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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-06-26; City Council; 10689; Asst & Associate Civil Engineer class revisionsCIT." OF CARLSBAD - AGENr- BILL REVISION OF THE ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER TITLES MTG. 6-26-90 AND ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER CLASSIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt Resolution No. @-A95 approving the deletion of the word "civil" from the classification titles of Associate and Assistant Civil Engineer. ITEM EXPLANATION: A memorandum from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, dated December 1, 1989, states that it is unlawful for a non-registered person to use titles such as Professional Engineer, Registered Engineer, and Civil Engineer. This statement originates from the Business and Professions Code Section 6732; Section 6787 states that anyone who uses any title whereby that person could be considered as practicing or offering to practice civil engineering is in violation and guilty of a misdemeanor. These restrictions do apply to state, county, and city agencies. However, the Business and Professions Code Sections 6732 and 6787 do not apply to the classification of Principal Civil Engineer. Therefore, staff recommends that the word "civil" be dropped from the classification titles of Associate Civil Engineer and Assistant Civil Engineer to avoid being in violation of the above restrictions. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact. EXHIBITS : Resol uti on No. 9fl-2@Z0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 90-202 A RESOL ITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE AMENDMENT OF CLASSIFICATION TITLES FOR ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER. WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends and the City Council concurs, that the classification titles for Associate Civil Engineer and Assistant Civil Engineer be amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitation is true and correct. amend descr amend 2. the classifications of Associate Engineer and Assistant Engineer as bed in Attachments A and B, attached hereto and made a part thereof. That the City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager to 3. That the City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager to the titles of Associate Engineer and Assistant Engineer as shown on Attachment C, attached hereto and made a part thereof. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 26th day of June , 1990, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Pettine, Mamaux and Larson A NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST : (SEAL) Attachment A Resol uti on No. 90-202 ASSOCIATE ENGINEER DEFINITION Under general direction, to perform difficult field and office civil and traffic engineering work in the design, construction and maintenance of public works facilities; to supervise and coordinate public works projects and to do related work as assigned. DISTINGUISH ING CHARACTERISTICS This is the journey level class for professional civil engineering work. Incumbents in this class perform difficult and complex work requiring prior professional civil engineering work experience and may assist in the supervision of other less experience professional and paraprofessional staff. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Supervise and perform professional engineering work in the design and construction of streets, sidewalks, water and sewage facilities, drainage structures, traffic control devices, and other public capital projects. Supervise and coordinate project management activities involving municipally sponsored capital publ ic works projects. Work with private developers and engineers to interpret City policies and ordinance requirements, review plans, and coordinate the work involved in privately sponsored residential, commercial and industrial projects. Review plans, maps, specifications, estimates, and other work for accuracy, presentation, and conduct inspection as appropriate to assure conformance with established engineering practices, laws, policies and ordinances. Propose and review legal descriptions, subdivisions and easement agreements and other documents relating to publ ic improvements. Calculate and collect fees and issue permits. Perform field inspection of publ ic works construction projects. Represent the City in the community and at professional meetings as required. Assist in the preparation and administration of the engineering division budget. Coordinate engineering-related activities with other City departments and divisions, and with outside agencies. Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff. Associate Engineer (cont’d.) QUALIFICATIONS Knowledqe of: (Depending upon the responsibilities assigned) General or traffic engineering principles and practices as applied to municipal publ ic works. Techniques for preparing designs, plans, specifications, estimates, reports and recommendations related to the publ ic works. Municipal operations as they relate to other City departments and divisions. Principles and practices of organization, administration, budgeting and personnel management. Ability to: Perform technical engineering work of a complex nature with a minimum of supervision. Establ ish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted course of work. Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing. Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff. ExDeri ence and Education in the Any combination of experience and education that would 1 kely prov,de the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: ExDerience Two years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the field of civil engineering. Educat i on Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering. Desirable SDeci a1 Reaui rement Possession of an Engineering-in-Training certificate. 4/90 Ass i stant Engineer (cont 'd. ) Abilitv to: Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing. Read and interpret plans and specifications. Understand and follow oral and written directions. Establish and maintain cooperative relationships. ExDerience and Education Any combination of experience and education that would 1 ikely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: ExDeri ence One year of experience performing profess engineering - civil related work. Education onal or paraprofess onal civil Equivalent to a bachelor's degree form an accredited college or university with major work in civil engineering. 4/90 Attachment B 90-202 Resolution No. ASS I STANT ENGINEER DEFINITION Under general supervision, to perform responsible types of professional civil and traffic engineering office and field work in the design and construction of public works, the review and plan checking of construction projects and the analysis and design of utility and traffic system requirements; and to do related work as assigned. Assist in conducting preliminary studies of engineering projects and help prepare plans for public improvements such as streets, storm drains, sewers, water works, and other public projects. Assist in the review of plans, maps, specifications, estimates and other work for accuracy, presentation and conformance with establ ished engineering practices, City policies and ordinances. May act as chief of a survey crew, running transit and keeping notes. Make calculations in surveying and other construction work. Inspect a variety of pub1 ic works construction projects performed by contractors for adherence to plans and specifications. Test completed systems. Make final recommendations to higher authority regarding the acceptability of construction work. Prepare and review reports and records. Perform office engineering work such as making maps, drawings, tracings, profiles, tabulating field data, designing elementary engineering structures and prepari ng speci f i cat i ons , contracts, and other documents. May conduct studies and analysis of engineering aspects of City planning activities. OUALIFICATIONS Know1 edqe of: Engineering mathematics, physics, drawing and instrument of the profession. Principles and practices of engineering field and office practices. Use of drafting and surveying instruments and other engineering aids.