Senior Civil Engineer

Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, perform, supervise, and manage the design and construction of public works capital improvement projects focused on transportation and/or surface water infrastructure. Make complex engineering decisions pertaining to the capital program, and in support of other Public Works Divisions, City departments, and programs.

• Develop and manage public works capital improvement projects.
• Prepare, attend and deliver presentations to various citizens, developers, contractors, consultants, City departments, outside agencies, special interest groups, management staff, committees, and City Council as a representative of the City.
• Provide management, supervision, work direction, guidance, technical assistance, coordination, and work assignments, and review work of other staff and consultant service providers.
• Investigate and prepare recommended solutions to various public works problems.
• Respond to questions and complaints from the public concerning capital project related problems, projects, and issues. Investigate and prepare recommended solutions to various identified problems.
• Prepare, submit, and manage various project grants, from a variety of funding sources such as State and Federal agencies.
• Perform field checks, verifications and site visits to inspect work in progress; work with contractor and City inspectors to assure projects are completed in compliance with applicable codes, plans, operation and maintenance requirements, standards, specifications and time schedules.
• Prepare workload and project schedules for individual projects.
• Prepare and review engineering plans, specifications estimate, and other engineering documents for capital projects for adequacy and constructability.
• Prepare and review environmental permitting documents including applications, checklists, and mitigation plans.
• Inspect construction projects for conformance to plans, specifications, operations, and maintenance requirements.
• Responsible for or assist in the updating of existing and establishing of new engineering, construction standards, codes and regulations.
• Perform technical engineering duties and prepare design concepts, drawings, documents and specifications. Perform cost estimates and complex computations.
• Perform and review basic hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of existing drainage problems and proposed solutions.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports related to capital projects.
• Prepare and administer contracts and legal agreements with consultants, local agencies, franchise utilities, contractors, and grant agencies.
• Authorize field work directives and field changes during constructions; negotiate change orders; approve material substitutions; negotiate scope and budget of consultant agreements.

Requires any combination equivalent to:
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in a related position. Municipal experience preferred. Storm water engineering background preferred.

Registration as a Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering with the Washington State Department of Licensing or the ability to obtain registration within 6 months of hire; valid Washington State driver's license.

• Principals, practices, methods and techniques of civil engineering.
• Advanced design of public works projects, construction practices, and materials.
• Engineering methods and techniques as applied to the design, construction, materials and maintenance of public works engineering projects.
• Local Agency Guidelines (LAG) Manual knowledge desirable.
• Environmental permitting process requirements for capital projects.
• Property and Right-of-Way acquisition process.
• ArcGIS/CAD and/or other mapping and design software preferred.
• Hydrologic and hydraulic computer modeling preferred.
• Methods of inspection, assessment and monitoring of infrastructure.
• Use of application software including, Blue Beam Revu, MS Project, word processing, spreadsheet, database and engineering analysis and design software.
• Municipal government operations.
• City organizations, operations,…