Engineer I​/II - Design Project Manager

ENGINEER I

The Engineer I provides basic highway design or traffic engineering support to ensure the successful development and implementation of highway construction and traffic engineering projects.

General Engineering Duties:

• Develop and implement standard design procedures, programs, and processes
• Determine, communicate, monitor, and ensure data collection needs for complete analysis during design
• Provide professional and complex engineering elements to satisfy accepted engineering principles, regulatory constraints;
  County financial limits, and public participation needs
• Participate in consultant selection; review consultant plans for compliance with County standards and practices and Prepare and design studies for approval

Highway Design:

• Perform and review complex professional engineering calculations and designs for County infrastructure improvements, including horizontal and vertical alignments, cross-sections, hydraulics and right of way
• Participate in the public project involvement process
• Attend public and landowner meetings to understand public concerns and explain project goals and constraints
• Review and prepare construction plan documents, project cost estimates and special provisions
• Determine project hydrology and design hydraulic and water quality systems
• Review, prepare, and acquire all regulatory permits and approvals required for project initiation
• Meet with permitting officials in the field or office as needed
• Coordinate right of way needs, both permanent and temporary, for project completion
• Provide technical and professional support to field construction change requests and general activities to ensure project construction success

Desirable

Experience:

• Experience collaborating in a team environment building and maintaining relationships with teammates from a variety of backgrounds who have different personalities, interests, and abilities
• Experience in Highway Design, Drainage Design, Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Project Management

Selection Technique:
Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

Hours / Days: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm / Monday - Friday plus overtime hours as needed. Work schedules (hours and days) are subject to change based on department needs.

Anticipated Hiring Rate: $38.59 - $45.70 Hourly if hired as Engineer I. (May be hired at the Engineer II level depending on qualifications)

E-Verify Participation:
Washington County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Work Environment:
Work performed is semi-sedentary in nature and typically performed within the Public Works Department's North Shop, a satellite office or other field work location. Lifting requirement of up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis. Equipment used may include, but is not limited to, computer, calculator, telephone, camera, and copy and fax machine, power and hand tools, and other job-related equipment.