Associate Engineer

Salary Range

The full salary range for this position is $55.58 to $70.93. Expected hiring range is $55.58 to $61.28.

• Oversee and participate in the operation of a major unit or program within the Public Works Engineering or CIP Division, and/or serve as project manager on a major engineering project.
• Perform the more complex professional and technical engineering tasks within the unit or on the assigned project.
• Administer a special program or work unit within the engineering division.
• Supervise a team of professional and technical staff in the development of designs, plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of assigned projects.
• Develop revised design and construction standards for public works structures and appurtenances.
• Perform plan check, review, and processing of plans for private developments affecting City streets, sewers, drains and related public works facilities; assure compliance with appropriate codes, ordinances, rules and regulations and make recommendations for revision and improvement.
• Prepare estimates and feasibility reports for new or modified services and structures.
• Prepare Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals; assist in the selection of consultants; manage consultant contracts; review consultants’ work and provide technical guidance.
• Manage a variety of projects simultaneously, from conception through construction, involving scheduling, progress monitoring, budgeting and permitting.
• Administer contracts; coordinate and review the work of outside consultants; review and recommend all payments and billing for contracted services related to assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain the online GIS website, including the creation of new reports and maps; maintain GIS data sets used throughout the City.
• Conduct investigations of technical nature and prepare engineering and staff reports as required in areas of assigned responsibility.
• Confer with contractors, consulting engineers, subdividers, and members of the public regarding the assigned area of responsibility.
• Review and accept documents related to transfer/dedications, property line adjustments, and subdivision of real property including easements, grant deeds, road deeds, lot line adjustments, lot mergers, and final tract and parcel maps; prepare documents for City Engineer/Director of Public Works acceptance of real property.
• Design and prepare or review and approve plans and specifications for public works projects including pumping stations, streets, storm drains, sewer lines, street lighting and related projects; research project design requirements; perform calculations and prepare estimates of time and material costs.
• Prepare special engineering studies and reports.
• Represent the City and serve as staff on various boards, commissions, and committees related to the assigned area of responsibility.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate the work performed by assigned staff.
• Perform related work as assigned.

Knowledge

• Principles and practices of civil engineering and its administration.
• Modern methods and techniques used in the design, construction and surveying of a variety of public works engineering projects, including street, sewer, traffic, and storm drain projects.
• Hydraulic and structural designs of street and highway drainage structures.
• Applicable laws and regulatory codes relevant to design and construction in the areas of assignment.
• Principles and techniques of supervision and training.
• Principles and techniques of project management and construction management.

Ability

• Calculate complex engineering computations and to check, design, and supervise the construction of a variety of public works projects.
• Respond to issues and concerns from the community and internal clients.
• Administer contracts.
• Prepare specifications and write technical reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Coordinate and oversee the work of assigned staff.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Supervise and train professional and technical engineering staff.

• Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from…