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Civil Engineer – Senior (Tahoe)

Placer County
Post Date
April 28, 2026
Closing Date
October 1, 2026
Salary
$135,116.80 - $168,771.20/year + $1,100/mo Tahoe Assignment Premium
Description

Placer County is currently accepting applications to fill a vacancy in the Department of Public Works – Tahoe Engineering Division.This is a leadership position in the Department of Public Works responsible for supervising an engineering team dedicated to delivering important stormwater, environmental, recreation, infrastructure, and transportation projects in the Tahoe area. The East Placer region is an exciting and dynamic work environment. The ideal candidate for this position will rely on strong communication skills to foster and maintain effective working relationships with multiple Tahoe area regional partners, agencies, community groups, business owners, residents, and interested parties, as well as multiple County departments and divisions to advance Placer County and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) regional programs and projects.

The ideal candidate possesses experience in a diversity of fields including stormwater, environmental, recreation, infrastructure, and transportation through designing, permitting, and delivering various improvement projects from traditional roadway operational improvements (signals, roundabouts, widening, etc.) to recreational infrastructure including multimodal pedestrian and bicycle path facilities, as well as transit facilities such as bus shelters, transit/mobility hubs to stormwater capture and treatment units. Previous experience in obtaining and utilizing a variety of federal, state, and local funding sources to plan, design, and construct improvement projects is desirable. 
 
*General Wage Increase: This classification is scheduled to receive a general wage increase of 3% in July 2026.
 
*Tahoe Branch Assignment Premium: Salary plus up to an additional $1,100 per month Tahoe Branch Assignment Premium for employees who are permanently assigned to a position located in the North Lake Tahoe Area.
Qualifications

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below.

Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in engineering, including two years of supervisory responsibility.

Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field.

Required License or Certificate:

  • Possession of a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer in an appropriate discipline as issued by the State of California.
  • May need to possess a valid driver’s license as required by the position.  Proof of adequate vehicle insurance and medical clearance may also be required.