The City of Redwood City

Invite your application for the position of:

Contract Assistant Engineer I/II

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Why join the Redwood City team? Diverse. Goal-Oriented. Vibrant. Flexible. These would all be associated with your work in our dynamic community and on our high-performing team. We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service and creativity. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication. The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a hard-working and fun Community Development team that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The current opening is in the Engineering and Transportation Division of the Community Development Department, and provides an excellent opportunity for an entry level or journey level civil engineer seeking variety and challenge. Please review the detailed job description for the Assistant Engineer I/II here, which includes more information on the duties and essential knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position. This position will be filled at either the I or II level, depending on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate.

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Assistant Engineer I/II.

• Please click on the job announcement file below to review the recruitment flyer.
• A complete application is required, including a resume and written supplemental questionnaire.
• Please see special instructions for more information on supplemental questionnaire.
• Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis.

• Submit your application via www.CalOpps.org by: Monday April 1, 2023 to be considered in the first application review cycle and oral board process.

• FYI: this position has hybrid schedule options available; see recruitment flyer for more information about benefits.

Will have a record of demonstrating the following:

• Creative Problem-Solving and Innovative Thinking – Evaluating past practices and best practices; developing creative and innovative solutions that improve outcomes and promote efficiency; implementing and managing change.
• Technical Competency – Ability to prepare reports and to perform engineering design calculations; Understanding of Federal and State regulations and permitting requirements related to municipal utilities.
• Planning and Organizing – Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently and accurately.
• Interpersonal Communication – Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with others; relating well to people from varied backgrounds and in different situations.
• Continuous Learning and Self-Development – Actively identifying, creating and participating in learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge on the job and learning through its application.

The supplemental questionnaire is a key component of your application and will be used to assist us in evaluating your qualifications, background, analytical ability and writing skills. Applications without answers will not be considered complete. There is no strict minimum or maximum word count, and we encourage you to submit thoughtful and complete responses. As a rough guide with regard to maximum length, we anticipate that candidates should easily be able to answer questions within the space provided.

(650)780-7243

calopps@redwoodcity.org