Utilities Review Professional

Utilities Review Professional

Bellevue is building the city of the future. Our welcoming, multicultural, innovation-focused community attracts technology pioneers, outdoor enthusiasts, and family-focused professionals from around the world. At Bellevue, you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and being a part of the community vision. Our people bring unique skills and qualities to the table, embrace the values of honesty, accountability, and commitment to service, and take pride in the work they do.

You'll work in an environment where being innovative, collaborative, and future focused are the status quo. Bellevue is noted for its diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Development Review section of the Utilities Department is currently seeking a Utilities Review Professional to join our team. You will review residential and commercial projects for the applicable water, sewer, and storm drainage construction codes while providing exceptional customer service to building owners, occupants, contractors, and the general public. You'll be a part of a multi-department line of business that offers one-stop shopping for general information and the permits needed for development activity in Bellevue and the surrounding service areas.

Essential duties and responsibilities include managing utility extension projects, serving as a utility project manager, analyzing technical requirements and legal documentation for development proposals, interpreting complex engineering design documents, calculating and collecting utility system connection charges, coordinating utilities department requirements with other city and state departments, agencies, and adjacent jurisdictions, representing the utilities department in public hearings, responding to public inquiries concerning utility issues, engineering design layouts, and addressing potential costs and process requirements.

Qualifications include knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices, and techniques in a municipal setting; considerable knowledge of city development process, land use, engineering standards, and building regulations; ability to perform routine work completely, accurately, and consistently; ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; knowledge of maintenance of software programs and databases used by the city and the department for tracking and recording permit and development plan information;

knowledge in storm drainage design, low impact development (LID) techniques and principles, and best management practices (BMP's); proficient in stormwater hydraulic modeling (Western Washington Hydrology Model - WWHM or MGS Flood); thorough knowledge of established water, sewer, and drainage utility engineering principles, methods, and techniques related to professional disciplines; knowledge of modern, fundamental scientific and civil engineering concepts, materials and techniques;

excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills including public speaking ability, ability to communicate technical information in a non-technical manner; ability to independently plan, schedule, organize and complete multiple projects within established deadlines and budgets.

Education, experience, and other requirements include graduation from an accredited four-year college with a degree in urban planning, architecture, civil engineering or related field; four or more years of professional related experience in engineering or plan review, land use policy and development process; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.