Civil Engineer - Associate - #2025 - 14203 - 02

Civil Engineer - Associate

Salary: $51.49 - $64.31/hour; $107,099.20 - $133,764.80/year + $1,000/mo Tahoe Assignment Premium.

Department: Countywide

Job Type: Open - Tahoe Area.

Date Opened: 5/7/2025 9:00:00 AM.

Filing Deadline: Continuous

Employment Type:

• Permanent/Full Time (40 hrs/week)

Work Location:

• Tahoe City, CA and surrounding areas

HR Analyst: Suzanne Messina.

Position Information:

*The salary for this classification will be approximately $116,738.13 - $145,803.63/year, effective August 9, 2025.

*Tahoe Branch Assignment Premium will be $1,100 per month, effective August 9, 2025.

Placer County is currently accepting applications for the Department of Public Works - Tahoe Engineering Division and the Community Development Resource Agency (Engineering & Surveying Division).

Department of Public Works - Tahoe Engineering Division: This division is responsible for designing, permitting and constructing various transportation and infrastructure improvement projects ranging from roadway improvements to multimodal infrastructure such as multi-use paths and transit/mobility hubs. Additionally, this division is responsible for encroachments, private land development review, traffic safety and operations, and parking management in the Eastern Placer region. Ideal candidates will be goal driven, solution oriented, and possess excellent project management and communication skills.

Community Development Resource Agency - Engineering & Surveying Division: This Division provides review and oversight of grading, drainage, water quality, and site infrastructure improvements for private land development projects; issues Grading Permits; oversees permitted surface mining operations; assigns addresses; and reviews and records maps for the subdivision of land within the unincorporated areas of Placer County. The ideal candidate will possess the technical skills necessary to interpret and apply County standards to civil engineering plan sets and various technical reports, along with strong written and verbal skills to communicate with various departments, engineers, applicants, and developers, as well as represent the Engineering and Surveying Division at public hearings.

This continuous recruitment will remain open for the calendar year, or until the final filing date, whichever occurs first. The eligible list established from this continuous recruitment will expire by the end of the calendar year. Applicants will be eligible to reapply and take an examination if a new recruitment opens the following calendar year.

Applications will be screened on a bi-weekly basis.