City engineer, Environmental Engineer

Job Title:

Director of Engineering

Department:
Engineering

Reports To:

Safety Service Director

Position Type:
Full Time, 40 hours per week

Location:

236 S. Main St. Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Typical

Work Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day

Salary Base: $91,603.20

Under the administrative direction of the Safety Service Director, the City Engineer plans, directs, and administers engineering functions within the Engineering Division to include designing and preparing plans, specifications, cost estimates, contract documents, and reviewing plans submitted by other professionals, requiring revisions as needed, and performing other related duties as required.

• Directs professional and subprofessional engineering personnel in the performance of their duties and responsibilities (e.g., supervises field survey teams in obtaining data necessary for development of construction plans and specifications; directs office personnel in preparing maps, drawings, etc.).
• Maintains authority and/or participates in management responsibilities and decisions such as discipline, hiring, training, promoting, adjusting grievances, assignments, motivating, and employee evaluations.
• Directs the planning, design, cost estimating, contracting, and inspection of City engineering projects including construction or upgrading of streets, sidewalks, waterlines, etc., and confers with consulting firms and other professional engineers in construction planning functions; ensures projects are completed in accordance with approved time schedules.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of and gives final approval to specifications, construction methods, material types, etc.; approves proposed changes in construction design and specifications for ongoing construction projects.
• Responds to inquiries and offers advice to developers, contractors, and the general public regarding the most desirable/acceptable method of solving sewer line, waterline, and drainage problems; reviews plans submitted by engineers, contractors, developers, and the general public; approves plans or recommends necessary revisions.
• Prepares bid tabulations from contractors’ proposals to submit to the Board of Control for approval of funds; provides recommendations and related information as requested.
• Visits construction sites to inspect ongoing projects as necessary, recommends solutions to problems, and ensures construction proceeds in accordance with approved plans and specifications.
• Develops departmental budget for submittal to proper authority for approval.
• Coordinates and develops City-wide long-range capital improvement plan; schedules and chairs meetings with all affected division heads; facilitates prioritization of projects to meet existing budgetary limitations; submits the plan to proper authority for approval.
• Establishes and directs the maintenance of a filing system to organize engineering records and documents in a readily retrievable order.
• Prepares and/or approves legal descriptions for easements, right-of-way dedications, and parcels of land; assists in negotiation for easements and deeds.
• Supervises the use and establishes the need of computer and software in engineering applications.
• Works safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others and demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with OSHA regulations related to job responsibilities.
• Requires a high level of interpersonal and communication skills such as persuading others to take action, resolving agreements, and making presentations.
• Handles responsibility for managing a large department, authorizing large expenditures, complex purchasing of materials, supplies, and equipment, engineering extensive construction or other projects, and supervising public property protection activity.

• Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Ohio (required).
• Five (5) years of experience in civil engineering, preferably within a public works or municipal environment.
• Five (5) years of experience working with engineering staff, technicians, and/or surveyors.
• Five (5) years of supervisory experience.
• Five (5) years of budgeting experience.
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification through the Association of State Floodplain Managers is preferred; candidates must obtain certification within two (2) years of hire date.
• ODOD LPA certifications;
  Ohio Department of Transportation.
• Possession of a valid State of Ohio Driver’s License and ability to maintain insurability under the City’s vehicle insurance policy.