The City of San Marcos is recruiting for a qualified Senior Civil Engineer to join the Land Development Engineering Division of the Development Services DepartmentAnnual salary range: $112,914 - 147,327, DOE Historically one of the fastest growing cities in San Diego County, this is an exciting time to be a part of the City of San Marcos. San Marcos is purposefully shaping its emerging community, and as the Senior Civil Engineer in the Land Development Engineering Division, you will help guide that legacy.    The Land Development Engineering Division coordinates the City’s engineering and technical review of private development applications such as subdivisions of land, grading, public and private improvements, and site development plans.Due to the high demand for exciting engineering projects, we are offering a hiring incentive for this position - $10,000 payable with a successful 6month performance evaluation. Influencing the Big Picture Because we value innovation and partnership, we expect you to collaborate and foster positive working relationships with our partners and community and bring forth thoughtful and high-quality development projects. Serving the public is paramount to all that we do. We are driven by the more than 95,000 residents who count on us every day. For that reason, you must be responsive, collaborative and accountable to our community, customers and stakeholders. This includes working with our residents and other stakeholder groups to deliver projects that make a difference.  Your Day-to-Day By collaborating with our dynamic engineering team, the Senior Civil Engineer will work on exciting projects such as the City’s new North City downtown and surrounding developments in the University District, the revitalization of San Marcos Boulevard, and an exciting artistic mixed-use development within Marcos Specific Plan area.  You will be working closely with our other Divisions (Traffic, Building, and Planning) as well as numerous other Divisions and Departments on projects ranging from single family residential to 200-acre commercial, mixed-use, and residential developments. You will utilize your experience for reviews of grading and public improvement plans, subdivision maps, and technical studies such as storm water quality management plans, soils reports, drainage studies, traffic impact analyses, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents regarding entitlement projects and final engineering/construction drawings.   This position is an integral part of the entitlement process to facilitate successful outcomes of private development projects. You are a support role to Land Development Division’s project engineers by providing review oversight, technical expertise, and navigating complex design challenges. It is expected to operate collaboratively to achieve solutions on engineering issues for projects. You will work with applicant/developer teams, residents, external agencies, and City staff from the inception of entitlement process to development of construction drawings, and into construction. You are a representative of the division at Planning Commission and City Council public hearings and will present engineering-related information as part of the entitlement process and Land Development specific agenda items.    As a key professional in the organization, we’ll depend on your expertise on engineering standards, regulations, City policies, and professional standards of practice. You would advise the division on any needed updates on City standards, policies, and regulations to ensure the division is current with industry standards, and state and federally mandated regulations and laws. You will help to organize workload, highlight potential issues, resolve challenging technical issues, and report to the Principal Civil Engineer. An important role as a Senior Civil Engineer is mentoring, supervising, and cultivating the development of junior staff. You will be a proponent in growing a solution driven, enhancing and cultivating internal and external partnerships, and customer service-oriented culture within the team and throughout the organization.  The Right Perks Earn a competitive salary Our 9/80 work week means you'll have every other Friday offEligible for the City’s remote work policyGain generous health benefits (all medical premiums employer paid at 90%)Enjoy ample time off (14 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays to use at your discretion, vacation and sick leave) Participate in the CalPERS retirement system (Classic members 2% @ 55, PEPRA members 2% @ 62) and Social SecurityTuition Reimbursement Program of up to $1,500 per fiscal year, which can also be used for student loan payments$10,000 hiring incentive! Payable with a successful 6-month performance evaluation  Recruitment Timeline:  APPLICATION PERIODApplications will be accepted beginning December 10, 2024OPEN UNTIL FILLEDThis recruitment will accept applications on a continuous basis and will be open until filled.FIRST APPLICATION REIVEWThe first review of applications will be held on the week of January 20, 2025. Selected candidates will be contacted when the first interview date has been established.FIRST INTERVIEWSTentatively scheduled for Tuesday, February 4th SECOND INTERVIEWSTentatively scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th    If you are ready to join a team that welcomes fresh ideas – and empowers you to put them to work in a city that is hitting its stride – we'd love to hear from you. Learn more about the culture and the team at San Marcos by watching this video.  REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES Click here to read the full job description and learn more about the Senior Civil Engineer position.   EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:  Education/TrainingA bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or an engineering-related field is preferred. However, equivalent experience, certification, licensure and/or education from an accredited college or university will be considered in lieu of a degree.ExperienceFive years of responsible experience in civil engineering, with two years of experience leading staff and/or supervising projects.  Municipal or public agency experience preferred. License or Certificate  Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record.  Possession and maintenance of a valid certificate or registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California.