City engineer, Civil Engineering

1200 - City Engineer

City of Fort Walton Beach

The City of Fort Walton Beach City Engineer is responsible for top‑level professional and administrative civil engineering work in the Public Works and Utility Services Department. The engineer manages staff and handles complex problems related to the design, review, and construction of municipal infrastructure and development projects.

• Perform and manage a broad range of engineering activities for a variety of municipal systems including, but not limited to, streets, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water.
• Develop design procedures. Prepare plans, specifications, cost estimates, permit applications, and project budgets for various in‑house construction repairs.
• Review plans and specifications for design accuracy and thoroughness. Maintain record documents and maps.
• Manage a portion of the Capital Improvement Program and various capital improvement projects. Administer architect/engineer contracts.
• Serve as Project Engineer on in‑house Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs). May serve as the Acting Engineering and Utility Services Director in the absence of the leader.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering plans, permit applications, specifications, reports, and other appropriate documents.
• Establish work procedures, plan and organize staff workloads and assignments, and expedite work flow. Responsible for training and discipline of subordinates.
• Prepare professional services and construction related documents, such as Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Bid, permit applications, etc.
• Develop and manage the Division’s budget.
• Assist the Survey and GIS Division in the mapping of City infrastructure and the Geographic Information System (GIS) program for the City.
• Provide technical engineering assistance to other departments in budgeting capital projects and O&M activities.
• Develop and present complex engineering reports, correspondence, analysis reports, technical studies, staff reports, grants, ordinances, and resolutions.
• Investigate engineering related complaints and inquiries; investigate and take corrective actions on water, sewer, drainage, and traffic complaints.
• Maintain regular and effective contact with consulting engineers; construction project engineers/managers;
  City, county, state, and federal agencies; professional and technical groups; and the general public regarding Engineering Division activities and services.
• Coordinate the activities of City, State and Federal agencies as well as contractors and other municipalities.
• Review and approve subdivision, site and construction plans, and specifications for code conformance to established departmental standards, policies, and sound engineering principles.
• Modify Engineering Division operations as necessary to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Perform technical research, field analysis, and inspection.
• Maintain responsibility for preparation of divisional and capital budgets.
• Assist in QA/QC of all survey data submitted by contractors, developers, and engineers.
• Attend various meetings and workshops with citizens and community groups, representing the Department. Develop and deliver oral presentations.
• Ensure compliance with codes, regulations, and laws.
• Participate in damage assessment following storm events.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

• Principles and practices of civil engineering and engineering survey and design.
• Drafting methods and techniques.
• Construction methods and techniques related to infrastructure.
• Principles of management and budgeting.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws pertaining to civil engineering.
• Surveying methods and techniques.
• Contract and project management.
• Principles and practices of transportation planning.
• Principles and practices of hydraulic modeling.
• City functions, policies, and procedures.

• Public relations and customer service.
• Strong written and oral communications for both administrative and technical purposes.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies and procedures.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including…