Stationary Engineer, PWA

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. 

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.

DESCRIPTION

THE AGENCY

The mission of Public Works is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Alameda County by providing a safe, well-maintained, and lasting public works infrastructure through accessible, responsive and effective services. Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood and storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections. 

The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agency’s operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system. 

For more information about the Alameda County Public Works Agency, please visit their website at www.acgov.org/pwa.

THE POSITION

Under general supervision, to maintain and repair County owned and operated drawbridges, storm water lift stations and associated equipment and facilities, including but not limited to mechanical systems, electrical systems, water discharge systems, and building operations systems, and to perform related duties as required.

Positions in this class function at the journey-level and are expected to work with minimal supervision. Reporting to a Bridge and Pump Supervisor, incumbents in these positions must be able to perform assigned maintenance and repairs on moveable drawbridge spans and storm water lift stations and work safely under various working conditions. Employees in this class make decisions concerning the quality of the work performed; and make recommendations for necessary repairs, equipment modifications and installation of projects.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: Stationary Engineer, PWA (#9671)

IDEAL CANDIDATE

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below, Alameda County Public Works Agency seeks dynamic individuals to fill our positions of Stationary Engineer, PWA. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated a track record of success in the following areas:

• Maintaining and repairing County owned and operated drawbridges.
• Maintaining and repairing storm water lift stations and associated equipment and facilities, including but not limited to mechanical systems, electrical systems, water discharge systems and building operations systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I

The equivalent of three years full-time experience in the class of Building Equipment Maintenance Worker or an equivalent or higher-level class in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts) performing related work.

OR II

The equivalent of four years full-time experience in the operation, maintenance, repair and installation of heavy industrial electrical, mechanical, plumbing, control systems, engines and pumps.

License (required for all patterns): Possess and maintain a valid California Motor Vehicle Class C Driver’s License. Candidates must submit evidence from the DMV showing current status of their license at the time of application and must have a clean driving record for the previous three-year period.

Special Requirements:

• Must have normal hearing and eyesight, including depth perception and freedom from color and night blindness.
• Must comply with County and Cal OSHA policies, procedures, and guidelines (such as Respiratory Protection).

Working Conditions:

• Work in all weather, around heavy traffic, and large construction machinery.
• Work underground and inside confined space areas.
• Work in open steel structures at heights up to 180 feet and pit areas 40 feet below estuary level.
• Subject to be on-call 24 hours in order to respond to emergency situations and must actively participate in the program. This will require being on standby duty.
• Work around potentially hazardous movable working equipment.
• Subject to climbing, working from heights, bending, stooping, and lifting of heavy objects.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Methods, tools and equipment used in the skilled trades necessary for the maintenance and repair of all phases of bridge and storm water lift station equipment, electrical installations and machinery.
• Safety practices applicable to electrical and mechanical maintenance, marine traffic, and when performing work upon road and waterways.
• Regulations governing the operation of drawbridges and storm water lift stations.
• Regulations governing the operation of storm water lift stations.
• Mechanical systems including engines, gear drives, pumps, heat exchangers, etc.
• The operation of HVAC and control system.
• Provisions of the National Electrical Code.
• Plumbing systems and general plumbing repairs.
• Electrical systems and general electrical system repairs.
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
• Cathodic protection systems.
• Computer systems usage and common applications, such as MS Outlook, Word, and Excel, internet searches, etc.

Ability to:

• Learn the detailed operation of storm water lift stations and bridge machinery, electrical systems and pertinent maintenance methods.
• Read electrical and mechanical blueprints and schematics.
• Respond and act quickly, judiciously, and independently in emergency situations; and work under minimal supervision.
• Utilize and operate various machine and basic hand tools and equipment.
• Climb stairs, ladders and open structures; work in open steel structures at heights up to 180 feet and to 60 feet below the water level.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Diagnose and repair problems with storm water lift stations.
• Perform welding, brazing, soldering and other general machine shop work
• Fabricate, using material such as sheet metal, round stock, angle and flat iron, pipe and expanded metal screen.
• Follow general and detailed verbal and written instructions.
• Keep proper records pertaining to work schedules, log and shift operations and inventory items.
• Use basic computer software, MS Office-Word, Excel, Outlook.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1. A review of the applicants’ application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates’ final examination score. The oral interview may be administered virtually and/or contain situational exercises.

Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment. 

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

For more information on the Civil Service Selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLANDeadline for Filing: 5:00:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2025Review of Minimum Qualifications:January 10, 2025Notice to Non-Qualified applicants ONLY: Week of January 13, 2025Civil Service Oral Exam: *Week of February 17, 2025Notification of Exam Results:Week of February 24, 2025TENTATIVE SELECTION PLANDepartment Selection Process: Late March – Early April 2025

• The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification. Candidates selected to participate in the oral exam will receive an email notification at least 10 business days in advance of the exam date.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

BENEFITS

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employees discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well-being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Well-Being

• Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
• Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
• Vision or Vision Reimbursement
• Share the Savings
• Basic Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
• County Allowance Credit
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits – Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)

For your Work/Life Balance

• 12 paid holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Catastrophic Sick Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1st United Services Credit Union
• Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org, @jobaps.com, acgov.org and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the ‘My applications’ button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box Noreply@jobaps.com and Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions, please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Erika Beams, Human Resources Analyst 

Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda

Analyst Email Address Link: Erika.Beams@acgov.org jobs-near-me.org Phone: 510-272-6393

www.acgov.org/hrs

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.

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