Temporary Senior Engineer

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Under direction, provide management for City capital improvement projects and a high level of engineering related to public and private project development including the application of City requirements and other regulations; perform a variety of the most difficult and complex professional office and field engineering work; prepare and/or review plans, designs, and specifications for a variety of City and private development projects;

review work prepared by outside consultants; prepare engineering and planning reports; provide project direction, work coordination, and training for professional, paraprofessional, and technical engineering, planning, and building staff; and do related work as required.

This is the highest experienced registered level classification in the professional engineering class series. Positions provide project planning and management for City capital improvement projects and for City land development processes and work direction for other engineering and planning support staff. The Senior Engineer also performs a wide scope of the most complex professional office and field engineering work. This class is distinguished from Associate Engineer by the breadth and scope of project management, land, and site development responsibilities, as well as responsibility for performing the most complex professional engineering work.

City Engineer or designee.

Provide project management, direction, and training for Assistant/Associate Engineer and Engineering Technicians.

• Perform a variety of project development and coordination assignments; perform project development for public and private projects and oversight for assigned City capital improvement projects and develop and propose solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Provide work direction, coordination, and training for technical, professional, and paraprofessional engineering and planning staff.
• Design, prepare, and/or evaluate preliminary and final plans and specifications for a variety of street, drainage system, water and wastewater treatment facilities, airport, and other capital and private improvement projects, requiring professional engineering expertise.
• Serve as a resident engineer, performing contract and subdivision administration, construction inspection, and project administration.
• Ensure that contractors meet proper standards, specification requirements, cost controls, and time requirements.
• Approve change orders and progress payments.
• Perform various studies including foundation and hydrology studies and traffic studies.
• Collect, organize, summarize, and analyze a variety of technical engineering data; research data and provide consultation to engineers and contractors; and develop data for the acquisition of right-of-way.
• Prepare grant proposals and administer grants.
• Perform engineering reviews of environmental impact reports.
• Oversee and administer subdivision processes; prepare evaluations and approval conditions for subdivisions and other land development projects.
• Review and evaluate maps and improvement plans, and provide structural reviews for buildings.
• Perform field surveys; use a computer to reduce survey data.
• Perform engineering calculations and prepare engineering cost estimates.
• Review laboratory reports and analyze the quality and compliance of materials.
• Review applications and approve the issue of permits.
• Receive public inquiries regarding City engineering standards; provide a variety of technical advice to the public and other agencies.
• Represent the Engineering and Development Services Departments in meetings with contractors, engineers, developers, property owners, attorneys, and representatives of other public agencies.
• Perform related duties as required.

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

• Operations, services, and activities of a municipal engineering design and construction program.
• Public and private improvement projects, planning, development, and administration.
• Modern and complex principles, practices, and theory of civil engineering and their application to the design, preparation of engineering specifications, and construction of public works facilities including roads, bridges, drainage systems, airports, and water and wastewater facilities.
• Pertinent Federal, State, and local codes, laws, rule, regulations, and policies including those affecting public works engineering and installation, subdivisions and site plans.
• Methods, materials, techniques, and equipment used in civil engineering projects including those used in the design and…