Engineer III - Stormwater Management

Pay Schedule XII Grade 4M, Regular

Schedule:

35 hours per week

Under general supervision, serves as a project engineer for various professional engineering projects. Manages multiple major capital improvement projects and a major departmental engineering program.

• Serves as project engineer for various engineering projects. Supervises or leads professional and subprofessional personnel.
• Resolves design problems, prepares and reviews correspondence relating to projects, and coordinates projects with outside agencies. Reviews and approves plans and specifications for roads, bridges, drains, and public buildings.
• Operates and/or oversees the operation of computers used in the development of capital projects, including GIS and computer aided drafting and design.
• Operates and/or supervises the operation of computers to conduct various engineering related studies and to solve technical design problems.
• Manages a CADD operations center, including the administration of computer networks, engineering software, and user training.
• Serves as project engineer for consultant designed projects.
• Analyzes consultants' proposals, reviews consultant designs, and prepares consulting agreements.
• Serves as project engineer for developers' projects.
• Supervises, assigns, and reviews the work of a group of public works inspectors.
• Supervises, assigns, and reviews the work of professional environmental specialists.
• Reviews and approves plans and specifications for water, sewer, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and air pollution control systems.
• Prepares and reviews storm water management plans, sediment control plans, and other environmental reports.
• Participates in and conducts public meetings and hearings.
• Investigates complaints, meets with the public and others, and prepares and supervises the preparation of resulting correspondence.
• Assists in the preparation of capital improvement budgets and programs.

• May act as a spokesperson in right-of-way condemnation cases or act as a witness in other judicial proceedings.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in engineering, plus four years' field or office engineering experience. (Additional qualifying education beyond a bachelor's degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years for the required experience.)

OR

Possession of a certificate of registration as an Engineer in Training issued by a State within the United States of America, plus four years' field or office engineering experience.

• Experience with the Maryland Department of the Environment 2000 Maryland Stormwater Design Manual and Environmental Site Design techniques.
• Experience in performing H&H analyses for SWM facilities.
• Experience with the design of MD-378 ponds and performing dam breach analyses per the latest guidance documents/memos from MDE.

Knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of engineering. Knowledge of engineering design procedures and standards. Knowledge of construction and inspection techniques.

Skill in applying engineering principles and practices. Skill in the preparation of reports, correspondence, and other documents. Skill in the review and drafting of engineering plans. Skill in solving engineering problems. Skill in conducting field investigations and inspections.

Ability to learn and interpret codes, regulations, and standards. Ability to read, prepare, and interpret maps, plans, and specifications. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Ability to perform mathematical computations. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to analyze proposals and agreements. Ability to plan, assign, and review the work of a group of professional and technical employees. Ability to operate computers and peripheral equipment used to perform drafting and design work and conduct engineering studies.

Knowledge of County and Departmental rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Knowledge of County engineering standards and codes. Knowledge of public capital and operating budget preparation. Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer aided drafting and design. Knowledge of computers and software used in GIS, computer modeling and engineering studies.

Skill in the analysis of proposals and agreements. Skill in planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of a group of professional and technical employees. Skill in performing computer aided drafting and design. Skill in the operation of computers and peripheral equipment to conduct engineering studies and solve technical problems.

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