Hybrid Assistant Engineer na City of Claremont, CA
City of Claremont, CA · Claremont, Estados Unidos Da América · Hybrid
- Junior
- Escritório em Claremont
About the Department
- Are you ready to experience a different kind of City? A City that challenges convention, embraces innovation, and demands excellence?
- Do you have the passion, drive, and commitment to succeed in a fast-paced, service-driven environment?
- The City of Claremont is known for its stellar service and quality leadership that is a result of a conscious effort by management to select only the brightest and best employees. Do you have the leadership skills to inspire those around you to greatness?
- The City of Claremont produces innovative programs that are setting the bar for municipalities across the country. Do you enjoy a challenging environment that will push you to be the best in your field?
Position Duties
The Assistant Engineer will assist in implementing development reviews, engineering plan checks, infrastructure design, utility projects plan check and permitting and field support. Some of the higher profile and exciting engineering projects underway include the recently completed Towne Avenue Complete Streets Project, Mountain Avenue Complete Streets Project design, upcoming Capital Improvements Projects, and the preparation of the upcoming Claremont’s Active Transportation Plan. In addition, the Division oversees various traffic signal upgrades, bicycle and pedestrian-related projects, utility permitting program oversight and citywide street resurfacing projects. They will assist with overseeing new development in Claremont, including housing and development related to the Claremont Colleges, perform complex professional engineering work under the supervision of the City Engineer, plan check and permit utility projects, perform field inspections when necessary, and provide customer service. This position require considerable knowledge of all aspects of civil engineering, including land development, traffic engineering and planning, design, construction, and maintenance of various civil engineering projects.
Work hours are either Monday through Thursday between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 pm or 7:30 am to 6:00 p.m. The Assistant Engineer may be required to attend Commission and Council meetings in the evenings, and other evening/weekend meetings or special events as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualified applicants for Assistant Engineer will have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in civil engineering. Two years of applicable engineering experience in development review and plan check, design, and construction of public works is required. Possession of an Engineering-In-Training Certificate from the State of California is desirable. A valid California Drivers’ License, good driving record, and proof of auto insurance are required.
Other Qualifications
The Community Development Department is responsible for managing and coordinating the work effort of three operating divisions: Planning, Engineering, and Building. To deliver the highly quality services necessary to fulfill the needs of the City Council and the citizens, the department has an annual operating budget of $3.5 million and 17 full-time employees encompassing all divisions.
THE COMMUNITY
Located 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles on the lower slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, Claremont is best known for its tree-lined streets, historic buildings, world-renowned colleges, and award-winning school system.
Claremont provides the charm of a New England town within comfortable driving distance of major Southern California attractions, sports stadiums, and the Ontario International Airport. Sunset magazine described Claremont in this manner, "College towns like this one may be commonplace on the East Coast, but Claremont, 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, stands out as a singular example in Southern California." Metrolink Rail Authority also named Claremont a Preferred Destination Point.
The City has a population of 36,000 people calling Claremont their home. Within the City's 14.14 square miles, Claremont has 24 City-owned parks and sports fields, with 2,555 acres of public parkland, of which 1,769 is wilderness. Claremont has over 24,000 City trees and has been a winner of the National Arbor Day Association's TREE CITY USA award for 30 consecutive years.
Claremont's success is not accidental, but the result of a long tradition of creating and encouraging community cooperatives and involvement in civic affairs, which has also worked successfully in the areas of business and economic retention and development. The City of Claremont exemplifies the quality of a model city and is viewed and respected as a leader in local government.
CITY GOVERNMENT
Claremont is a general law city that uses the Council-Manager form of government. A general law city operates under laws and rules established by the State of California.
The City Manager is hired by and responsible to the City Council. It is the responsibility of the City Manager and City staff to implement Council policies and ensure the smooth day-to-day delivery of municipal services. The City Council also appoints a City Attorney to provide legal counsel to the City organization.
The City Council is comprised of five members elected at large for four years. The terms of offices are staggered, with three members elected at one general municipal election and two at the next. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd-numbered years.
The City Council and staff is committed to fulfilling its mission to deliver the highest quality service possible to our community in a balanced and equitable manner. The City Council has identified the following Council priorities: Preserve our natural, cultural, and historic resources; Maintain financial stability; Invest in the maintenance and improvement of our infrastructure; Increase livability in our neighborhoods and expand opportunities for our business; ensure the safety of our community; through community-based policing and emergency preparedness; promote community engagement through transparency and communication; and develop anti-racist, anti-discrimination policies and plan to achieve community and organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- $1,500 a month for medical allowance.
- 3% Negotiated Salary Increase effective 7/1/26
- 38-hour work week
- 2% at 55 PERS retirement (Classic Members), Employee pays 7% of salary; 2% at 62 PERS retirement (New Member) Employee pays 6.5% of salary
- 96 hours - 160 hours vacation based on years of service
- 132.5 holiday/floating holiday hours
- 72 hours of Administrative Leave
- 96 sick hours per year (may bring up to 200 hours of sick leave from current employer)
- $75,000 life insurance on employee and $10,000 on dependents
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The City of Claremont is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Individuals with qualified disabilities who need reasonable accommodation during the selection process or in the performance of their duties must specify the accommodations needed, in writing, at the time when the employment application is submitted.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The City of Claremont is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives to build and sustain an environment that values diversity, welcomes opportunities to engage and understand others, and fosters a sense of belonging.
