SPR Engineering Supervisor

The Engineering Supervisor oversees junior engineering staff and manages infrastructure treatment and innovation projects for SPR’s Engineering Division. This role includes leading the planning, design, and implementation of capital projects, as well as infrastructure replacement, maintenance programs, and piloting and research. The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for facilitating and reviewing consultant plans/designs, making strategic recommendations on major capital projects, and coordinating engineering and construction activities in collaboration with plant staff and operations.

Additionally, this position offers exposure to program management and development under the guidance of the Engineering Manager and/or Deputy Director
- Engineering, enhancing skills in project and program planning, execution, and implementation.

Reports to: Engineering Manager or Deputy-Director
- Engineering

Direct Reports: Engineer I, II, III, or others as assigned by the Deputy Director
- Engineering

• Supervises, mentors, and supports engineering staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to foster the SPR coaching culture.
• Manages workload of direct reports.
• Performs project management including planning, design, construction management, budgeting, and schedule management for capital improvements, planning projects, and other interdepartmental projects. Ensures that completed projects meet established quality standards and follow design and government regulations.
• Prepares requests for proposals, scopes of work, bidding specifications, and other documents to proceed with a project. Evaluates responses and makes recommendations regarding consultant and contractor selection.
• Prepares presentations, written memoranda, reports, and specifications.
• Works with consulting engineers, contractors, and other agencies to explain, interpret, and create facility design requirements, codes, and specifications.
• Provides professional/technical project updates to the Supervisory Committee, management, facility staff, and customers.
• Keeps current on latest trends in technology and procedures in the wastewater industry and makes recommendations for implementation.
• Completes advanced engineering assignments. Collects, analyzes, and makes recommendations concerning technical engineering data.

The listed examples of work are not intended to be all-inclusive. They may be modified with additions, deletions, or changes as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned and required.

Organization Wide – Every employee is accountable to:

• Aligning and demonstrating SPR’s organizational vision, mission, and values.
• Following the SPR Safe Program – policies, required trainings, and overall engagement.
• Upholding fiscal responsibility through SPR’s Procurement Policy and procedures.
• Continuously improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the service or product being delivered.
• Valuing diversity; demonstrating an awareness of differences; demonstrating sensitivity and adapting behaviors and communication to accommodate these differences.

Job Specific – Every employee in this position must be able to:

Develops Talent :
Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.

• Places a high priority on developing others.
• Develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments.
• Aligns employee career development goals with organization objectives.
• Encourages people to accept development moves.

Ensures Accountability :
Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

• Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same.
• Acts with a clear sense of ownership.
• Takes personal responsibility for…