Civil Engineer

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Grade
: 21 or 22 (dependent on experience and skills)

Grade 21 Base Hourly: $34.20/hr.

--$52.04/hr base Annual: $71,136.00--$

Grade 22 Base Hourly: $37.75/hr.

--$57.43/hr base Annual: $78,520.00--$

This position is responsible for providing professional engineering support for a variety of public works and other city projects.

• Provides assistance to the City Engineer in the reporting and analysis of public and private submittals for developments in the city.
• Provides inspection data for subdivisions and land developments; conducts inspections and ensures compliance with subdivision regulations.
• Collects survey data information and integrates information into the geographic information system (GIS) program.
• Stakes out cut, fille, grade, and control points for city projects.
• Interprets specifications and standards to provide guidance and ensure compliance with regulations for work performed within the right-of-way.
• Inspects and documents private and public developments to ensure compliance with city subdivision regulations, zoning ordinances, and ALDOT standards.
• Assists with the development of department guidelines for construction engineering consistent with the relevant regulations, codes, ordinances, and standards.
• Assists with and drafts field surveys.
• Tests materials to ensure compliance with ASTM standards.
• Analyzes hydraulic structures using SEMM, HY‑20, and Autodesk storm water analysis packages.
• Performs annual CAD updates and documentation in compliance with standard specifications and drawings.
• Provides Public Works designs for the implementation of easements and public rights‑of‑way.
• Revise existing asset mapping; assists in correcting GIS data.
• Reviews and obtains information from as‑builts; maintains related records.
• Reviews and processes invoices for city projects.
• Resolves customer complaints and other issues.
• Provides technical information for presentation in public forums and at public meetings.
• Performs related duties.

• 18 year or older.
• High School Diploma, GED and/or equivalent work experience.
• Valid Driver’s license.
• Baccalaureate degree from an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology school in a course of study related to the occupational field.
• Sufficient experience usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Certification as a Professional Engineer or Engineer in Training.

• Knowledge of city and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations and standards for public works infrastructure design.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices.
• Knowledge of city ordinances and codes.
• Knowledge of engineering land surveying principles.
• Knowledge of computers and job‑related software programs.
• Knowledge of GIS database management principles.
• Skill in performing engineering computations and in preparing engineering designs.
• Skill in using independent judgment and discretion.
• Skill in analyzing, interpreting, and preparing reports.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Skill in exercising professional engineering judgment to achieve results consistent with objectives.

The work consists of varied engineering and inspection duties. The need to balance a variety of competing interests and priorities contributes to the complexity of the work. The purpose of this position is to perform engineering duties in support of design and construction of city infrastructure and improvement projects.…