Senior Civil Engineer

Description

Grade: PM5 FLSA Status: Exempt

Safety Sensitive Position: Yes

Supervisor Title: Assistant City Engineer

Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, and four (4) or more years of progressively responsible civil engineering operations experience.

• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota or able to obtain within six (6) months.

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the State of Minnesota.

Nature of Work:

Under general direction of the Assistant City Engineer, this position is responsible for work related to the design, bidding, and construction of Capital Improvement Projects, including contract administration and special assessments; and acting as the engineer of record for Capital Improvement Projects.

View Job Description and Benefits information and apply online.

Communicates With:

• Internally

• Engineering, transit, information technology, 311 customer service, finance, community development, public works, public safety, facilities, event center, human resources and public information departments

• Externally

• General public contractors, regulatory agencies, private consultant engineers, vendors, community groups, civic organizations, Blue Earth County, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)

Supervision:

• Supervisory
• 9 direct reports, leads 11

About Us:

Our employees are committed to working in an environment that fosters the core values of the City of Mankato - positive attitude, accountability, respect, teamwork, and integrity. We care about making a positive difference in the lives of others. Our work is challenging and has purpose. We listen and engage with each other and our community. We are empowered and trusted to make good decisions that align with the public service principles and core values. Our organization is committed to investing and developing each other. We will recognize and celebrate our collective achievements and individual accomplishments.

We take pride in investing in our employees. Our team enjoys a supportive work environment that encourages not only success for the community we serve, but for you as well. Come grow your career with us!

• Create an exceptional experience for our Mankato residents and visitors.

• Opportunity to work with a talented engineering team with a wide range of projects.

• Collaborate cross-departmentally to improve design and project outcomes.

• Make a difference by serving the City of Mankato community.

We also have an excellent benefit package which includes:

• Medical benefits at little or no cost to the employee

• Dental benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays

• PERA retirement with city contributions

• Term life insurance at no cost to the employee

• Voluntary long-term disability insurance as well as many other voluntary benefit options

• Retirement saving options

• Computer purchase program

iF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:

Diane Biedscheid, Human Resources Specialist

dianeb@mankatomn.gov or (507) 387-8664

Duties / Responsibilities

Primary Essential Work Functions:

• Manages professional and support staff by prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations for assigned program personnel.

• Responsible for ensuring professional and support staff meet deadlines and address community members' needs.

• Performs engineering calculations on major construction projects by analyzing conditions to appropriately size infrastructure installations.

• Performs professional level engineering review of private development and permit submittals.

• Assists with the coordination, preparation, execution, and completion of short- and long-range capital improvement plans. Prepares construction specifications and special provisions for contract bidding documents.

• Monitors inspection activities to ensure contract progress and compliance with specifications and special provisions.

• Coordinates contract closeout, as-built surveys, and commissioning inspections.

• Prepares project documentations and correspondence and generates work certifications and payment vouchers.

• Reviews and determines costs associated with proposed contract changes, work orders, and/or supplemental agreements.

• Ensures project compliance with necessary requirements.

• Prepares project reports and needs studies for necessary records and documentation purposes.

• Responsible for establishing long-term strategies and planning for public works projects.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

• Performs other duties of a comparable level/type, as required.

Other Work Functions:

• Performs physical and mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.

• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.

• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and community customers.

• Performs other related work as assigned or apparent.

Persons with Disabilities:

The above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.

Qualifications / Conditions of Employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the State of Minnesota.

• Must successfully complete a pre-employment assessment, background examination, physical examination, and drug test.

• Must meet expectations of the work functions and knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.

• Must comply with data practices policies and standards relative to not public data. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished the not public data must be properly stored according to city policy and the Minnesota Statutes.

• Safety Sensitive Notice. This is a safety sensitive position which requires cannabis pre-employment drug testing. Safety sensitive position means a job, in which an impairment caused by drug, alcohol or cannabis usage would threaten the health and safety of any person.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices, problems and calculations applied to public works, utilities design, construction, drafting and surveying.

• Knowledge of the preparation of designs, plans, estimates, and specifications for the construction and maintenance of water, sewer, and street structures and facilities.

• Ability to make difficult engineering computations, estimates and designs.

• Ability to prepare and interpret plans and specifications and to perform or supervise the engineering inspection of contract construction.

• Ability to plan and direct the work of engineering technicians and civil engineers.

• Ability to prepare assessments, budgets, and contract documents, including right-of-way descriptions and surveys.

• Ability to secure the cooperation of contractors, property owners, and the general public.

• Ability to prepare and interpret plans and specifications and to perform or supervise the engineering inspection of contract construction.

• Ability to supervise the inspection and approval of contract construction of water, sewer, and street projects.

• Ability to direct staff engaged in design and drafting, or to direct field survey and contract construction inspection work.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with federal, state, and city officials, and with contractors, employees, and the general public.

• Ability to diffuse difficult situations by using communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work tasks while experiencing multiple interruptions.

• Ability to multitask and respond appropriately to competing priorities and deadlines.

Hours of Work

This position typically works Monday

• Friday from 8:00 - 4:30 p.m., and outside of regular working hours as necessary.