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.
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE 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 control planning and design, 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 close supervision, Public Works Technical Assistant I performs a variety of technical office and/or fieldwork; establishes and maintains detailed and inter-related engineering, maintenance, inspection, construction, building inspection, permits, contracts, or land development record-keeping systems; and perform related work as required.
The Public Works Technical Assistant classes are found only in the Public Works Agency. Public Works Technical Assistant I is the entry-level class. Employees are closely supervised, and their work is more routine in nature, reviewed in process and upon completion. As experience is gained, the employee will be expected to work more independently on more difficult problems/projects. Public Works Technical Assistant I's are expected to promote to the next higher-level of Public Works Technical Assistant II after one (1) year of experience and demonstrating the necessary knowledge and ability to work with greater independence.
For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: Public Works Technical Assistant I (#2111)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BY FULFILLING ONE OF THE PATTERNS LISTED BELOW (I-III) AND DRIVER'S LICENSE.
EITHER I
Experience: The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience in the classification of Specialist Clerk I or higher, assigned to Public Works in the Alameda County Classified Services.
OR II
Education: Completion of 12 semester units (or the equivalent) from an accredited college or junior college in the following subjects or areas; building codes, blueprint reading, public works or construction inspection, mechanical or computer-aided drafting, plane surveying, engineering graphics, descriptive geometry, trigonometry, calculus, physics, physical or environmental geology, chemistry, biology, botany, or zoology.
OR III
Experience: The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience performing sub-professional work in the areas of engineering, survey, construction management practices, maintenance, inspection practices, building inspection, permits, contracts, and environmental or water quality regulatory compliance.
License: Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
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:
• Office methods and procedures, including filing and record-keeping practices.
• Technical report writing.
• Engineering plans, drawings, maps and specification.
• Elements of traffic studies.
• Environmental and water quality impact assessment and mitigation.
• Elements of engineering design and construction methods.
• Procedures involved in the processing of boundary changes.
• Elements of land surveying.
• Computer programming and operations, including word processing and spreadsheets, databases, photo and graphics programs.
• Contract and agreement administration.
• State of California codes, regulations and specifications related to program responsibility.
• Local, State and Federal environmental and clean water laws and regulations.
• General principles of the natural and physical sciences and storm water and facilities drainage.
• General provisions of the Uniform Building Code, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical and the State Electrical and Housing Codes.
• Modern building materials, tools, practices and nomenclature.
• Common methods and practices used in routine public works construction.
Ability to:
• Review plans and legal documents for compliance with agency policies and legal provisions.
• Research, organize and write clear and concise reports and correspondence.
• Read and interpret building plans, specifications, legal descriptions, construction and engineering drawings topographic maps, tract descriptions and technical reports in a variety of fields for compliance with legal provisions and established guidelines.
• Examine, analyze and process documents such as maps, survey data, plans, specifications, contracts and agreements.
• Prepare agreements, contracts, Board letters, resolutions and similar items.
• Communicate and work effectively with County employees, outside agencies and the public.
• Prepare and adopt computer programs to meet program needs.
• Reach collaborative solutions, using problem-solving skills.
• Conduct special studies or field investigations as part of an inter-disciplinary team.
• Review and interpret legislation and regulations.
• Work outdoors in possibly adverse weather conditions.
• Traverse unpaved terrain by vehicle and/or on foot.
• May lift and carry tools, equipment and/or materials weighing up to 55 pounds.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of 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.
- A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified that will be weighted as qualifying only (pass/fail). Candidates who pass the best qualified exam component will move on to the final step in the examination process.
- An oral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral examination may be administered virtually and may 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 PLAN Deadline for Filing: 5:00:00 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2026 Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: July 14, 2026 Notification to applicants: July 16, 2026 Review of Questionnaire for Best Qualified: July 28, 2026 Civil Service Oral Examination: * Week August 10, 2026 Notification of Exam Results: 1-2 weeks after oral exam
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN Department Selection Process: Mid-September 2026
*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 California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and 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 no later than the recruitment filing deadline. If this is a continuous open recruitment without a filing deadline, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement within ten (10) business days of submitting your application. Unless your disability is readily apparent (for example, you use a wheelchair and need wheelchair-accessible spaces), 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, Reasonable Accommodation | HRS.
BENEFITS
The 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 employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. 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)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- 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, Long-Term Care, 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 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
@jobaps.com, acgov.org, Noreplyalamedacountyhr@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.
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