Engineering Supervisor Utilities Engineering

Overview

Bellevue Utilities provides future focused utility services to the community, for current and future generations. Our mission is to actively support public health and safety, quality neighborhoods, and a healthy and sustainable environment and economy by effectively managing drinking water, wastewater, storm and surface water, and solid waste in the City of Bellevue.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to utilize your knowledge and experience to support this mission as a Utilities Engineering Supervisor
. Bellevue Utilities is seeking an experienced and motivated professional to join our Utilities Project Management Section (UPM). This position supports the UPM section by supervising a team of Senior Engineers and Engineers in the execution of capital improvement projects. You will oversee project teams, project and work group budgets, consultant and construction contracts.

At the City of Bellevue, we are committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest, and contributing to meeting the community’s vision. Our people bring unique skills and qualities to the table, embrace the values of integrity, accountability, and commitment to service, and take pride in the work we do. You’ll work in an environment where innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement is highly encouraged and supported.

Also, our motto is “Bellevue Welcomes the World, Our Diversity is Our Strength”, and that’s what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live and explore.

• Supervises technical and professional staff in the delivery of capital improvement projects and programs; conducts data and risk analysis and prepares technical reports for others to review.
• Supervises the work of engineering staff, project teams, and consultants; reviews utility engineering standards, specifications development, selection of consultants, fee negotiations, payment approvals, grant administration, and quality control.
• Oversees and ensures engineering analysis and design work meets federal, state, and city codes, department engineering standards and requirements.
• Performs complex professional engineering work and provides recommendations and technical input to planning, design, project management, or construction management staff.
• Develops and implements systems to track section performance measures related to program delivery, including measures on project schedules and budgets.
• Manages the engineering, permitting, and public involvement components of technically and politically complex projects.
• Represents the city and makes presentations to city officials, other jurisdictions and the general public to explain technical design features, project priorities, or project modifications requiring additional funding.
• Manages and performs engineering design reviews of developer extensions or other department/agency projects.
• Collaborates with other divisions, departments, and outside agencies.
• Responds to customer inquiries and provides technical expertise to resolve issues.

• Works under general supervision of the Utilities Project Management Manager.
• Will supervise or lead the work of engineering staff, interns and consultants.

• Thorough knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices and methods as applicable to City utilities.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable City policies, laws, and regulations affecting division activities.
• Considerable skill in arriving at cost estimates on complex projects.
• Skill in dealing with complex and often unprecedented engineering issues.
• Ability to conduct necessary engineering research and compile comprehensive reports.
• Ability to use software, databases and spreadsheet programs utilized by the City.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to work with the media and the public; ability to communicate to various groups with difference in age, language, culture, education level and technical knowledge.
• Ability to apply sound engineering judgment under stressful situations to develop recommendations and make decisions.
• Extensive understanding of liability issues as they relate to…