Civil Engineer

Lexington Police; Lexington, Northern (SC, KY); On-site; < USD 1,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Lexington Department of Transportation seeks a Civil Engineer to develop, manage and administer civil and municipal engineering projects involving design, construction oversight, and field inspections.

Work is performed with considerable independence under the general supervision of the Transportation Director and supports asset management, capital improvement planning and transportation planning with a focus on traffic safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, construction or environmental engineering.
• PE preferred or ability to obtain licensing in two years.
• Engineering intern license (EIT) and at least three years of experience encouraged to apply.
• Valid Class D Driver's License essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare engineering plan specifications and contracts.
• Perform field inspections of municipal improvement projects and developer-installed projects for conformance with plans, specs and safety standards.
• Assist with asset management, capital improvement planning and projects, transportation planning and traffic safety.
• Coordinate projects with contractors, citizens, regulatory agencies and developers; use GIS and survey equipment to collect asset data.
• Assist with traffic data collection equipment to collect traffic volume, speed and video data.
• Utilize MS Office suite, GIS and MicroStation CADD for reporting and design tasks.

Skills

MS Office

GIS

Microstation CADD

EIT

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, construction or environmental engineering

Tools

MS Office

GIS

Job description

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The Town of Lexington Department of Transportation seeks a Civil Engineer to develop, manage and administer civil and municipal engineering projects involving design, construction oversight, and field inspections. Work is performed with considerable independence under the general supervision of the Transportation Director. This position aids with asset management, capital improvement planning and projects, transportation planning and projects as well as traffic safety.

Major responsibilities include preparing engineering plan specifications and contracts, performing routine engineering work requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Applicant will provide field inspections of municipal improvement projects and developer-installed public improvement projects for conformance with engineering plans and specifications and construction as well as safety standards. The chosen applicant will assist with use of GIS and survey equipment to collect public infrastructure asset data, coordinate projects with contractors, citizens, regulatory agencies, and developers as well as assist with the use of traffic data collection equipment to collect traffic volume, speed data and video data.

Must possess effective verbal and written communication for report writing and interpreting technical and statistical information and have the ability to utilize software programs such as MS Office suite, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Microstation CADD. A bachelor’s degree in civil, construction or environmental engineering required, and a licensed professional engineer is preferred (PE) or the ability to obtain licensing in two years. An applicant with an engineering intern license (EIT) and have at least three years of experience is encouraged to apply. A valid Class D Driver’s License is essential.

Position will remain open until filled.

US Military Veterans are encouraged to apply. EOE/AA.