Senior Engineer

Summary

The Senior Engineer prepares engineering proposals, work estimates, engineering studies and reports; assists in development and implementation of goals; supervises and assists others in the preparation of complex designs, plans, specifications, estimates, schedules, reports, development plan/map/drainage review, pavement management, and other engineering services, proposals and budgets; serves as the client point-of-contact and as design lead on projects; .assists with the development and management of client contacts and relationships.

• Conduct technical research on engineering problems.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and clients.
• Trains professional and technical staff.
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and priorities for the engineering division.
• Management of projects, including quality control and verifying budgets are managed appropriately.
• Development of plans, estimates, and schedules for construction and major repair of public infrastructure.
• Participate in the preparation of special engineering studies and reports.
• Confer with others on project priorities and progress; participate in planning, progress, and design review meetings.
• Provide technical design assistance to project team members.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals (including preparation of project scopes and fees) and budgets.
• Participate in client management, maintain positive professional relationships, and development efforts.
• Participate in or oversee the review of private development plans, maps, and drainage calculations.
• Performs all the essential functions of the Associate Engineer.

Receives direct supervision from Supervising Civil Engineer.

The Senior Engineer may have direct and indirect supervision of professional, technical, and clerical staff.

This is the advanced level classification within the engineering series. This class is distinguished from the Associate Engineer by the level of skill and depth of knowledge exhibited, and the level of relevant experience possessed and applied to the more unusual tasks and duties assigned to positions within the series. This class is differentiated from the Supervising Engineer by the level of supervision exercised and received.

• Principles and practices of civil engineering, including applying techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Modern developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding civil engineering, design, and construction standards, and building codes and ordinances.
• Methods and techniques of field data collection, tabulation, and analysis.
• Computer applications relating to civil engineering analysis and engineering mathematics.
• Fiscal management and budgeting.
• Principles and practices of contract administration and project management and evaluation.
• Means, materials, methods, equipment, and tools involved in the construction, repair, operation, and maintenance of public works facilities.
• Business and management principles are involved in resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, project management, quality control, and coordination of people and resources.
• Structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Basic supervisory principles and practices.
• Applicable federal and state laws and regulations; modern developments, current literature, and other sources of information regarding the assigned area(s) of engineering.
• Principles and practices of workplace and jobsite safety.
• Local, State and Federal ordinances, laws, regulations and requirements and their effect on the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of public works infrastructure projects.

• Train, direct, and mentor subordinates.
• Use mathematics to solve problems.
• Use scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made and asking questions as appropriate.
• Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Perform complex professional engineering work by applying engineering principles and techniques with a minimum of supervision.
• Use sound independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Effectively manage, plan, and assign the work of staff.
• Use automated engineering aids, including computer software.
• Work Independently.
• Supervise and assist with the preparation of specifications, cost estimates, work schedules, plans, maps, and reports.
• Make complex engineering computations and check and design a wide variety of…