Engineering Superintendent

City of Northampton; Northampton (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

City of Northampton seeks an Engineering Superintendent to lead the Engineering Division, supervise staff, and manage design and construction of city infrastructure. The role includes capital planning, grant work, contract development, and coordination with regulators to ensure compliance.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 5–7 years of project management and supervisory experience, and knowledge of AutoCAD and GIS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Supervises personnel and workflow in the Engineering Division; oversees consulting engineers and contract compliance.
• Assists the Director with short- and long-range capital planning and grant proposals.
• Manages design and administration of municipal infrastructure and utility projects including roadways, bridges, and water systems.
• Develops and reviews contracts, specifications and estimates; manages procurement and construction records.
• Negotiates contracts with consultants and oversees contract administration; drafts RFPs/RFQs.
• Reviews feasibility studies, design plans, bid documents and permit applications for City projects.
• Responds to questions from residents and businesses regarding City utilities; reviews plans submitted by developers.

Skills

Project management

Supervisory experience

AutoCAD

GIS

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

ENGINEERING SUPERINTENDENT

• One (1) Full-time Vacancy: 40 Hours per week
• Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Grade K; Hourly Rate Range: $46.96 - $61.21
• Anticipated Hiring Hourly Rate Range: $46.96 - $52.97

DEFINITION

This position is responsible for performing professional project management and administrative work relating to the design, construction and maintenance of all city Public Works projects, for supervising all Engineering Division personnel, and for performing administrative work assisting the Director of Public Works in project planning and project management for all Divisions of the Department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position

• Supervises all personnel and the workflow in the Engineering Division; oversees consulting engineers; monitors compliance with Union contracts; recommends disciplinary measures as needed.
• Assists the Director of Public Works with the development of short and long range capital planning.Assists the Director of Public Works in the preparation of State and Federal grant proposals for municipal projects.
• Manages the overall design and administration of all municipal infrastructure and utility projects including roadways, bridges, sidewalks and traffic signals, and water, sanitary sewer, drainage and flood control systems; inspects any of these construction projects.
• Develops and reviews written contracts, technical specifications and estimates for City projects; manages project procurement, construction administration and records involved in project design, procurement and construction.
• Negotiates contracts with consultants for professional services and oversees the administration of those contracts; drafts and reviews requests for proposals and requests for quotes.
• Manages, reviews and supports City projects completed by consultants and MassDOT, including reviewing feasibility studies, reports, design plans, bid documents and permit applications.
• Responds to questions and requests from residents, businesses, contractors or consulting engineers regarding information related to City utilities or infrastructure and manages technical standards and responses; manages review of plans and technical specifications submitted by developers to the Planning Board for conformance with City or other standards and regulations.
• Mediates and resolves disputes associated with municipal infrastructure projects involving the public, businesses, utilities, contractors, local, state and federal agencies, and other city departments.
• Prepares and reviews Federal, State and Local permit applications for construction or maintenance activities, including coordinating and communicating with regulators and attending site visits and hearings as necessary.
• Ensures compliance with municipal, state and federal regulations for Public Works activities and facilities; advises all Divisions on required regulatory reporting; checks for accuracy.
• Oversees project and regulatory record keeping systems, collaborates with the City’s IT Department for GIS and other technology related needs. Understands and enforces all safety regulations.
• Performs similar or related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under administrative direction, works from municipal policies and objectives; individual establishes short-range plans and objectives, own performance standards and assumes direct accountability for department results. Consults with supervisor only where clarification, interpretation, or exception to municipal policy may be required. The employee is expected to attempt to resolve conflicts which arise and coordinate with others as necessary.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Employee is accountable for the direction and success of all work accomplished through others. The employee is responsible for analyzing program objectives, determining the various work operations needed to achieve them, estimating the financial and staff resources required, reporting periodically on the achievement and status of the program objectives and recommending new goals.

JUDGEMENT

Guidelines only provide limited guidance for performing the work. These guidelines may be in the form of administrative or organizational policies, general principles, legislation or directives that pertain to a specific department or functional area. Extensive judgment and ingenuity are required to develop new or adapt existing methods and approaches for accomplishing objectives or to deal with new or unusual requirements within the limits of the guidelines or policies. The employee is recognized as the department or functional area’s authority in interpreting the guidelines, in determining how they should be applied, and in developing operating policies and practices.

COMPLEXITY

The work consists of employing many different concepts, theories, principles, techniques and practices relating to an administrative field. Assignments typically concern such matters as studying trends in the field for application to the work; assessing services and recommending improvements.

NATURE AND PURPOSE OF CONTACTS

Relationships are constantly with co-workers, the public and with groups and/or individuals who have conflicting opinions or objectives, diverse points of view or differences where skillful negotiating and achieving compromise are required to secure support, concurrence and acceptance or compliance; OR one-on-one relationships with a person who may be under severe stress, where gaining a high degree of persuasion may be required to obtain the desired effect. The employee may represent to the public a functional area of the municipality on matters of procedures or policy where perceptiveness is required to analyze circumstances in order to act appropriately.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Employee has regular access at the departmental level to a wide variety of confidential information, including personnel records, client records, medical information, court documents and sensitive financial records.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science or related field; five to seven years of project management experience; five to seven years of personnel supervisory experience; equivalent combination of education and experience. Massachusetts Professional Engineer License, Construction Supervisor’s License, and/or Project Management Professional Certification preferred. Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official Certification required. Valid Driver’s License required.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, AND SKILLS

Knowledge: Knowledge of AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite; knowledge of local, state and federal laws and regulations governing municipal infrastructure; knowledge of Massachusetts procurement requirements.

Abilities: Ability to understand, explain and apply rules, regulations, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines governing public infrastructure; ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with employees, consultants, other governmental agency representatives, City officials and the general public; ability to keep detailed notes and records; ability to make decisions and create solutions to problems; ability to manage personnel effectively.

Skills: Interpersonal skills; skilled in using AutoCAD, GIS, project or work order management systems and/orother design or data management programs utilized by Engineering Division; skilled in using relevant tools and equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work is performed in an office environment or in the field. When in the field, working conditions involve occasional exposure to intermittent machine or related noise or a combination of unpleasant elements such as odors, chemical fumes, dust, smoke, heat, cold, oil, dirt or grease. Work may require emergency response outside of normal business hours in all weather conditions. May be required to weigh competing and concurrent demands under deadline pressures. Travel, particularly during adverse weather conditions, may be required.

PHYSICAL, MOTOR, AND VISUAL SKILLS

Physical Skills:Administrative work is performed in an office setting requiring sitting, standing, walking and stooping. May be required to lift objects such as files, boxes of papers, office supplies, and office equipment weighing up to 30 pounds. When in the field, work requires moderate physical strength and effort, such as travel on foot over rough terrain or construction sites. In addition, standing or walking for the full day may also be involved.
Motor Skills:The work may involve assignments requiring application of hand and eye coordination with finger dexterity and motor coordination.
Visual Skills:Essential position functions require the ability to routinely read materials for general understanding and analytical purposes and the ability to view documents and spreadsheets on a computer monitor. In addition, essential position functions require the ability to operate a motor vehicle and require good close, distant, color and peripheral vision and depth perception at correctable ranges.

BENEFITS

Full Benefits and privileges are consistent with The Northampton Administration and Professional Employees Association (NAPEA) Collective Bargaining Agreement Contract.

Equal Opportunity Employer