Engineer

General Statement

The Engineer, under limited supervision, performs professional and technical civil engineering work for Union County Water (UCW). Work involves managing complex tasks and projects associated with water and wastewater utilities. Work also involves interpreting and enforcing policies and procedures and making and communicating recommendations to relevant parties.

Employee must exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment while complying with industry, County, State, and Federal regulations. Employee must also exercise tact and courtesy in contact with government officials at various levels, consultants, engineers, vendors, and the general public.

Union County Water recognizes that each qualified applicant offers a different combination of engineering experience and education. We seek to engage the applicant whose qualifications best fits our water resource engineering needs and recognize the selected engineer's knowledge and skill with an assignment to a corresponding classification and compensation appropriate for the level of ability.

Essential Functions

Manages complex tasks and projects associated with the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure.

Prepares and/or reviews of engineering drawings and specifications, legal descriptions, invoices, and pay applications

Performs construction inspection activities, gathering and verification of field data, and other activities as necessary to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished on schedule and within budget.

Prepares or directs the preparation of complex plans, specifications, and agreements; prepares and evaluates engineering studies of large projects, performs difficult technical research, and analyzes complex engineering problems, evaluating alternatives, and recommending and implementing effective courses of action.

Applies engineering principles to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Participates in the development of requests for qualifications, interviewing and selection of consultants, and contract negotiations for engineering services related to planning, design, and construction.

Maintains project files as required and in accordance with County records retention policy.

Proficiency with software applications such as GIS, AutoCAD, and standard office products.

Trains, mentors, and manages the workload of Assistant Engineers and Associate Engineers as appropriate.

Interprets, applies, and enforces the provisions of the County's engineering policies and procedures and other applicable federal, state and local codes, laws, rules, regulations, specifications, standards, policies and procedures to staff, developers, and the public.

Makes recommendations and provides technical assistance to County staff and the general public.

Ability to effectively and efficiently communicate findings, recommendations, and decisions to the general public, engineers, developers, attorneys, planners, and other County departments.

Coordinates with professional and technical personnel in the implementation, modification, and enforcement of various plans, programs, and ordinances.

Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers.

Coordinates utilization of professional, technical, and support staff, either directly or indirectly in support of task and project goals and objectives.

Stays abreast of industry standards and local, state and federal regulations; supports the County's efforts to comply with requirements of local, state, federal, and environmental agencies.

Refers to manuals, texts, drawings, documents, etc., such as state and federal regulations and manuals.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS:

Planning & Resource Management

Assists in the development and implementation of long-term water & wastewater management and plans.

Manages tasks and projects relating to the asset management program and continuous improvement including developing asset management plans, developing new workflows and tools, and evaluating strategies and new approaches. Assists with asset management roadmap planning, gap analysis, business process design, data requirements, and performance metric development. Involves extensive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Analyzes and recommends changes to existing programs and ordinances pertaining to water resources.

Develops, manages, and updates UCW's water conservation and water shortage response programs and/or ordinances.

Manages programs related to UCW's conservation activities. Researches complex regulatory issues and legislation.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Associate Engineer Requirements (Salary Range $60,405 - $93,628):

Requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Civil or Environmental Engineering.

Special Requirements:

Possession of or ability to obtain the Engineering in Training (EIT) Certification within 18 months of hire.

Must possess the ability to obtain a North Carolina Professional Engineer license.

Must have a valid Driver's License and be able to maintain a safe driving record as defined by the Union County Vehicle Use Policy.

Engineer Requirements (Salary Range $69,078 - $110,525):

Requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Civil or Environmental Engineering, and four (4) years of experience in civil engineering or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements:

Possession of a North Carolina Professional Engineer license required.

Must have a valid driver's license and be able to maintain a safe driving record as defined by

the Union County Vehicle Use Policy.

Senior Engineer Requirements (Salary Range $75,579 - $120,926):

Requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Civil or Environmental Engineering, and seven (7) years of related experience in complex project management, managing budgets, project design, engineering and environmental regulations, construction management and/or programs including a minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience over professional, technical, and administrative personnel; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements:

Possession of a North Carolina Professional Engineer license required.

Possession of a Project Management Professional certification is preferred.

Must have a valid driver's license and be able to maintain a safe driving record as defined by

the Union County Vehicle Use Policy.

Supplemental Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including computers, typewriters, copiers, facsimile machines, printers, calculators, telephones, GIS tables, drafting equipment, engineering supplies, etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle.

Must be able to exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. However, if the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.