City engineer, Environmental Engineer

The purpose of this classification is to manage and perform top-level professional civil engineering work, providing management and solutions to complex problems that arise in the design, review, and construction of City infrastructure and related development projects. The City Engineer serves as the principal engineering specialist, responsible for integrating services within and among Utilities, Streets, and Stormwater functional areas. The City Engineer directs, oversees, and participates in design and review of capital improvement development including, but not limited to, utility infrastructure and transportation projects.

The City Engineer is responsible for directing major projects, supervising and performing complex engineering reviews, enforcing legal and contractual requirements, and establishing and reviewing the performance of staff. The work is performed under the general direction of the Public Works Director, but considerable latitude is granted for independent judgment and initiative. This position provides services to the public and works collaboratively with the City Manager, Mayor, City Council, and to ensure departmental compliance to all applicable federal, state and local codes and ordinances.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Performs, directs and supervises the City's professional civil engineering work and coordinates with consulting engineers as required.
• Plans, directs, and participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, priorities and design standards for the Division services.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates Capital Improvement Program projects including engineering design, field assessment and survey, and construction management for the public infrastructure needs of the community.
• Processes, reviews, and approves various private development proposals related to subdivisions (plats), streets, stormwater management plans, water and sanitary sewer improvements, and related infrastructure.
• Supervises, trains and evaluates assigned staff; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; prioritizes and schedules work activities in order to meet objectives; ensures that subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise; provides progress and activity reports to management;
  
  and assists with the revision of procedure manuals as appropriate.
• Supports the preparation of the division’s budget and develops strategies to ensure fiscal responsibility in carrying out effective programs and projects.
• Plans, supervises and performs professional engineering work in the design and construction of water & wastewater facilities, stormwater infrastructure, streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, drainage structures and other public capital projects; coordinates with the public, City departments, regulatory agencies, utility companies, consultants, and construction contractors to ensure project success; presents projects and programs to various boards and committees for approval; and provides periodic project progress and status reporting as required.
• Directs the implementation and management of the Stormwater Management Program in order to meet requirements of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
• Supervises the preparation of plans, project specifications, public works…