Canton Water Senior Engineer

Salary range:  $86,704 - $127,317 (+$10 - $20/hour in benefits)

Employment at the city of canton comes with a full array of benefits.  We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, and sick time.

Interested in this position? Please submit your application through  by clicking the "apply" button on the posting. Applicants must submit a copy of a valid driver's license or other photo  with their application and any other pertinent documentation.

This is an open examination. To be eligible for this position, applicants must be a u. S. Citizen or have a permanent resident card.  Applicants must be a high school graduate or possess a g.e.d. And be at least 18 years of age.

General statement of duties:

* this is a responsible and professional position with higher-level managerial responsibilities

* perform professional work which involves the application of civil engineering, surveying, geographical information systems (gis), or project management to the design, oversight, and construction of public works projects

* this position consists of professional engineering work directly involving public health and safety requiring thorough familiarity with engineering and surveying principles and practices, american water works association (awwa) standards, ten-state standards, and environmental protection agency (epa) rules and regulations

* perform professional work of an engineering and administrative nature in assisting in the direction of the office and field staff of the water department  

* maintain healthy relationships with ohio epa and expect to be actively involved with the ohio awwa

* direct "in-house" planning and design of public works projects, involving preparation of preliminary engineering reports and detailed construction plans and specifications

* direct and coordinate activities of department staff as they relate to engineering and related aspects of projects and department functions

* prepare funding applications and administer funds accordingly  

* application of sound technical principles, practices, and judgment at various levels of project design and construction  

* work must be performed in accordance with applicable laws, codes, and regulations

* assist the department head in developing and monitoring the department budget and handling confidential materials such as personnel files

* assist the department head in creating and enforcing rules and regulations for the administration of the operations of the water department

* assist the department head in developing, coordinating, evaluating, managing, and encouraging the implementation of various programs for water department

* this position is responsible for the direction of work and manner of accomplishment of assigned personnel

* overall, the senior engineer is expected to be knowledgeable, thoroughly involved in, and reasonably responsible for the proper functioning of all aspects of the water department  

* this position reports to the department head or assistant department head

Minimum qualifications:

* graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field as deemed acceptable by the department head

* at least six (6) years of professional engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training as deemed acceptable by the department head

* possession of a license issued by the state of ohio to practice as a registered professional engineer (pe)

* must possess a valid state of ohio driver's license at all times

Preferred qualifications:

* graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering

* at least ten (10) years of professional engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training as deemed acceptable by the department head

* oepa class iii water supply certification (or willingness to obtain certification once required qualifications have been met)

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

* thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering, surveying, gis, project management, or any…