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.
The eligible list established as a result of this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies as they arise. To be included in the first round of application screening, submit your application by Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Following this date, applications will be screened on a bi-weekly basis.
