City engineer, Civil Engineering

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY Under direction and supervision of the City Manager, the City Engineer serves as Director of the Engineering Department, administers the process of managing civil engineering projects for the City and review of city developments brought forward by the development community, and performs a variety of civil engineering assignments that require application of engineering principles, practices, and theories.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Direction of the City Engineering Department entails formulating policies, goals, and directives; providing guidance to Engineering staff on projects, program planning, fiscal management, and assigned functional areas, including professional civil engineering work and design for a variety of development and public works programs; oversees a wide range of engineering work in the review of designs, studies, and research in municipal utilities;

provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the City Manager and; represent the department on a variety of matters at the City, State, and National level.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of civil engineering design, land development and construction;
• Principles and practices of utility design, development and construction;
• Administrative principles and practices, including goals and objectives development and work planning and organization;
• Principles and practices of contract administration, project management and evaluation;
• Theories, principles, techniques and equipment used in public works construction and maintenance;
• Legal guidelines for public works engineering;
• Computer applications related to engineering analysis.

Ability to:

• Prepare and evaluate engineering studies of large projects;
• Prepare complex plans, specifications and legal contracts;
• Perform difficult, technical research and analyze complex engineering problems, evaluate alternatives and recommend or adopt effective courses of action;
• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials;
• Understand and administer grant projects in accordance with grant terms and conditions;
• Exercise sound independent judgment within established guidelines;
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience

Any combination of training, education and…