Engineer

City of Columbia, MO; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Columbia, Missouri is seeking a Professional Engineer to design, maintain, and support our water distribution system. The role emphasizes assessment, modeling, and design, plus plan reviews and construction project management for the utility.

Candidates with a PE license are preferred; without a PE, consideration may be given to an Engineering Specialist at $31.80 to $39.13 per hour. The position centers on regulatory compliance and project delivery for the water utility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with surveying, hydraulics, structures, geotechnical, or sanitary sewer disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, modify, and review engineering designs, plans, reports, estimates, and specifications.
• Collect and maintain data for projects; analyze and validate data.
• Manage capital improvement projects from identification through construction and acceptance.
• Prepare cost estimates and technical reports.
• Conduct technical reviews of proposals, plans, and calculations.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.

Skills

Communication

Data analysis

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Engineering drafting

Job description

City of Columbia, Missouri Career Opportunities

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

This position requires a Professional Engineer license. If the candidate does not have a P.E., consideration may be given to hiring the candidate as an Engineering Specialist ($31.80 to $39.13/hour).

This Engineer position will be focused on the water utility and will include assessment, modeling, and design of the distribution system, as well as plan review and management of construction projects for the utility.

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Posting Number

Posting Number 4309P

Position Title

Department

Department Utilities

Job Code

Job Code 05113

FLSA Status

FLSA Status Exempt

Union Code/Affiliation

Union Code/Affiliation Unrepresented

Division

Division WATER DISTRIBUTION

Job Description Summary

The purpose of this job is to provide professional engineering design, maintenance, and technical support. Ensures proper function, adequate capacity, and regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities - The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description

• Prepares, modifies, reviews, and/or submits engineering and construction designs, plans, reports, estimates, and specifications.
• Collects and maintains data for engineering projects and departments. Analyzes and validates data.
• Manages capital improvement projects from identification, prioritization, and design through construction and final acceptance.
• Calculates and prepares cost estimates for construction projects, technical specifications, and written reports.
• Conducts technical reviews on engineering and construction proposals, reports, plans, and calculations
• Ensures plans, specifications, estimates, and reports comply with local, state, and federal requirements and regulations.
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.
• Ensures projects follow the public process and comply with City ordinances.
• Participates in public meetings, concept reviews, and communicates with customers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No supervisory authority. Work does require providing guidance and training to others.

Human Collaboration and Job Impact - This area describes the personal interaction with others outside direct reporting relationships as well as the impact the job has on organization, the department or unit objectives, the output of services, or employee or public satisfaction

• Interactions may result in decisions regarding implementation of policies. Contact may involve support of controversial positions or the negotiation of sensitive issues or important presentations. Contacts may involve stressful, negative interactions with the public requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions.
• Interactions have significant impact on the organization in terms of time, money, or public/employee relations.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Position has limited fiscal responsibility.
• May assist in the collection of data in support of recommendations for departmental budget allocations. May monitor work unit or program/promotional-level budgets and expenditures.

Education and Experience - An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, and methods of civil engineering and construction, including such specialties as land surveying and mapping, hydraulics, structures, geotechnical, transportation, and/or sanitary sewer.
• Standard practices, methods, materials, tools, and equipment of construction and building trades.
• Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and/or production methods.
• Engineering design software and computer drafting.
• Maps, deeds, plats, and plans.
• Planning and Zoning regulations.

Skill in:

• Estimating time and materials needed to complete jobs.
• Communicating verbally and in writing to meet the needs of the audience.
• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing complex and/or technical data.

Ability to:

• Work from blueprints, plans, and sketches.
• Prepare accurate plans, computations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and engineering reports.
• Recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Compile, organize, interpret, and communicate data and results concisely.
• Regularly use a computer, software, phone