LTU Water - Senior Engineer

Lincoln Water System is one of 11 divisions in the City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Department. The LTU team provides transit, transportation, and utilities services year-round to the citizens of Lincoln. Nearly 600 team members make up LTU. We fuel the importance of building relationships within our divisions and department and with our community partners. The Department'smission is toresponsiblydeliver, enhance and maintain vital infrastructure and services for the good of our community.

We value our team's forward-thinking attitude and pride ourselves on good stewardship of our environment. We celebrate our individual strengths that in turn take our teams to new levels of accomplishment. We commit ourselves to offering additional training opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans.

Join the largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our community's quality of life together.

The City of Lincoln is seeking a highly responsible individual to assist in the administration and coordination of municipal infrastructure projects and provide professional management and design services for a variety of projects ranging from routine to complex.

This Senior Engineer position willbe responsible to uphold this mission by overseeing engineering design work of the highest technical nature in the Project Delivery Division for Lincoln Water System.

The individual will be responsible for leading projects, reviews, and coordination with other entities and assigned personnel or outside consultants.

Considerable independent judgment is required in interpreting and adapting professional standards and principles as well as official policies, ordinances, regulations, and guidelines for routine and unusual engineering design issues for locally and federally funded projects.

General supervision, review of work items, and establishment of goals is completed in consultation with the Project Delivery Manager and Assistant Director of Transportation while working alongside and collaborating with other Sr. Engineers and Engineers in the Project Delivery Division.

Strong management skills, ability to communicate project concepts to a wide audience and effective interpersonal abilities are essential.

Lincoln is a growing City of close to 300,000residentsand has enjoyeda steady annual population growth rate for the past 30years. The City consistently earns top national rankings for its quality of life and its economy. This State Capital and college town offers the excitement of a bigcity with the convenience and friendliness of small-town living. Residents are proud of the city's award-winning trail network, excellent educational system, low crime rate, high-tech infrastructure, and great climate forjobseekers and entrepreneurs.

Lincoln consistently earns top national rankings and has been named the "happiest City in America".

More information on the Transportation and Utilities Department can be found here: https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/LTU

• Management of various municipal transportation improvement projects to ensure safety, efficiency, public involvement, fiscal responsibility and conformance with local, regional and national standards. Projects range from routine to complex and may include roadway reconstruction and rehabilitation; bridge reconstruction and rehabilitation; water main reconstruction; traffic signal reconstruction; or sidewalk reconstruction to meet ADA regulations.
• Oversee the completion of project studies, plans, specifications and cost…