Engineering Manager



Job Details

Engineering Manager
Employer

San Bernardino County

Salary

$126,630.40 - $174,553.60 Annually

Location

Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

25-17001-01

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

04/12/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

The Job

The County of San Bernardino Wants You To Join Our Team!

Banner image for San Bernardino County Department of Public Works. Text reads: “Department of Public Works - Survey Party Chief.” In the background, workers in safety vests and hard hats are visible on a construction site.

We offer a competitive salary with bi-annual step increases of approximately 2.5% up to top salary step of $174,553 annually. 

The County of San Bernardino invites qualified applicants to apply for an excellent career opportunity in leadership as an Engineering Manager. These positions are responsible for managing a functional engineering division through subordinates and supervising the work of professional and technical engineering staff in the Department of Public Works (DPW)Essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following: planning, organizing, directing, and reviewing the work of engineers, planners, and technicians; receiving and reviewing plans for proposed improvements and land development projects; engaging in all phases of complex engineering studies and projects; preparing and administering annual division budget; overseeing the preparation of special reports, studies, engineering drawings, plans, and other documents; and coordinating engineering projects with other County departments, divisions, governmental agencies, regulatory agencies, consultants, engineering firms, private organizations, and public utility companies.

For more detailed information, refer to the Engineering Manager job description.

 
Coming from the private sector? Join our County team today and enjoy all the benefits that come with public employment!

Icons of employee benefits: Paid Time Off, Health & Wellness, Work Life Balance, Professional Development, and Retirement.

Health Benefits
Paid Time Off
Retirement
  • Medical and Dental: family coverage
  • Vision: employee coverage
  • Premium subsidies to offset health costs
  • Flexible spending account (FSA) pre-tax account for qualified healthcare expenses
  • Up to 4 weeks accruable vacation with cash-out option
  • 11 days accruable sick leave
  • 15 paid holidays
  • Perfect attendance leave
  • Flexible work schedules (in some departments)
  • Generous Pension
  • Retirement reciprocity may be available
  • 457(b) deferred compensation plan
  • Retirement Medical Trust Fund
For more information, please visit the link below:


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
 
Background: Incumbent must successfully complete a background check prior to appointment.

Travel: Travel to various sites throughout the County and the State is required; a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be provided at time of hire. Out-of-State travel is also required.

Physical: This position includes the following demands: frequent sitting, occasional walking, standing, bending, and squatting; fine manipulation in both hands; continuously reaching or working below the shoulder level; must frequently demonstrate near vision and occasionally demonstrate far vision; occasionally lift or carry ten (10) pounds or less; occasionally works near equipment and machinery on rough, uneven, rocky, or slippery surfaces; occasionally exposed to dust, gas, toxic materials, noise, and extremes in temperature and/or humidity; occasionally uses protective equipment or clothing.

Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.   

Minimum Requirements

Candidates must meet the license requirement and ONE (1) of the options listed below: 

License: 

All applicants must hold current status as a registered Professional Civil Engineer with the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs in addition to meeting one of the following options:

Option 1: 
Education: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.**
AND
Experience: One year of experience comparable to a Supervising Engineer, directing and supervising engineers, planners, technicians, and overseeing public works or building and safety related projects from the planning phase through the design and construction phases.
-OR-
Option 2: 
Education: Forty-five semester (68 quarter) units in civil engineering or a closely related field. Candidates must provide a list of completed coursework.**
AND
Experience: Three years of experience comparable to a Supervising Engineer, directing and supervising engineers, planners, technicians, and overseeing public works or building and safety related projects from the planning phase through the design and construction phases.

Candidates should ensure work history provided on the application includes any experience performing supervision, budget, project management, flood control, planning, contracts, environmental management and NPDES compliance, building and safety, transportation, sanitary landfill, and traffic.

**Note: Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education Degree Equivalency Evaluation: Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited school in Civil Engineering is highly desirable.
 

Selection Process

Application ProcedureApplications will be accepted until a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. To receive consideration for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental application. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience and skills, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

All communications regarding the selection process will be via email. Applicants are encouraged to check their e-mail frequently to learn additional information regarding this recruitment. Check your GovernmentJobs account for notifications. Update your firewalls to allow e-mails from San Bernardino County through governmentjobs.com. Update your Spam, Junk, and Bulk settings to ensure it will not spam/block/filter communications from email addresses with the following domain "@hr.sbcounty.gov". Finally, be sure to keep your personal information updated. Taking these steps now will help ensure you receive all communications regarding this recruitment.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline.  Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email.  We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.  

If you require technical assistance, please click HERE to review the Government Jobs online application guide or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627.  Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the internet connection, computer or browser used to submit the application.  

EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.  
 
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. 

Management Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits,* please click here.

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/.  

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

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PLEASE READ THE BELOW STATEMENT
Instructions:
The information provided on your application and in your responses to the following Supplemental Questionnaire will be used to determine if you meet the minimum requirements for this position, as well as in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. It is in your best interest to be as thorough as possible in your responses. Resumes will NOT be reviewed to determine qualifications. Applicants will not be able to update their application materials or answers to the questionnaire once the application has been submitted. Note: Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application.
  • I have read and understand the above statement.
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Registration: Provide your California Professional Engineer registration number, type and expiration date. If no registration, indicate N/A.
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List your college coursework in the box below, including any courses in engineering or a related field. List the school, course title and number, and number of units (semester or quarter) earned. Example: CSUSB, Intro to Engineering, ENG 100, 4 qtr units You may also attach copies of your college transcripts in lieu of listing coursework. Candidates who possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field do not need to provide list of coursework.
04
Supervision: Describe your experience as a supervisor. Include experience in hiring, assigning and reviewing work, completing work performance evaluations, handling disciplinary actions, developing work schedules and approving time off. Indicate the number of subordinate staff and their titles. If no experience, indicate N/A.
05
Budgets: Describe your experience and responsibilities budgeting capital improvement projects, 5/10 year rolling plans, monitoring costs and expenditure approvals. Indicate, by employer, the number of months performing these duties. If no experience, indicate N/A.
06
Project Management: Describe your experience which includes directing and supervising engineers, planners, and technicians. Include your experience from the planning through the design and construction phases and interacting with the public, regulatory agencies and government agencies. If no experience, indicate N/A.
07
Contracts: Describe and expand on your contract experience with professional consultants and construction contracts, include your role and responsibilities in the awarding, monitoring, conducting inspections and overall administration of contracts. Indicate, by employer, the number of months performing these duties. If no experience, indicate N/A.
08
Flood Control Engineering and Planning: Describe and expand on your experience and responsibilities in Flood Control Design, and Engineering, in the areas of planning. Indicate, by employer, the number of months performing these duties. If no experience, indicate N/A.
09
Environmental Management and NPDES Compliance: Describe and expand on your experience in Environmental Management and NPDES Compliance. Include your role and responsibilities in managing environmental analysis for public projects in accordance with CEQA and NEPA statute and guidelines. Include your experience in acquiring various State and Federal regulatory permits, negotiating mitigation and implementation requirements as applicable. Also describe your experience adhering to State Water Board issued municipal stormwater discharge permits, implementation, monitoring or public outreach as they relate to stormwater. If no experience, indicate N/A.
10
Building and Safety: Describe your experience reviewing and examining complex building plans for conformance with State and local codes, regulations, and ordinances. Include your specific responsibilities and experience in the area of California building codes, construction plans, grading plans, or drainage and water quality management plans. If no experience, indicate N/A.
11
Transportation: Describe and expand on your experience in Transportation Planning and Design. Include your role and responsibilities in managing CIP programs, Pavement Management, developing and managing development impact fees, applying for Federal and State and coordination with Caltrans indicate by employer the number of months performing these duties. If no experience, indicate N/A.
12
Sanitary Landfill: Describe your experience and expand on Sanitary Landfill Engineering and Waste Management, including designing landfill liner systems, landfill gas extraction and collection systems, preparing fill-sequencing plans, management of condensate and leachate, compaction of waste, site maintenance, closures and expansions. Indicate, by employer, the number of months performing these duties. If no experience, indicate N/A.
13
Traffic: Describe and expand your experience Traffic Engineering, including your specific role and responsibilities, as well as the scope and length of the project. Describe your experience in reviewing traffic studies, condition developers to mitigate for their impacts. Describe your experience in presentations to planning commissions, and governing bodies. Also, describe your experience in traffic investigation studies, reviewing and solving traffic problems. Indicate, by employer, the number of months performing these duties. Maintenance; describe and expand on your experience in managing complex maintenance programs in roads, flood control, and landfills. Include your experience in dealing with issuing permits, interacting and responding to the public, regulatory agencies, and elected officials. If no experience, indicate N/A.
14
Specialty Areas: Describe and expand on your experience in your specific area(s) of expertise performing public works projects. If no specialty areas, indicate N/A.
15
Interaction: Describe your experience interacting with governmental agencies, regulatory agencies, consultants and the public. If no experience, indicate N/A.
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided us with your application is current, secure, confidential, and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).
  • I understand.
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We have become aware of an increase in Gmail's spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox.

For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to download the PDF file. Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources.

Note: If you apply the filters and still do not receive emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources you can check your www.governmentjobs.com (Neogov) account inbox. All notifications will appear there.

  • I understand.
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

  • I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.

* Required Question

Employer
San Bernardino County
Phone
(909) 387-8304
TTY Users: 711
Website
http://www.sbcounty.gov/jobs
Address
175 West Fifth Street, 1st Floor

San Bernardino, California, 92415-0440

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