Senior Civil Engineer & Projects Leader

Salt Lake City Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 105,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid vacation & personal leave

Parental leave (6-12 weeks)

Retirement contributions

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance & legal services

Job summary

Salt Lake City Corporation is seeking an Engineer V to supervise city projects and engineering programs, applying advanced civil engineering knowledge in a highly technical setting.

The role requires eight years of civil engineering experience with supervisory responsibilities, a Utah PE license, and the ability to guide design and construction through budgets, schedules, and consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent; eight years of civil engineering experience and two years of supervisory experience.
• Utah Professional Engineer license required; out-of-state PE must become Utah PE within six months.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to lead, develop and support team members; interface with contractors and the public.
• Membership in ASCE or equivalent professional organization.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and supervises the planning, design and construction of major engineering projects. Assigns work of subordinates. Resolves personnel problems and has authority to recommend hiring and firing. Provides in-house engineering reviews and supervises informal engineering reviews. Assists with selection of consultants and specifies parameters for projects and scope of consultants’ work. Approves work done by consultants.
• Reviews complex plans and assures complete designs follow standards as set by Salt Lake City, various codes or standard engineering principles. Develops program and project budgets, project scopes, time scheduling and phasing. Suggests major contract change orders.
• Approves reports of work done and project status. Approves or prepares complex project documents and engineering studies. Monitors and complies with bidding procedures, and meets periodically with departmental staff to review project status.
• May direct day-to-day activities for support programs such as engineering records management, permit issuance and inspections, subdivision approval and inspections, traffic control device implementation and maintenance, or Geographic Information Systems and associated engineering computer software and hardware.
• Represents Salt Lake City Corporation on various ad-hoc committees or statutory boards as engineering designate.
• Serves on general design and project review committees, and suggests projects for development.
• Performs other duties as appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Team Development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

GIS

Job description

Salt Lake City Corporation is seeking an Engineer V to supervise city projects and engineering programs, applying advanced civil engineering knowledge in a highly technical setting.

The role requires eight years of civil engineering experience with supervisory responsibilities, a Utah PE license, and the ability to guide design and construction through budgets, schedules, and consultants.