Navigating the transition from military service to a civilian career can be challenging, but the City of San Diego is committed to making it easier for veterans and transitioning service members. This job search resource is designed to help you explore career opportunities within the City, offering guidance on applying, translating military experience into civilian qualifications, and accessing veteran hiring preferences. Whether you're seeking stability, growth, or a way to continue serving your community, this tool will help you take the next step with confidence.
Arts Management Assistant
The Arts Management Assistant performs public art administration work of limited scope and average difficulty, including coordinating events, workshops, and technical logistics, assisting with collections and project management, and preparing budgets and grant proposals, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Arts History, Visual/Performing Arts, Arts Administration, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related field, and one year of professional experience in arts and culture program development, implementation, or administration, or budget and administrative experience.
Arts Management Associate
The Arts Management Associate performs a variety of public art administration tasks, including managing performing arts centers, public art projects, and arts and culture funding programs, drafting funding proposals, coordinating events, overseeing artist contracts and commissioned artwork, and preparing budgets and reports, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Arts History, Visual/Performing Arts, Arts Administration, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related field, and two years of full-time experience in arts and culture program development and implementation or professional-level budget and administrative experience.
Asbestos and Lead Program Inspector
The Asbestos and Lead Program Inspector manages asbestos and lead abatement projects for City-owned buildings, conducts safety inspections, enforces City codes and regulations, develops management plans, monitors contractor compliance, and conducts training on asbestos and lead hazards, typically requiring a Lead Certified Inspector/Assessor certification from the California Department of Health Services or three years of relevant experience, completion of AHERA accredited courses, and a valid California Class C Driver License. An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health or a related environmental science field can substitute for up to two years of experience.
The Asbestos Program Manager plans, develops, organizes, coordinates, and directs a City-wide Asbestos Management Program, ensuring compliance with regulations, overseeing abatement and containment programs, coordinating screenings and data retention, supervising medical surveillance and training programs, preparing budget and staffing reports, and managing emergency responses, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in asbestos investigation, inspection, and control, including one year in program administration and implementation.
Assistant Budget Development Analyst
The Assistant Budget Development Analyst performs budgetary duties of limited scope and average difficulty in reviewing, developing, and preparing the City-wide budget, including analyzing departmental budgets, making revenue and expenditure projections, and preparing financial reports, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience in budget preparation, administration, or financial analysis, or equivalent education and experience.
The Assistant Chemist performs journey-level professional chemical tests, analyses, and interpretations on potable water, wastewater, industrial waste, and ocean samples in a State-certified chemical laboratory, including evaluating treatment facility functions and ensuring compliance with City, State, and Federal guidelines, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related field and one year of professional experience in a water, wastewater, or environmental chemical laboratory. A valid California Class C Driver’s License may be required for some positions.
Assistant Customer Services Supervisor
The Assistant Customer Services Supervisor assists in planning, coordinating, and administering the City’s water and sewer customer services activities, including billing, collection, service records, and field investigations, and is responsible for developing training programs, interpreting policies, and resolving public relations issues, typically requiring two years of full-time supervisory experience in a customer service function with responsibilities for employee selection, training, evaluation, commendations, and discipline.
Assistant Department Human Resources Analyst
The Assistant Department Human Resources Analyst performs professional HR work of average difficulty for a department or division, including handling EEO, hiring, employee performance reviews, and disciplinary actions, providing guidance on HR issues, and conducting investigations, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree and one year of full-time professional HR experience at a government agency, including responsibility in areas such as labor relations, selection processes, policy interpretation, organizational studies, HR program administration, or misconduct/EEO investigations.
Assistant Dispute Resolution Officer
The Assistant Dispute Resolution Officer assists in resolving citizen disputes without formal court proceedings by conducting interviews, mediation, and informal hearings, preparing case documentation, recommending cases for prosecution, and supervising support staff, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree and one year of professional mediation experience in a mediation agency or court program, along with a valid California Class C Driver’s License.
The Assistant Economist performs studies of average difficulty and limited scope to determine the economic impact of urban growth, assists in developing econometric models for revenue and cost projections, facilitates bond financings, and conducts post-issuance administration, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or a related field with at least 24 semester/36 quarter college credits in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, and Fiscal and Budgetary Policy.
The Assistant Engineer – Civil performs journey-level professional engineering work, including serving as a design engineer, conducting construction inspections, checking building and subdivision plans, and managing engineering projects of average complexity, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, or registration as a professional Civil, Structural, or Traffic Engineer, or certification as an Engineer-in-Training with two years of professional civil engineering experience.
Assistant Engineer-Corrosion
The Assistant Engineer – Corrosion performs journey-level corrosion control engineering work, prepares designs and specifications for corrosion control systems, conducts field investigations, and supervises the work of outside consultants, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate, or registration as a Professional Engineer, along with two years of professional corrosion engineering experience. A valid California Class C Driver’s License is also required.
Assistant Engineer-Electrical
The Assistant Engineer – Electrical performs journey-level professional electrical engineering, design, and inspection work, prepares plans and specifications, checks complex building plans, administers construction projects, and consults on engineering problems, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, an Engineer-in-Training certification, or registration as a professional Electrical Engineer, along with two years of professional electrical engineering experience. A valid California Class C Driver’s License is also required.
Assistant Engineer-Fire Protection
The Assistant Engineer – Fire Protection performs journey-level fire protection plan reviews of development projects, ensures compliance with fire codes and standards, recommends changes to design and equipment, provides technical advice on fire and life safety issues, and conducts site inspections, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a related field, an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate, or registration as a professional Fire Protection Engineer, along with two years of professional fire protection engineering experience. A valid California Class C Driver’s License is also required.
Assistant Engineer-Mechanical
The Assistant Engineer – Mechanical performs professional mechanical engineering work, including designing and inspecting mechanical equipment, checking building and engineering plans for compliance, preparing drawings and specifications, and making field inspections, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification, or registration as a professional Mechanical Engineer, along with two years of professional mechanical engineering experience. A valid California Class C Driver’s License is also required.
Assistant Engineer-Traffic
The Assistant Engineer – Traffic performs journey-level traffic engineering and transportation planning work, including analyzing transportation projects, conducting traffic safety and field surveys, recommending changes to improve traffic flow, planning traffic signals and street lights, and coordinating construction activities, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, an Engineer-in-Training certification, or registration as a professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer, along with two years of professional traffic engineering or transportation planning experience.
Assistant Facility Manager
The Assistant Facility Manager assists in managing the operation and maintenance of a major City public assembly facility, represents the City in liaising with citizens' groups and public agencies, negotiates and administers contracts, supervises staff, ensures tenant compliance, and manages budgets, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in facility management or contract negotiation and booking for public assembly events.
The Assistant Fire Marshal supervises, coordinates, and administers a major section within the Fire Prevention Bureau of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, overseeing fire prevention inspectors, establishing fire code policies, preparing budgets, and responding to public complaints, typically requiring two years of full-time experience as a Fire Prevention Supervisor or Fire Captain with the City of San Diego and a valid California Class C Driver’s License.
Assistant Fleet Technician
The Assistant Fleet Technician performs a variety of servicing duties on motorcycles, automotive, light/heavy trucks, construction, fire, safety, and industrial equipment, including lubrication, minor repairs, tire and battery servicing, and preventive maintenance inspections, typically requiring two years of full-time motive service work or an Associate’s Degree in Automotive Technology with one year of experience. A valid California Class C Driver License is required, and some positions may require a Class B Driver License with Hazardous Materials and Tank Endorsements.
Assistant Laboratory Technician
The Assistant Laboratory Technician performs simple and routine chemical and bacteriological testing and sampling at treatment plants, water distribution systems, and industrial wastewater sites, maintains laboratory supplies, and operates laboratory equipment, typically requiring two years of general laboratory experience or satisfactory completion of college-level courses in Biology and Chemistry. A valid California Class C Driver’s License is required.
Assistant Management Analyst
The Assistant Management Analyst performs budgetary, fiscal, organizational, crime analysis, and administrative studies, prepares and analyzes operating and capital improvement budgets, conducts cost effectiveness and productivity studies, and assists in developing contracts and grant applications, typically requiring a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education, and one year of professional-level experience in related fields. A Master’s Degree may substitute for some required experience.
The Assistant Park Designer assists in developing long-range land use plans, preliminary site studies, and landscape designs for parks, recreation centers, and other public facilities, inspects landscape work for contract compliance, and prepares various display materials and reports, typically requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or equivalent experience in landscape architecture or park design.
Assistant Personnel Analyst
The Assistant Personnel Analyst performs professional personnel work of average difficulty in a central personnel agency, including position classification, compensation, recruiting, examining, application evaluation, conducting classification and salary studies, preparing class specifications, and providing advice on personnel matters. This role typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and one year of full-time professional-level personnel or human resources experience, or equivalent qualifications.
The Assistant Planner performs professional planning and environmental impact analysis and research at the sub-journey level, assisting with complex projects and assignments. Duties include participating in the preparation and revision of various plans, conducting research on planning problems and issues, performing development permit reviews, analyzing environmental impacts, and assisting in the administration of zoning and subdivision regulations. This role typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and one year of full-time professional-level planning experience in areas such as historic preservation, environmental review, community planning, transportation planning, or urban design.
Assistant Procurement Contracting Officer
The Assistant Procurement Contracting Officer performs procurement and contracting tasks of limited scope and average difficulty, assisting with contracts for goods and services for operating departments. Duties include preparing and reviewing requisitions, soliciting quotations and bids, administering contracts, assisting with specifications, advising on procurement methods, analyzing bid responses, negotiating with vendors, and maintaining records. This role typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and one year of full-time professional-level experience in purchasing or contracting for governmental, industrial, or business equipment, materials, or services.
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