Civil Engineer - Surface Water Management

In this role with Pierce County’s Surface Water Management (SWM) Division, you will lead teams in capital project delivery for engineering design, environmental permitting, right of way concerns, construction management, and project oversight. Your experience and knowledge in surface water projects will be utilized in areas of floodplains, water resources, water quality and urban stormwater applications. You and your teams will be working with internal employees as well as contractors utilizing Bluebeam, GIS, AutoCAD, Hydraulic and Hydrologic modeling, and other computer applications.

PPW stewards a healthy and vibrant community by collaboratively planning and investing in our people, infrastructure, systems, and policies. PPW’s team has more than 800 members that collaborate, innovate and inspire in performing essential services to the community. The department is responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement - just to name a few!

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Your success in this role will come from bringing a positive attitude, strong leadership skills, a priority for customer service, sound engineering judgment, and a willingness to keep learning. You will be most successful by communicating clearly, making thoughtful independent decisions, supporting your teammates, and building strong working relationships with your teammates, consultants, County staff, project stakeholders, and the broader Pierce County community.

You will have access to professional development through robust online learning and other training opportunities throughout your career to ensure your success. This position has multiple career growth and promotional opportunities in Pierce County to build on a great career while directly impacting the communities in Pierce County.

• Manages assigned resources to complete work and secure approval of major engineering programs using acceptable methods of planning and management.
• Provides leadership and direction to the professional and technical staff responsible for implementing a major engineering program; delegates authority to personnel commensurate with responsibility and ensures the proper functioning of assigned staff.
• Schedules and assigns employees; approves or denies use of sick leave, vacation leave, and overtime.
• Trains and educates staff on criteria and standards. Provides engineering guidance to staff and makes engineering recommendations to County officials and other departments.
• Assists in developing recruitment and selection processes. Conducts final interviews; recommends individuals for hire.
• Completes reviews and evaluations of subordinate employee job performance. Initiates disciplinary action when necessary. Responds to grievances at the first level.
• Sets the team’s goals and objectives and participates in the development of the division’s goals and objectives.

• Nine years of progressively responsible, broad based civil engineering experience is required.
• A bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited program in civil engineering, or a closely related field, may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis, up to four years.
• Professional Engineers licensed in another state must be able to obtain licensure by the State of Washington within six months of employment.
• A resume and cover letter are required for this position.
• A valid driver's license is required.

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information…