SPECIAL PROJECTS PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - LAND DEVELOPMENT
Company: City of San Marcos
Location: San Marcos
Posted on: May 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Title: SPECIAL PROJECTS PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - LAND
DEVELOPMENT
Salary: $124,205.41 - $186,368.86 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Development Services
Opening Date: Development Services Engineering
Closing Date: Continuous
Location: 1 Civic Center Drive San Marcos, CA
Job Number: 2025 - 26
FLSA: Continuous
Description: SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Join the City of San Marcos Land Development Division as the
Special Projects Principal Engineer and shape the development of an
innovative new downtown area! Lead the City review and coordination
of this intriguing program of North City projects, including
high-rise residential structures, walkable streets alive with
unique businesses and services, and active transportation
improvements- just across the street from Cal State San Marcos and
in the middle of it all. The development is inspiring, fast-paced,
and challenging. Your contributions will shape a city that serves
generations to come.
Hiring Incentive: San Marcos offers competitive benefits, including
a $10,000 Hiring Incentive for the Principal Civil Engineer,
payable upon successful completion of a satisfactory 6-month
performance evaluation.
Learn more about the culture and team at San Marcos by watching
this video.
THE POSITION
As the Special Projects Principal Engineer, you work with
applicant/developer teams, City staff, residents, and external
agencies to guide the priorities and direction of specially
assigned North City East projects from inception, through the
entitlement process, to the development of construction drawings,
and into construction. Develop strong professional partnerships as
you navigate this fascinating redevelopment of a new downtown area
for San Marcos. Lend your perspective and experience to staff
engineers who can benefit greatly from the wealth of experience
that you bring to the San Marcos culture. The position reports to
the Land Development Principal Civil Engineer lead. Click here to
read the full job description and learn more about the Special
Projects Principal Engineer position. The Special Projects
Principal Civil Engineer is a full time, limited two-year term
position.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Enhanced Quality of Life.
We know work-life balance is key. Enjoy a rewarding career with
flexible work arrangements, while making a lasting impact on the
safety, mobility, and livability of our community. We offer
flexible scheduling and hybrid work options to support your
productivity and well-being. Whether you thrive in the office,
on-site, or with a blended approach, we are open to creating a
schedule that works for you.
Time to Make a Difference, and Time for Yourself.
If you are looking to balance your professional development with
personal commitments, we want to hear from you. San Marcos is open
to supporting your contributions with arrangements that could
include less-than-full-time work. Let us learn about you- we are
open to meeting your needs.
Fulfilling and Meaningful Work, Built to Last.
You've achieved a level of professional success, and you're driven
by work that moves you and that positively impacts the community.
Find that with San Marcos and North City East- from 12-story
student housing buildings, to affordable housing projects, to
reimagining San Marcos streets with active transportation
improvements. Excitement is building in North City East- be a part
of it.
The Right Perks
CONTACT USThink you might be interested? Would you like to learn
more about this position? Call, email, or join us for coffee- San
Marcos is a great place to be, and we'd love to tell you more about
it.
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.
RECRUITMENT TIMELINE:
APPLICATION PERIOD Applications accepted beginning March 13,
2025OPEN UNTIL FILLED
This recruitment will accept applications on a continuous basis and
will be open until filled. FIRST APPLICATION REVIEW
The first review of applications will be held on April 7, 2025.
Select candidates will be contacted when the first interview date
has been established.FIRST INTERVIEWSApril 10, 2025SECOND
INTERVIEWSTBD
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEAny 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 coursework in civil engineering or a related
field.ExperienceSix years of increasingly responsible, professional
civil engineering experience, including two years of project
management, administrative, and/or supervisory
responsibility.License and CertificationPossession of a valid
California Certificate of Registration as a Professional Civil
Engineer is required. Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's
license with satisfactory driving record.
Benefits: Click here to learn more about the benefits at the City
of San Marcos.
Holidays - The City observes fourteen (14) paid holidays that
include eleven (11) specifically designated days and three (3)
floating holidays.
Vacation Leave - A new employee will accrue eighty (80) hours of
vacation per calendar year for the first five years of service (one
hundred, twenty (120) hours for years five through ten, one
hundred, sixty (160) hours for years eleven through fifteen and two
hundred (200) hours after fifteen years). Vacation accrual begins
immediately; however, a new employee is not eligible to take
vacation leave until the completion of six (6) months of service
with the City.
Sick Leave - A new employee will earn ninety-six (96) hours of sick
leave each year.
Bereavement Leave - Employees are eligible to use up to 40 hours of
bereavement leave per fiscal year.
Executive Leave - As a "Management Exempt" At Will employee, you
will receive forty (40) hours of Executive Leave per fiscal year.
This leave cannot roll over, has no cash value, and any leave not
used by June 30th of each year will be lost.
Group Health Insurance Program - A new employee will become a
member of one of the City's group health plans (Aetna HMO, Aetna
AVN HMO, Aetna PPO, or Kaiser HMO) effective the first day of the
month following their date of hire. The City will pay 90% of the
health care premium and employees will pick up 10% of the premiums
of the plan they select.
Voluntary Dental/Vision Insurance Programs - The City offers two
voluntary dental insurance programs, an HMO program and a PPO
Program, as well as a voluntary vision insurance program.
Section 125 Flexible Spending Account - All employees are eligible
to participate in the City's Section 125 Flexible Spending Account
plan administered by Benefit Coordinators Corporation (BCC). This
is an IRS-approved plan which enables you to have withheld from
your paycheck an amount to cover eligible dependent care, and
certain eligible medical expenses without being subject to federal
income or social security tax on the income used to pay for these
benefits. Retirement - The City participates in both the Social
Security (FICA) and the California Public Employees' Retirement
Systems (CalPERS). The City currently contracts with CalPERS for
the 2% at 55 benefit formula, Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance,
and 3 year average final pay for CLASSIC members and 2% at 62,
Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance, and 3 year average final pay
for PEPRA (new) members. Employees will contribute 7% or 6.5%
towards CalPERS, depending whether a classic or new member.
Retiree Health Savings (RHS) - All employees participate in a
Retiree Health Savings plan through the ICMA Retirement
Corporation.
Additional Benefits - The City offers additional benefits such as
short and long-term disability, group life insurance, accidental
death and dismemberment insurance, employee benefit allocation
program and workers' compensation insurance.
Questions: 01A Professional Engineer licensure current in the State
of California and in good standing is required. Please provide any
relevant license numbers.
Compensation details: 124205.41-186368.86 Yearly Salary
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