Senior Civil Engineer

Overview

DEFINITION Under general direction from the City Engineer, or Principal Civil Engineer, to assign, review and participate in the work of staff responsible for the design and construction of public works projects including Streets, Signals, Traffic Control Systems, Traffic Management, Parks, City Facilities, and City Water/Wastewater Systems; to serve as project manager on engineering project design and implementation; to ensure work quality and adherence to established policies and procedures;

and to provide complex assistance to the City Engineer and/or Principal Civil Engineer; and to perform related duties as assigned.

The Senior Civil Engineer is the advanced level within the professional Engineering Series, which may serve as the lead over a section such as Land Development or Capital Improvement Projects within the Public Works Engineering Division. This class is distinguished from the higher level Principal Civil Engineer by the responsibility of the later class to serve as a supervisor over multiple sections, or over Traffic Engineering.

The Senior Civil Engineer is further distinguished from the Associate Civil Engineer by the responsibility for a functional area of the Engineering Division (e.g. Land Development or Capital Improvement Projects) and the management of work and multiple projects through assigned team members. Incumbents assigned to this class may exercise functional and technical supervision over assigned staff, and oversight of the projects and activities associated with the area of assignment.

The application of professional knowledge and skills is required in the research, analysis, planning, and implementation of effective engineering programs, and requires frequent use of independent judgment. The work frequently requires attending meetings and hearings, and making presentations to City Council, business and community groups. Assigned duties and responsibilities will require work to be performed during and outside of normal office hours, weekends, and holidays.

ESSENTIAL AND MARGINAL FUNCTION STATEMENTS — Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plans, prioritizes, assigns, supervises, reviews and participates in the work of staff and/or consultants responsible for providing professional engineering services in the design and construction of public works projects including Streets, Signals, Traffic Control Systems, Traffic Management, Parks, City Facilities, and City Water/Wastewater Systems for assigned section.
• Assists in establishing schedules and methods for providing engineering services in conjunction with City Engineer; identifies resource needs; reviews needs with appropriate management staff; allocates resources accordingly.
• Prepares and/or reviews professional civil engineering designs for assigned projects utilizing a variety of computer software programs; performs detailed calculations and computations; prepares and/or reviews the adequacy and accuracy of computations, preliminary layouts and design work from field and survey data.
• Reviews and approves changes to approved plans and specifications; processes a variety of permits.
• Exercises professional engineering judgment in accordance with currently accepted practice of civil engineering and appropriate laws and codes.
• Serves as project manager on complex engineering studies and projects; administers construction and professional services contracts; monitors budget, inspects work in progress and conducts final inspections to accept completed work; ensures compliance with contractual obligations; reviews and approves change orders; approves progress and final payments; ensures compliance with applicable codes and regulations; provides resolutions to construction problems.
• Oversees the bidding process for capital projects including receiving applications, awarding contracts and issuing notices as assigned.
• Reviews land development plans, subdivision maps and grading plans for compliance with applicable laws, codes and regulations as assigned.
• Assists construction inspectors in the interpretation of plans, specifications and other contract documents as assigned.
• Participates in the selection of technical engineering staff; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; provides input to employee performance evaluations; recommends disciplinary actions.
• Participates in the preparation and administration of assigned sections or projects of the engineering program budget; submits budget recommendations; monitors expenditures.
• Prepares engineering specifications, costs and quantity estimates for utility related projects; obtains required easements or permits for water and sewer system construction and utility structures as assigned.
• Performs field reviews of proposed construction site, obtain measurements and create preliminary plans for construction as assigned.
• Plans and supervises the…