City engineer, Civil Engineering

City Of Kingman Engineering Department Director

Position is open until filled. A cover letter and resume must be submitted at the time of application. Relocation assistance and other allowances are readily available to support your seamless transition into this pivotal role.

General description of position:
Exercises a high degree of initiative, independence, professional expertise, and supervision. Forms and executes broad policy in the management, administration, and supervision of the City's Engineering Department activities. Responsible for planning, developing and supervising professional engineering and administrative work for environmental, water, sewer, street, and other community development projects and programs ensuring technical competence and compliance with all current codes and criteria.

Work is widely varied, involving analyzing and evaluating many complex and significant variables. City-wide policies, procedures, or precedents may be developed and/or recommended. Represents engineering matters to public, City Council, City Manager, and other departments. This is a department director level position.

Supervision received:
Works independently with considerable latitude for discretion and judgment under the broad guidance and general supervision of the City Manager. Work is reviewed through conferences and reports relating to goals, objectives, and accomplishments to the City Manager on service delivery and planning.

Supervision exercised:
Directly supervises Assistant City Engineers, City Surveyor and Administrative Assistants, provides management, direction and supervision over other managerial, professional and clerical/technician/paraprofessional personnel within the Engineering Department.

Education and experience:

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in civil engineering or a closely related field; and Master's degree in civil engineering or related field preferred. Considerable (minimum of 10 years) professional civil engineering experience, preferably with a public jurisdiction. Five (5) years of supervisory experience. Any equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Special requirements:
Must possess a valid Arizona state driver's license or have the ability to obtain one prior to employment;
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Arizona. Must be physically capable of moving about on construction work sites and under adverse field conditions. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Necessary knowledge, skills and abilities:
Thorough knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices and methods as applicable to a municipal setting;
Complex public infrastructure and building projects from establishment of project scope and objectives through completion of construction and final project acceptance including related laws and regulations and environmental requirements;
Considerable knowledge of applicable federal, state and city policies, laws, and regulations affecting Department activities;
Procuring design and construction contracts under the Arizona Revised Statutes;
Capital improvement and fiscal short and long range planning;
Budget practices and procedures;
General trends and current developments in municipal civil engineering and capital improvement projects and design;
Considerable knowledge in leadership and management practices; and Expertise in team building methods.

Considerable skill in arriving at cost estimates on complex projects;
Skill in complex mathematical calculations;
Operation of personal computers and software, and their application to engineering, constructions, drafting, mapping, CAD, GIS and other related functions;
Planning, organizing, coordinating and preparing accurate and timely fiscal department budget preparation;
Forecasting, project management, reviewing and analyzing complex data and systems, procedures and controls;
Developing rates and fees;
Supervising, evaluating and selection of personnel;
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships; and Communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with employees, consultants, other governmental agency representatives, city officials and the general public;
Conduct necessary engineering research and compile comprehensive reports;
Handle multiple projects simultaneously and use good judgment in prioritizing work assignments;
Interpret, apply, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, codes, ordinances and regulations;
Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals;
Read and interpret construction documents and technical specifications;
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