Annual Salary Range: $101,670.40 - $157,601.60
First Review of Applications: May 30, 2025
Expected Start Date: July 2025

Overview of the Department

Role

SANDAG is seeking Senior Engineers to work within the SANDAG Engineering and Construction Department. These positions will plan, monitor and, coordinate various activities to ensure delivery of quality engineering and construction projects including coordinating environmental compliance, tracking project schedules and budgets, and resolving on-site construction and contract issues.

These positions are ideal for experienced engineering professionals with a strong interest in applying construction, design or project management expertise to the implementation of regional capital projects. We anticipate significant career development will occur while working on the types of duties and responsibilities described below and through mentoring and close collaboration with other senior employees.

Overview of Capital Development Program

The SANDAG Engineering and Construction Department is responsible for implementing projects that enhance the regional transportation network and improve the efficiency of existing resources in close collaboration with our regional partners. Examples of significant projects currently underway or in the planning process include the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvements, and high-priority Regional Bikeway Projects in the City of San Diego and other jurisdictions.

Typical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in civil, structural, electrical, systems or transportation engineering. Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of California is required for applicants to qualify as a Senior Engineer.
• Minimum of five years of increasingly responsible, professional capital project design, construction, and delivery experience, preferably for transportation-related projects.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, design, and manage the construction of a broad range of complex bus, rail, bikeway, street and/or other transportation projects.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage on-site contractors and sub-contractors and ensure projects are completed in accordance with approved designs and specifications. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, current trends, and practices related to engineering, construction, quality assurance and control, right-of-way, environmental permitting, program development, and implementation and administration of transportation projects in environmentally sensitive areas.

Benefits

SANDAG offers comprehensive benefits, to include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. Additionally, SANDAG offers the following:

• Hybrid work options
• 9/80 flexible work schedule
• Pay-for-performance merit increases
• Retirement - Defined Benefit Plan with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Retirement - 457 Defined Contribution Plan with Voya
• Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
• Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
• Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
• Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service

Visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag? for information. Closing Date: May 30, 2025. EOE.