City Engineer

General Job Description The Project Engineer is responsible for duties as assigned on a full range of civil works projects and technical studies. The position requires frequent interaction with other staff, the public, engineers, and contractors. The Project Engineer must have good project management skills, problem solving and independent judgment and decision making appropriate for a professional engineering position. Related departmental work as assigned or required. Essential Functions-Duties & Responsibilities An employee in this classification may perform any of the following duties; however, these examples do not include all the specific tasks which an employee may be expected to perform. Duties and responsibilities are subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Organizational Duties: • Assists the Public Works Director with division budget and finances, long and short-term planning related to division services. • Performs a full range of project management activities and design review for multiple construction projects. • Prepares or reviews project bid documents and advertises request for proposals. • Prepares correspondence and represents the city at construction meetings and public meetings (as necessary). • Evaluates condition and conflicts of pertinent utilities. • When Engineering Technician/Inspector is not available, inspects construction work for adherence to plans, specifications. May act on behalf of Public Works Director to interpret specifications and interact with contractors. • Obtains permits from Polk County, ODOT, resource agencies, and other regulatory agencies. • Effectively manages project costs, maintains clear and concise project records, prepares final project reports and evaluations, and assists Public Works Director by monitoring project activities and maintaining project schedules. • Analyzes development proposals for infrastructure impacts and determines compliance with development standards and reports findings. Processes development review records and represents department at staff review and public meetings to explain proposed requirements. Staffing Duties: • With Director, evaluates every employee within the division, at least annually. • Ensures that everyone assigned to a job class meets the minimum training requirements, and that each employee has opportunities to train for advancement within the organization, if desired. Other Duties: • Manager is on call occasionally and may be required to assist Public Works Director in an emergency. • Occasionally attend evening meetings Minimum Qualifications Education & Experience Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an Oregon Professional Engineer’s License or the ability to obtain one in six months. Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience related to public works project management is required. Preferred Licenses or Certificates: • Valid Oregon driver’s license. • Oregon Professional Engineer Knowledge, Skill and Abilities Knowledge • Knowledge of public infrastructure. • Knowledge of contemporary principles and practices of civil engineering. • General knowledge of federal and state regulations within assigned division. Ability • Responds to citizen complaints and questions on related projects. • Demonstrated ability to complete projects on time. • Excellent written and oral communication skills are required, which includes the ability to translate technical data into terms understandable to the public. • Demonstrated ability to effectively supervise divisional employees. • Demonstrated ability to effectively supervise publicly funded projects is required. • Demonstrated ability to plan, design, and execute programs and capital projects is required. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other departmental supervisors, representatives of other public agencies, and the public. • Demonstrated ability to plan, design, and execute programs and projects. Other Requirements Physical Demand The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, write, and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects or controls, and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.