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The Environmental Services Department provides comprehensive and innovative utility services for Sunnyvale's residents and businesses and facilitates initiatives to achieve the City's sustainability objectives. The Department brings together technical, operational, and administrative professional disciplines to form its dedicated and dynamic team.   This recruitment is to fill two [2] vacancies in the laboratory, but the eligible list may be used for future vacancies in the laboratory or the Compliance Inspection group.   City of Sunnyvale Laboratory/Field Technicians work in the laboratory when assigned to the Laboratory and in the field when assigned to the Compliance Inspection group. In the laboratory, Laboratory/Field Technicians work independently under the supervision of a Senior Environmental Chemist primarily collecting and analyzing samples from Sunnyvale's Water Pollution Control Plant. The laboratory performs a variety of physical, chemical, biological and bacteriological analyses to monitor operations and demonstrate compliance for the City's wastewater, drinking water, and industrial pretreatment programs.   In the Compliance Inspection group, Laboratory/Field Technicians work under the supervision of the Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector primarily in the field collecting samples from industries, restaurants and the sanitary sewer collection system in order to determine compliance with local and federal discharge limits. The Laboratory/Field Technician in Compliance Inspection works closely with the Environmental Compliance Inspectors to regulate dischargers.   This position requires an Associate’s degree or 60 semester units or 90 quarter units in environmental science, including courses in chemistry, biology or other related sciences, two years of experience performing field technician and/or laboratory duties and a valid California class C driver’s license with a safe driving record.   The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application packet will consist of a City of Sunnyvale employment application and responses to the required supplemental questions. The position opens November 11, 2019 and final filing date is December 2, 2019 at 5:00 pm. Please apply as soon as possible as only the first 100 qualified applications will be considered. For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on JOBS.   Salary $30.9386 - $39.4867 Hourly    When applying, please note that you saw the job posted on the NOVA Job Board. If you need help with your resumé, please see a NOVA Career Advisor.     

The City of Sunnyvale is actively seeking a highly energetic, skilled, and motivated individual to join a well-established municipality as a Public Works Construction Inspector. The individual will perform quality assurance inspections on typical City capital construction projects. These projects include but are not limited to roadway rehabilitation, water, storm and sewer lines replacement, water stations and plants, wastewater and solid waste processing, parks, traffic systems and building upgrades and rehabilitation. The ideal candidate will have a passion for excellence, a commitment to serving the community and have outstanding interpersonal skills. Other skills the City is looking for include strong leadership; ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships; and the ability to collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders. All of this, plus a generous benefits package and a competitive salary make the City of Sunnyvale a great place to work.   A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The final filing date is December 2, 2019 at 5:00 pm . For complete information regarding this opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov.   $39.26 - $50.11 Hourly Salary: $81,662.26 - $104,224.43 Annually    When applying, please note that you saw the job posted on the NOVA Job Board. If you need help with your resumé, please see a NOVA Career Advisor.     

The City of Sunnyvale is seeking to fill the position of Accountant - Grant Funded with the NOVA Workforce Services Department. Hosted by the City of Sunnyvale, NOVA provides grant-funded workforce development services to job seekers and businesses in northern Santa Clara County and in San Mateo County. The Accountant – Grant Funded position works under direction of an assigned supervisor or manager, this position prepares, monitors, audits and analyzes all accounting and financial transactions, budgets, revenue, expenditures and fund balances for the NOVA Workforce Services Department. In addition, this position is responsible for preparing clear, concise and accurate financial reports, month-end and year-end closings and claims for payment required for State, Federal and private sector funding.  Requires: The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or a related field, and One year of professional accounting experience. The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The position opens Tuesday, October 29, 2019 and final filing date is Monday, November 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm . For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on CITY JOBS. Salary $39.90 - $50.92 Hourly    When applying, please note that you saw the job posted on the NOVA Job Board. If you need help with your resumé, please see a NOVA Career Advisor.     

The City of Sunnyvale is looking for motivated individuals to develop, plan and organize the City's Census Outreach Program which provides information on Census 2020 to residents, particularly those individuals who might not be reached through the City's traditional communication methods. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (May include, but are not limited to, the following):   Develop, plan, and organize activities to promote and disperse Census 2020 information of services of services and programs to North County residents with a focus in reaching out to residents in the following languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Hindi. Attend community festivals, special events, public meetings and gatherings as appropriate to promote Census 2020 Take initiative to develop relationships with neighborhood leaders, communities of faith, schools, nonprofits and local support agencies to promote the Census Translate or arrange for the translation of Census marketing materials Monitor and coordinate the daily operation of the community outreach program; maintain appropriate records and statistics; evaluate the effectiveness of the assigned program Coordinate website updates related to Census outreach and promotions Perform other related duties as assigned Education & Experience The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way: Graduation from High School or the tested equivalent; AND One year of related work experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities.   Knowledge of : Methods, techniques and procedures in the delivery of community outreach; principles and procedures for implementing and directing community outreach and civic engagement activities; modern office procedures, methods and computer applications and equipment Ability to : Develop and coordinate a Census 2020 community outreach program suited to the needs of the culturally diverse community. Communicate with multicultural groups; Understand and respect cultural differences; translate written and verbal communication Bilingual in one of the following languages: Spanish, Mandarin and Hindi. Licenses/Certificates: Possession and continued maintenance of a valid class C California driver's license or the ability to provide alternate transportation as approved by the appointing authority and a safe driving record. Desirable Qualifications   Bachelor's Degree in public administration, business administration, or a related field. Administrative or staff services experience in local government. APPLICATION PROCESS If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a City of Sunnyvale employment application and responses to the supplemental questions to the Department of Human Resources. City application forms, completed in full and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Candidates are asked to fully describe any training, education, experience and/or skills relevant to this position. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of the application, please do not indicate "see resume" on application or supplemental questions. Electronic applications may be submitted on-line through the City's employment page; go to Sunnyvale.ca.gov, Search: Jobs or application materials may be submitted to: Department of Human Resources, 505 West Olive Avenue, Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94088. Late or incomplete applications will also not be accepted. Please submit application materials as soon as possible to be considered for this position as this job posting may close without notice.   SELECTION PROCESS Applications will be competitively screened based on the minimum qualifications of this position. Based upon a review of the application materials, the most qualified candidate applications will be forwarded to the hiring department for review. Application materials will be evaluated for job-related skills, experience and education. Individuals with the best match to the position will be invited to participate in an interview. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and information regarding next steps in the recruitment process will be sent via email. Please check your email regularly for status updates. If you have not heard back within five working days, please contact Faye Brand at fbrand @sunnyvale.ca.gov  or 408-730-3015. Any candidate, selected by the hiring department will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment process, which may consist of a background history check, as well as medical exam(s) administered by a City-selected physician(s) before hire. Prior to starting work, all newly-hired employees will be fingerprinted to check conviction history. A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment; however, failure to disclose conviction history will result in refusal of employment or termination. Positions which are covered by the Department of Transportation regulations are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and to random drug and alcohol testing. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For more information regarding this employment opportunity, contact Jennifer Acuna at (408) 730-7332 or by email at jacuna@sunnyvale.ca.gov. For information relating to the application process contact Faye Brand, Human Resources Technician at (408) 730-3015 or email: fbrand@sunnyvale.ca.gov.  The information contained within this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.   The City of Sunnyvale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Sunnyvale not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion (including religious dress or grooming practice), color, sex (includes gender, pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding), gender identity and/or gender expression, sexual orientation (including heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality), ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniformed service member status, marital status, family relationship, age, cancer or HIV/AIDS related medical condition, genetic characteristics and/or genetic information, and physical or mental disability. Applicants needing special accommodations for testing should submit a request to the Department of Human Resources at time of application.    When applying, please note that you saw the job posted on the NOVA Job Board. If you need help with your resumé, please see a NOVA Career Advisor.