County. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and reliable supply of high-quality drinking water for its residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. Our Solid Waste and Recycling Division handles the City's contract with a private waste hauler, and coordinates the City-owned state-of-the-art materials diversion facility. This is a very exciting time for the Utilities Department as the City of Napa enters a period of significant development momentum. With the extent of ongoing and upcoming projects, the City is searching for a dynamic professional engineer to focus on engineering design and support for water system capital improvements, operations and maintenance functions, as well as capital improvements to the materials diversion facilities.

As an Associate Civil Engineer, you will support the engineering and operations team in a variety of capital improvement and maintenance projects but primarily, will be expected to oversee, administer and ensure compliance with the City's water system, solid waste and recycling standards in support of existing services and new development. Under the direction of a Senior Civil Engineer, the Associate Civil Engineer will perform tasks to support and ensure compliance with City standards, which may include but not limited to, supervising and participating in the design and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for a wide variety of private development projects, some of which may result in City ownership of privately built infrastructure. A successful candidate will have familiarity with development processes at the local level, as well as the ability to interact with developers and/or customers and explain complex concepts as they relate to water utility, solid waste and recycling operations.

Special Requirements: Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California with good standing is required.

Our Utilities Department is currently seeking applicants for two (2) Associate Civil Engineer openings in the following focus areas: Construction Management and CIP Design. Construction Management: This Associate Civil Engineer position will be primarily responsible for managing the construction portion of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) within the Water and Engineering Division. Ideal candidates will have strong construction management and project management experience. The position is responsible for scheduling, budget tracking, contractor oversight, and contract and project management to support timely, cost-effective, and compliant project delivery. The position is also responsible for helping ensure adherence to safety standards and local, state, and federal regulations. CIP Design: This Associate Civil Engineer position will have a greater focus on CIP design. Ideal candidates will have technical skills in pipeline and/or treatment plant design and in project management. The position may be responsible for the projects that involve the design of distribution and transmission mains in compliance with City Standards; managing improvements for treatment plants, tanks, pump stations; and managing dam compliance and improvements.

Compensation and Benefits: The current salary range for this outstanding opportunity is $129,326.28 to $156,224.46. An upcoming 2% salary increase will take effect on July 1, 2026 and the new salary range will be $131,912.81 - $159,348.95. Placement within this range is dependent upon qualifications. In addition, the City offers an attractive benefits package, including: vacation, paid holidays, extra paid time off, sick leave, dental and medical insurance plans, health in-lieu option, retirement, retiree health insurance, deferred compensation program, life insurance and AD&D, phone stipend, tuition and professional development reimbursement, and prior years of service vacation accrual credit.