Engineer I

Winder, City of (GA); Winder (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winder seeks an Engineer I to support the Capital Improvement Program and review site development plans for permit applications. You will apply civil engineering principles across traffic, drainage, and land development tasks, coordinating with staff and contractors.

Responsibilities include preparing construction drawings and bid packages, facilitating procurement, and ensuring compliance with city and state regulations. Evening or weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Two years of civil engineering experience preferred.
• U.S. citizenship or legal work status.
• Pass a detailed background investigation.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Must pass a credit check.
• Valid Georgia driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Initiates or provides review of planning documents, studies, models, calculations, cost estimates, designs and recommendations for capital projects.
• Assists with assessing and prioritizing infrastructure projects for the Capital Improvement Program.
• Plans, designs and develops construction drawings, details and specifications for small or routine projects, including cost estimates and bid packages.
• Facilitates procurement processes and may assist with RFP creation.
• Reviews erosion, sedimentation and pollution control plans and permits.
• Supports field inspections to ensure compliance with regulations and maintains inspection reports.
• Oversees daily functions of engineering inspectors and ensures timely, complete reports.
• Facilitates communication among project managers, contractors, and agencies.
• Interprets and enforces environmental ordinances including erosion and flood prevention measures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Under the immediate supervision of the Asst. City Engineer, the Engineer I primarily performs civil engineering related tasks associated with identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and managing capital infrastructure projects in conjunction with the implementation of the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Also, reviews site development plans associated with the City of Winder’s development permit application process. Utilizes engineering principles and knowledge associated with a wide variety of fields such as traffic and transportation engineering, roadway design and construction, stormwater drainage design and installation, landscaping planning and plan reviews, land development plan review, erosion, sedimentation, and pollution control plan review and permitting, as well as inspections and applicable documentation.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Initiates or provides review of planning documents, studies, models, calculations, cost estimates, designs, recommendations, from engineers, consultants, or internal staff to be used in support of proposed capital projects.
• Conducts or participates in assessments/evaluations and subsequent development of lists of infrastructure projects to be potentially included in the City’s Capital Improvement Program.
• Plans, designs and develops construction drawings, details and specification for small or more routine infrastructure projects; develops cost estimates; develops bid packages, facilitates procurement process, and manages project construction process.
• Assists with the creation of Request for Proposals issued by the Engineering Department and helps facilitate the procurement process.
• Reviews erosion, sedimentation, and pollution control plans and assists with facilitating the City’s process for issuing Land Disturbance Permits.
• May assist Engineering Department Inspectors with conducting field inspections of residential and commercial construction sites of City infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with City, State, and Federal regulations or standards, and ensues that associated inspection reports are properly created, filed, and maintained.
• Reviews invoices.
• Oversees and supports the daily functions of the Engineering Inspectors (Civil and Site Development), and provides general guidance when needed; ensures Engineering Inspectors are meeting standards established for the Department; ensures inspection reports are timely, complete, and properly filed.
• Helps facilitate communication between project managers, contractors, government agencies, the general public, and other associated parties.
• Interprets and enforces several City environmental based ordinances including, but not limited to, the erosion, sedimentation & pollution control ordinance, drainage ordinance, flood plain ordinance, and the flood damage prevention ordinance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Requires a valid State of Georgia Driver’s License and must maintain valid license and good driving record.
• Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission Level II Design Certification of the ability to obtain certification within three (3) months of hiring.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline; two (2) years of experience in civil engineering, preferred or equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position.
• Never been convicted of a felony.
• A citizen of the Unites States or has obtained legal work status.
• Must pass a detailed background investigation.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, as may occasionally be needed.
• Must be able to pass a credit check.