Engineer III (N/S)

Participates in design and construction of storm drainage systems, sidewalks, buildings, and other vertical or horizontal municipal structures, wastewater, or water systems; prepares and revises preliminary designs, cost estimates and project recommendations for inclusion in planning and design functions; participates in inspection of construction jobs, as required; provides input into submission of final "as built" plans and for maintaining and updating municipal records in the assigned area.

Reads and interprets constructions plans, specifications, technical drawings and diagrams to determine proper interface configurations; prepares bid specifications and engineer’s estimate for project contracts; determines bid items and quantities for project contracts; performs calculations and prepares detailed geometric design of roadway projects; prepares design of construction-related maintenance of traffic plans and construction phasing for inclusion in project plans performs hydraulic analysis of water, wastewater, and storm drainage systems.

Directs or participates in preparation of rules, regulations and ordinances; provides input into development of annual department budget; coordinates plans, special studies, contracts, design, and functional requirements with municipal departments and outside sources, such as contractors, engineering firms and governmental agencies; represents department in area of work at technical meetings and conferences; maintains effective relationships with municipal and outside agencies; performs functions in administration of federal programs through coordination with municipal departments and outside agencies by understanding and interpreting federal guidelines and requirements; acts as a lead on a project basis in order to facilitate project completion.

Trains professional, sub-professional, technical, and clerical personnel; completes studies, updates files, prepares plans and reports; makes recommendations with respect to future projects and preventative maintenance programs, as required.

Coordinates project work with engineering, inspectors, utilities, and contractors to keep project on schedule; acts as team leader on a project basis in order to facilitate project completion.  Prepares construction and environmental permit applications, including actually filing, tracking and resolving of issues in order to facilitate overall construction process.

Knowledge of: principles and practices of the assigned area of engineering; federal, state, and municipal rules, regulations, ordinances, and other pertinent documents; engineering developments and information related to area of assignments, such as wastewater treatment and disposal on a major scale, or traffic engineering.

Ability to: coordinate and review the work of others engaged in a variety of engineering assignments; plan, design and prepare complete engineering plans and specifications for major projects; read and interpret engineering plans and specifications; analyze engineering data and draw sound conclusions; prepare and submit detailed, clear and concise reports, both orally and in writing; train others in the assigned area, as well as to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials and the general public.

Mostly sedentary, indoors, occasional outdoors and lifting, requires frequent use of computer, typing and viewing a monitor.

Some positions might require possession of a valid driver’s license.

Possession of a Professional Engineer License or Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) designation Departmental required.

Departmental employees must meet established level III criterion for the current job skills matrix.

Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

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