Public 'S Department - Senior Engineer

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field and ten (10) years of professional level experience in design and construction of buildings, bridges, structures and roads, including five (5) years managing and administering a major engineering program or phase for an organization with diverse operations or multiple locations, including two (2) years of supervisory experience in the area of assignment.

Depending on area assigned: five (5) years of subdivision, storm water and floodplain management experience; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Valid driver’s license applicable to job responsibilities, with a driving record acceptable to the County of El Paso.
• Professional engineer registration in the State of Texas.
• Must meet continuing education requirements to retain licensure(s) – Texas (every 2 years) National (every 3 years).
• Depending on area assigned:
  Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM®) certificate, or will obtain and maintain such a certificate within six (6) months of beginning employment.

• Supervises, plans, develops, and organizes public works projects and special construction and design programs; ensures policies and methods meet statutory requirements and established engineering principles and standards.
• Recommends resolutions and major operational adjustments in public works short and long‑range plans; confers with governmental funding agencies on future or ongoing construction projects as directed.
• Reviews surveys, designs and construction times, labor and cost estimates and consultant and contractor bids on proposals to construct county facilities, bridges, right‑of‑way and easements.
• Directs processes to approve and recommend changes to construction plans, scheduling multiple projects and reviewing progress costs, "as built" plans, field investigations and related records and statistics for adherence to contract timeliness, technical provisions and appropriations.
• Issues certificates of plat compliance and coordinates reviews of subdivisions.
• Directs special projects, including conducting various analyses of labor requirements, material specifications, funding, proposed program improvements and program performance measures.
• Oversees preparation of statements of work, technical specifications and grant applications; participates in contract award negotiation; administers design, construction and other service contracts according to County procurement policies and procedures.
• Provides input to the implementation of the department directives; directs and coordinates with assigned engineers regarding progress of projects and preparation of reports.
• Approves engineers’ project pay applications; addresses possible issues, offers solutions, provides assistance and guidance as needed.
• Coordinates with public works users to determine capital improvement projects; prepares capital improvement programming inventory and ranks projects based on needs.
• Conducts research in regards to funding capabilities; provides project summaries and conceptual estimates.
• Provides oversight, counsels and advises on proposed capital projects; monitors project budgets to ensure projects are completed on schedule and on budget.
• Develops and implements a standardized capital improvement program process and policy; establishes policies, budget, division goals and objectives.
• Plans and evaluates capital improvement programs; reviews, analyzes, manages and implements complex capital projects that include engineering facility construction and subdivision, transportation plans.
• Directs project changes based upon technical provisions, requirements, design, construction time, labor costs and feasibility; develops major capital improvement programs and facility enhancements for various agency programs.
• Analyzes personnel allocation, equipment, supplies and maintenance costs for projects; schedules, evaluates and prepares analysis of multiple project and program requirements, progress and costs.
• Identifies program operation objectives; formulates project request evaluation criteria;…