Senior Landfill Engineering Technician

Job Description:

Senior Landfill Engineering Technician

Description

THE POSITION

The Senior Landfill Engineering Technician works as lead on a team with two Engineering Technicians to maintain the City’s closed landfills. The position is responsible for responding to inspectors from CalRecycle, Sacramento County, California Water Board, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, and other regulatory bodies. In addition, the Senior Landfill Engineering Technician proposes solutions to resolve various regulatory issues, such as landfill gas probe out of compliance.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The Department of Public Works is seeking a Senior Landfill Engineering Technician for the Recycling and Solid Waste (RSW) Division. The ideal candidate will have experience in landfill regulatory compliance, field data collection, flare operation, and water sampling, as well as a good working knowledge of landfill gas and its effect on the environment.

Performs a variety of complex and difficult para-professional office and field engineering functions and trains and supervises a technical support unit of lower-level technicians in the duties associated with maintaining a closed landfill.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This classification is responsible for performing the most complex and difficult landfill engineering technical support duties and supervising an engineering technical support unit within a division. Although incumbents at this level perform tasks involving the application of some professional engineering skill and knowledge, the background emphasis is on experience rather than academic preparation. This classification is distinguished from Engineering Technician III by the difficulty, complexity and type of work performed, and by the responsibility for supervision and training of lower level technical positions.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Direction is provided by a professional engineer, a section head, or other manager. Responsibilities include the direct supervision of lower level technical personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Depending upon assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

- Perform complex technical plan checks of landfill gas flare, landfill gas system, and any other plans or drawings pertaining to a landfill.
- Initiate and maintain communication and coordination with regulatory agencies, laboratories, contractors/consultants and other City departments.
- Act as a landfill engineering project leader.
- Perform statistical analysis related to landfill gas generation and groundwater sampling results.
- Prepare a variety of special reports and studies for environmental regulatory agencies (Air Board, Water Board, Waste Board, etc.) using computers and/or manual methods.
- Perform field engineering functions as related to the landfill gas recovery system.
- Respond to inquiries from the public regarding city requirements relative to the construction, maintenance and operations of landfills and transfer stations.
- Supervise and participate in activities related to landfill operation.
- Operate landfill gas flare and landfill gas well system.
- Interpret City and Department policy regarding any construction and operations as it pertains to landfills and transfer stations.
- Develop and implement training programs for technical staff.
- Plan, schedule, coordinate and evaluate the work of subordinate technicians.
- Design productivity measures and recommend improvements to current policies and procedures.
- Implement and perform daily, weekly, monthly quarterly and annual inspection and maintenance of the post-closure maintenance plan.
- Manage all construction contracts and professional services agreements pertaining to operation of a closed landfill.
- Write design specifications, letters, memorandum, procedures, contracts, etc.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

- Principles and practices of operating a landfill gas collection and monitoring system, groundwater remediation, grading, drainage, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering as related to the classification of Senior Landfill Engineering Technician.
- Principles and practices of supervision.
- Land use regulations and ordinances.
- State, local and federal regulations pertaining to landfill and transfer station operations.
- Methods of landfill gas monitoring and groundwater sampling.
- Narrative and statistical report preparation.
- A variety of computer software programs that include word processing, spread sheet, database and computer aided drafting (AutoCad).

Ability to:

- Plan, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate the work of subordinates.
- Evaluate complex technical engineering problems and make independent decisions.
- Understand and interpret federal, state and local environmental regulations.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Collect and analyze data and apply it to the writing of reports to regulatory agencies.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.

Experience and Education:

EITHER

Two years of experience comparable to an Engineering Technician III with the City of Sacramento in the areas of landfill gas system operation, groundwater sampling, grading, drainage and regulatory compliance

OR

Six years of related landfill operations experience, at least two of which must have involved the performance of duties at a technical level comparable to those of an Engineering Technician III with the City of Sacramento in the areas of landfill gas system operation, groundwater sampling and regulatory compliance.

Education may be substituted on the basis of twenty (20) semester undergraduate units in engineering or engineering-related mathematics for each year of experience up to a maximum of three years. All education requirements must be verifiable from records of satisfactory completion of courses.

COMPARABLE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

To see the classification specification for the comparable classification of Engineering Technician III, please click here .

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:

Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.

THE SELECTION PROCEDURE

Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.

1. Application: (Pass/Fail) - All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline ;

• Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
• Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
  • If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
  • If "see resume" is noted in the "Work Experience" section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section.
• Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
• Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
• If you’re requesting Veteran’s credit, a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline. Information regarding the use of Veteran’s credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
• Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.

2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) - The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions, please note:

• Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
• A resume will not substitute for the information required in the T&E questions.

3. Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidate’s eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Senior Landfill Engineering Technician examination.

4. Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail)- All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications, as stated on the job announcement, for applications selected by the hiring department.

5. Conditional Hire: Upon receipt of a conditional offer, the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable, candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam, controlled substance and/or alcohol test, and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.

QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:

• Please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/Home/ApplicationGuide for a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the application process.
• For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT, contact Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627.
• Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment ;
• Send an email to employment@cityofsacramento.org ; or
• Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-5726

Bilingual Pay
Did you know that the City offers bilingual pay? That's right, most labor agreements offer the option of providing employees with bilingual pay if the department deems it to be operationally necessary.

Pension Reform Act
The City of Sacramento is covered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, and as such, must adhere to the California Public Employee's Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. Please note that the provisions within this act may affect or impact an applicant's eligibility and/or selection for open vacancies at the City of Sacramento.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Sacramento is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Additional Information
Civil Service Rules: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/CivilServiceBoardRules62012.pdf

Union Contracts: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/labor-agreements.html

Salary Schedule: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/SalarySchedule.pdf

Closing Date/Time: 12/11/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$69,680.94 - $98,048.08 Annually