Senior Engineer (Cip)

Overview

At Orange County Government, we are proud to serve the public with integrity, honesty, fairness, and professionalism. We develop innovative policies and services that impact Central Florida and shape the future of our community.

Orange County Utilities provides water resources and solid waste recovery services to protect and enrich the lives of the citizens and guests of Orange County, Florida. The Engineering Division manages the Capital Improvement Program for water, wastewater, reclaimed water, and solid waste projects. The division also reviews the plans and agreements of proposed infrastructure by the development community to conform to the Orange County Utilities Standards and Construction Specifications Manual.

The Engineering Division is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the full-time position of Senior Engineer for the Utilities Engineering Division in the Capital Improvement Program section. The primary responsibility for this position is to monitor the project team's overall process and operations from conceptualization until completion, ensuring to adhere to standard specifications and best engineering design practices, within the budget's goals, and the required deadline.

Representative Duties

• Firm understanding of water treatment processes and experience with managing water treatment facilities projects.

• Monitor and prepare design drawings and specifications for capital improvement projects from the initial conception to the final construction completion. Highly involved in the planning and forecasting of budgets and timelines of project to assure accurate completion schedule.

• Decisive and adept at spotting potential problems and finding appropriate solutions to keep productivity moving forward.

• Oversee diverse teams of people, giving clear instructions, and effectively managing the team's performance, motivating the team, and keeping up morale.

• When unexpected hurdles arise the Senior Engineer must have the flexibility to adapt to new systems and processes, finding ways to work around problems.

• Perform quality control of consultants project deliverables ensuring high standards throughout all stages of work are completed correctly, on time and within budget.

• Assigns tasks and responsibilities to members of the team and involves mentoring the project team and managing performance of team members.

• Communication is key to this role and includes letting the team know of any updates or problems, providing assistance and support whenever necessary, coordinating with the water management districts and FDEP

• The primary CIP projects for this position include the design and construction of water supply, booster pump and storage and re-pump facilities.

• The position will be responsible for managing multiple CIP projects including planning, land acquisition, design, permitting, and construction administration.

• This position may lead the effort for acquiring funding from federal and state sources for water related projects.

• Negotiate and procure scopes with consulting engineers. Prepare RFPs for procuring consultants on construction contracts over $4,000,000. Manage the continuing engineering contracts.

• Review of project reports, engineering plans, construction specifications, and contract documents prepared by consultants.

• This position requires an individual with strong communications skills, knowledge of the design process, the permitting process, and the ability to maintain engineering schedules and budgets.

• Conduct public meetings, make project presentations and respond to questions and requests from Orange County residents, Utilities Operating Divisions and other Orange County Departments.

Performing other related duties as required and as requested by Supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

Must be licensed in a state of the United States as a professional engineer (P.E).

Must be licensed in Florida as a professional engineer within one (1) year of hire.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineeringor Environmental Engineeringand six (6) years of utilities engineering related experience;in lieu of the degree requirements additional relevant experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.

Preferences

• County government capital improvements project experience with a background in large scale utilities work, permitting, document management systems, Microsoft Office, ESRI and other database systems.

Water and/or wastewater treatment facilities design background

Notes

Working hours are 8 hours per day Monday through Friday with flexible hours between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

1.Please complete each section of the application in detail as only information provided by the applicant regarding their work experience and education on the application will be used to determine the applicant's qualifications for the position.

2.Applications that show no employment history, no employment dates, leave number of hours worked per week blank, show duties left blank, or state "see attached resume" will be disqualified, considered incomplete, and will not be reviewed.

3.Applicants selected for hire in Orange County must successfully complete a background check, physical and drug screening prior to start of employment.

4.Please read the entire posting and print a copy for your future reference, as you may wish to refer back to it during the recruitment process.

5.Please ensure that the phone number and email address on your application is accurate, and that it is an email account that you check on a daily basis as we will be using this to contact you for various steps in the hiring process. Should we need to communicate with you, we will only use the email listed on the application. Please check your spam/junk email folders as well your inbox.

Application Deadline

Open: 4-10-2024 / Close: 5-8-2024 *Note: Subject to close prior to deadline without notice.

Salary

Salary will be $42.95- $68.72 based on policy/qualifications.

Benefits Overview

11 holidays including 2 floating holiday annually.

18 days paid time off per year.

6 days of TERM (sick) time annually.

Low cost medical, dental, vision, additional life insurance, disability

Free basic life, long term disability, and employee assistance for the all family members effective on day one.

Employee assistance program includes one on one sessions and online tools for legal advice, financial planning, personal life balance, etc.

Free access to Orlando Magic gyms for the whole family, free access to County Wellworks gyms.

Free onsite coaching, including dietician and nurse

Earn service time to forgive your student loans

Participation with Florida Retirement System (www.myFRS.com) for either Pension or Investment Plan.

Benefits Links;

Employee Benefits Overview - https://www.orangecountyfl.net/EmploymentVolunteerism/EmployeeBenefits.aspx

Wellness Resources Guide - https://www.orangecountyfl.net/Portals/0/Library/Employment-Volunteerism/docs/2022_Wellness_Resource_Guide.pdf

Salary

9150 Curry Ford Road

Orlando, FL

Veterans Preference

If you are claiming Veterans' Preference, you are responsible for providing the required eligibility documentation by the close date of the posting. Please submit a cover letter and copies of documents, not originals, to Orange County Human Resources Division, PO Box 1393, Orlando, FL 32801-1393 or fax to (407) 836-0098 (only Veterans' Preference documentation will be accepted by fax). Your cover letter should include the position posting number you are applying for, the title of the position and the last 4 digits of your social security number.

Educational Requirements

If your education was obtained in the United States, the County recognizes degrees or diplomas which are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If you have obtained education from a country other than the United States, your degree or diploma must be evaluated to determine the United States equivalency by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credentials Evaluations (AICE) at your expense.