Looking for work in Sacramento? These city jobs pay up to $150,000 a year
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The city of Sacramento is seeking applicants for full-time positions in fields including engineering, community engagement and public works.
City employees enjoy competitive benefits including health insurance coverage, flexible spending accounts and wellness resources, according to the city.
There were 55 open positions listed on the city of Sacramento’s career opportunities website as of Wednesday, Jan. 7. Many government positions have specific qualifications, which are linked below.
These were some of the latest available jobs:
Accounting Technician | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Public Works
- Salary: $48,266 to $67,916 per year
- Application due date: Wednesday, Jan. 21
The accounting technician will be responsible for tracking, reconciling, and recording revenues for the various business lines. The position will also be responsible for monthly billing, preparing financial reports, providing customer service, and gathering data.
With supervisor approval, applicants may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
Survey Party Chief | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Public Works
- Salary: $73,344 to $103,203 per year
- Application due date: Continuous
The survey party chief’s responsibilities include: supervising a crew of technical staff, managing design and construction surveying projects, preparing deliverables for city clients, and preparing legal descriptions and plats for right of way acquisitions.
Senior Engineer (Development) | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Utilities
- Salary: $106,806 to $150,287 per year
- Application due date: Tuesday, Feb. 3
Senior engineers perform the most complex professional civil, structural, electrical, or mechanical engineering work — which require substantial professional training. The position may also lead professional and technical personnel on a team or project basis. Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work with that of other units, referring only unusual or highly-complex problems.
With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
Tree Pruner II | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Public Works
- Salary: $52,564 to $73,963 per year
- Application due date: Continuous
City of Sacramento tree pruners are responsible for pruning and removing trees along city streets and to perform other related maintenance duties.
Tree Pruner II works under direction and is expected to perform skilled tree pruning work. Positions are flexibly staffed and are filled by advancement from the lower level class of Tree Pruner I. Appointment to the class of Tree Pruner II requires that the employee perform the full range of duties for the class and meet the qualification standards for the class.
New hires may be eligible for up to $1,000 in one-time and retention bonuses.
Senior Staff Assistant | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Police
- Salary: $49,756 to $70,012 per year
- Application due date: Saturday, Jan. 17
The senior staff assistant independently performs difficult clerical tasks requiring specialized knowledge of clerical functions and department operations.
Those tasks include a wide variety of responsible, confidential and complex clerical duties; compiling, typing and proofreading documents; compiling and maintaining confidential materials; and responding to inquiries.
Program Developer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment
- Salary: $43,480 to $58,267 per year
- Application due date: Friday, Jan. 23
The program developer will be responsible for the recreational and educational curriculum of a year-round on-school site program.
The ideal candidate will understand and have knowledge of Department of Social Services Title 22 regulations and have teaching experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program.
Principal Building Inspector | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Community Development
- Salary: $98,841 to $139,080 per year
- Application due date: Continuous
The principal building inspector plans, coordinates, directs, and supervises the activities of building inspection and code enforcement staff; performs the more difficult field and administrative work of field inspections; recommends revisions, alterations, and corrections; and coordinates activities with internal and external individuals, groups and agencies.
This position oversees area and program supervisors and ensures critical path deadlines are met for high-profile and dangerous building projects in the city.
Police Officer (Lateral) | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Police
- Salary: $89,382 to $119,781 per year
- Application due date: Saturday, Jan. 31
The position of police officer is given full arrest and citation powers under the California Penal Code.
Among their duties, police officers will patrol a designated area of the city on foot, on a motorcycle, or in a patrol car, jeep or van to preserve order, prevent crime discover criminal acts, and make arrests; answer radio dispatched or citizens’ request for police services at accident scenes, domestic disputes, law violations, and peace disturbances; and conduct investigations, gather evidence, interview witnesses, take statements, make arrests, write citations and/or make written reports at crime or accident scenes.
Police officers receive assignments and special instruction from higher ranking officers who also review the police officer’s work.
Assistant Civil Engineer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Community Development
- Salary: $79,832 to $112,332 per year
- Application due date: Continuous
The assistant civil engineer will determine compliance with applicable codes, laws, and regulations for multiple complex projects and assignments, with limited oversight.
The ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of the California Building Standards Code, have excellent customer service and communication skills, and can think critically to resolve code-related issues.
Building Inspector | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Community Development
- Salary: $70,537 to $99,252 per year
- Application due date: Continuous
The building inspector will perform rule-specific inspections in the review of plans and inspections of new building projects, alterations, and repairs, to enforce a variety of codes, ordinances, and established standards to achieve compliance, and to perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
Depending on their qualifications, hired candidates may be assigned to any of the following areas: building specialty, plumbing/mechanical specialty, electrical specialty, roofing combination, residential combination, multi-family residential and light commercial combination, residential combination and structural plan review, non-structural building plan review, plumbing/mechanical plan review, electrical plan review, project management or enforcement case management.
