Closing Date: Monday, September 22th, 2025, at 9:00 PM (PST)

Position: Specialist I/II-PW City Engineering

Department: Public Works-City Engineering 

Annual Salary: Specialist I- $69,326.40 - $88,480.32

                             Specialist II- $78,500.24- $100,188.40

Exempt - Not Eligible for Overtime

Benefits-eligible & 401(a) payment equals 5% of base salary.

General Summary: 

Seeking a highly motivated and detailed-orientated individual to join the Public Works (PW) - City Engineering team as Specialist 1/11. Under general Supervision, this position performs specialized technical tasks involving a variety of responsible, administrative, and paraprofessional duties in support of the division's operation and/or assigned project. Public Works Specialist incumbents will provide lead direction to the City Engineering Division and office support staff and make decisions of moderate impact and consequence within predetermined guidelines. The PW - Specialist II will assume additional responsibilities to enhance these efforts. This position will report to the CIP Analyst for the City Engineering Division.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Specialist I:

• Assists with office and administrative support, including preparing correspondence, reports and other communication materials, responding to customers and the public
• Archive and maintain data
• Coordinates logistics for a variety of processes, activities and meetings
• Conducts and responds to surveys and prepares related reports
• Performs data queries within the department's various databases and produces reports
• Participates in the preparation of material for newspapers, publications and/or websites

Specialist II:

• All functions of Specialist I.
• Leads and participates in office and administrative support, including preparing correspondence, reports and other communication materials, responding to customers and the public
• Archive and maintain data
• Coordinates logistics for a variety of processes, activities and meetings
• Conducts and responds to surveys and prepares related reports
• Performs data queries within the department's various databases and produces reports
• Prepare and/or deliver programs, training programs and other related workshops
• Participates in the preparation of material for newspapers, publications and/or websites
• Plans, assigns, schedules, supervises and evaluates the work of assigned staff
•  Collaborates with staff to develop, implement, and monitor work plans that support unit objectives.
• provides input to the annual budget; makes purchases and other expenditures in accordance with City procedures and monitors performance against the annual budget
• prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.

The duties listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive.  An employee may also perform other related duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor.  This position is considered exempt.

Minimum Qualifications:

Core Competencies:

• Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information
• Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work
• Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Safety Focus – Showing Vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Customer Focus – Attending to the Needs and expectations of customers
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness

Guiding Principles

1. Put people first.
2. Be visionary.
3. Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
4. Be Fiscally Responsible.
5. Be Creative.
6. Always Improving.
7. Be Adaptable and Resilient.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (moderate)
• Position self to bend or twist (frequent)
• To move, transport, position items up to 25 lbs. (frequent)
• Exposed to outdoor weather conditions (infrequent)
• Operate Equipment (none)
• Stationary or squatting position (frequent)

Environmental Factors:

• Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
• Interruptions (frequent)

Essential Cognitive Functions:

• Analyze (continuous)
• Computations (frequent)
• Generate Written Work Product (moderate)
• Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
• Interruptions (frequent)
• Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
• Organize (frequent)

Disaster Service Worker:

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 3100-3109, all public employees are declared disaster service workers subject to disaster service activities as may be assigned to them in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The City of Lancaster will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City of Lancaster is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting www.dfeh.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/.