Description
The Position
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED PLAN CHECK ENGINEER TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR TALENTED, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY!
The City of Santa Rosa planning & Economic Development is seeking a professional engineer or architect to review commercial, industrial, residential, and multi-residential buildings and development plans to ensure that they are designed and constructed in accordance with applicable codes, ordinances and permit requirements.
A Plan Check Engineer position requires possession of a certificate of registration as a professional engineer or architect in the State of California. The position handles large, complex projects and checks structural engineering designs.
The Benefits of City Employment
In addition to offering a rewarding work environment, opportunity for career growth, and an excellent salary, the City of Santa Rosa provides a generous suite of benefits, including retirement through CalPERS, a competitive leave accrual package, your choice between health plans, and top of the line employer paid (free to you) vision and dental coverage. More information regarding benefits associated with this position can be found on our Miscellaneous Employee Benefits page and in MOU 6.
Additional benefits include:12 paid holidays annually, plus 2 to 3 “floating” holidays per year depending on years of service
$500 annually for wellness
The City is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Employer
Paid Family Leave
SANTA ROSA - A WONDERFUL CITY TO CALL HOME:
The City of Santa Rosa is nestled in the center of famous Sonoma Wine Country, located just 55 miles north of San Francisco and 30 miles east of the Pacific Ocean with a population of approximately 180,000. Santa Rosa serves as the County seat and the center of trade, government, commerce, and medical facilities for the North Bay. The surrounding area is home to over a hundred wineries and vineyards and many beautiful parks and recreational facilities, including golf courses. Santa Rosa is in the center of a nationally recognized cycling area. We boast many attractions associated with large cities, including a symphony, performing arts center, theater productions and internationally recognized restaurants, yet still retain the warmth and small town feel of decades past. Santa Rosa has been named one of the 50 greenest cities in the United States with one of the top five mid-sized downtowns in California.
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in plan review, code compliance, and project coordination, with the ability to evaluate a diverse range of complex commercial and residential developments. They are detail-oriented, collaborative, and committed to delivering high-quality customer service while ensuring compliance with stormwater regulations, accessibility standards, and health and life safety requirements.
This individual thrives in a role with broad exposure and meaningful impact, balancing technical expertise with practical problem-solving and sound judgment. They are motivated to improve processes and contribute to the development of design aids, standardized review tools, and other resources that enhance consistency, efficiency, and clarity across the review process.
Candidates with structural design experience are especially valued, along with those who demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and staying current with evolving building codes and industry best practices. The successful candidate will appreciate working in a supportive environment that values innovation, collaboration, and public service, with leadership committed to making Santa Rosa an exceptional place to live, work, and build
The Selection Process
Please complete a thoughtful, thorough Supplemental Questionnaire submission. As part of the selection process, your responses to these questions will be scored using criteria specific to this position. Incomplete responses, minimal or generic responses, or responses such as "See Resume" can result in disqualification from the selection process.
The selection process will include a minimum qualifications assessment, an application and supplemental questionnaire review, followed by department selection interviews. An eligibility list will be established as a result of this selection process and may be used to fill the current vacancy as well as any future vacancies.
Additional requirements, such as successful completion of a physical exam, drug screen, etc., may apply, depending on the duties and responsibilities of the position. If you receive a conditional job offer for the position, the requirements upon which the offer is contingent will be outlined in the conditional job letter.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Human Resources at 707-543-3078.
Examples of Duties and Responsibilities
Plan Check Engineer:
Conduct building plan checks; review structural and energy calculations, CALGreen requirements, fire resistive requirements, disabled access and conditions of approval
Conduct field inspections of structures
Confer with builders, engineers, contractors, architects and the public concerning building code and permit requirements
Coordinate plan check activities with other City departments and with outside agencies
Supervise technical and administrative support personnel
Prepare written comments, reports and written correspondence
Assist applicants in finding solutions to a variety of development application issues or refer them to other appropriate sources for help
Use a computer for permit tracking, internet research, time management and communication
May administer construction contracts
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Knowledge of: Principles, methods and techniques of structural and civil engineering; basic legal requirements governing engineering and architecture; applicable adopted State laws and codes.
Ability to: Comprehend and make inferences from written materials; properly interpret and make decisions in accordance with laws, regulations and policies; interact effectively and professionally with builders, engineers, architects and the general public face to face and using the telephone; communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; read blueprints, plans and other schematic drawings; enter and retrieve data from a PC.
Experience and Education: Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Experience -Three years of increasingly responsible experience in structural design and/or plan checking; Education - Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major work in structural engineering, civil engineering, architecture or a closely related field.
License or CertificatePossession of a certificate of registration as a professional engineer or as a licensed architect in the State of California. Certification as a Plans Examiner, as issued by the International Code Council (ICC,) is required prior to completion of probation. Use of a personal or City vehicle is required. In order to drive, individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely and must possess an appropriate valid California motor vehicle operator's license.
Additional Information
WORKING CONDITIONS
Plan Check Engineers work both in the office and in the field. In the office they sit at their work station for extended periods of time. They must frequently bend and stoop to retrieve plans and files from filing cabinets. Incumbents may occasionally stand at the counter with customers for up to an hour at a time. Occasionally they move boxes and rolls of plans weighing up to 30 pounds. When in the field, Plan Check Engineers work in the open in a variety of weather conditions. They are required to walk over a variety of surfaces, including rough, rocky, uneven and muddy ground. They perform inspections at ground level, basements, subfloor as well as upper levels of a building, including roofs etc. They are required to climb ladders to reach heights over ten feet for inspection purposes. At construction sites, they sometimes work around traffic and heavy construction equipment.
The City of Santa Rosa is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment. Requests for reasonable accommodations needed to participate in the recruitment process may be made by submitting a Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form within five (5) business days of being noticed that an event requiring accommodation is occurring. You may also contact the Human Resources Department at (707) 543-3060 or [email protected].
