Senior Civil Engineer / Water Engineering

City of Glendale, CA; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Glendale, CA is seeking a management-level civil engineer to oversee water infrastructure planning, design, maintenance, and operation.

This senior role requires six years of progressively responsible civil engineering experience including three in a supervisory capacity, a California PE license, and strong leadership/communication skills for coordinating with staff, contractors, and city departments.

Qualifications

• Six years progressively responsible professional civil engineering experience, including three years in a responsible supervisory capacity in Water Engineering.
• Experience in municipal Water Engineering Work is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, design, maintenance, and operation of water infrastructure projects.
• Review and supervise preparation of plans, specs, and cost estimates for water facilities and private development.
• Coordinate with engineers, inspectors, consultants, contractors, and city departments to ensure project compliance.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project Management

Supervisory Experience

Customer Service

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

This management position performs a variety of complex, professional field, and office civil engineering work related to the planning, design, maintenance, and operation of water infrastructure systems.

Essential functions of the job include, but are not limited to, the following:

Ensures Department services are provided with exceptional customer service and the highest level of ethical standards.

Manages major projects involving the supervision and preparation of plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates, and reports involving the design, construction, and operation ofwater infrastructure systems such as potable/recycled water pipeline an associated improvements, pump stations, tanks, reservoirs, and treatment facilities.

Review and supervises the preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for private development.

Solicits, reviews, analyzes, evaluates, and tracks bids, proposals, contracts, and agreements for compliance with City requirements and timely completion of projects.

Writes requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, project feasibility studies, work-related technical research, reports, and correspondence.

Coordinates with, supervises, and provides complex engineering and technical guidance to engineers, inspectors, consultants, contractors, vendors, other City Departments, and agencies in support of GWP Water projects to ensure compliance with City requirements.

Identifies, researches, gathers, and analyzes project design requirements including hydraulics, hydrology, existing utility plans, field data, materials, permitting, and other documents.

Prepares project meeting agendas, attend and conduct meetings, and prepare meeting minutes.

Prepares correspondence, graphs, exhibits, and reports in support of GWP Water projects.

Performs complex professional civil engineering calculations and design work for new facilities and necessary improvements/modifications to existing water systems.

Monitors project expenses and compliance with approved project budget.

Drafts City Council agenda memorandums, motions, ordinances, and resolutions.

Maintains efficient and effective working relationships with professional staff, field personnel, consultants, and contractors.

Attends and participate in GWP Commission, City Council, and other meetings as assigned.

Supervises employees of a lower classification in assigned engineering tasks.Assumes personal responsibility for ensuring the duties of the position are performed in a safe, efficient manner.

Assumes responsibility for ensuring the duties of the position are performed in a safe efficient manner.

Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation requires.

An equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Experience

Six years progressively responsible professional civil engineering experience, including three years in a responsible supervisory capacity in the Water Engineering.

Experience in municipal Water Engineering Work is highly desirable.

Education/Training

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.

License(s)/Certification(s)

Valid Class C California driver's license. Registration as a Civil Engineer with the State of California.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of:

Civil Engineering.

Skill in:

Making independent judgments and decisions based on standard policy or procedure.

Ability to:

Provide exceptional customer service to all employees and vendors.

Analyze information.

Develop necessary skills from on-the-job training and meet the standards of performance for the classification by the end of the probationary period.

Effectively interact with, negotiate with and educate architects, contractors, buildings and the general public.

Enforce City code requirements while not arousing undue hostility.

Establish smooth working relationships, resolve interpersonal conflicts and foster a teamwork environment.

Lead, coach, instruct and motivate employees.

Maintain a strong customer service orientation in concert with regulatory responsibilities.

Model and practice the highest standards of ethical conduct.

Read, write, communicate effectively and comprehend directions in English.

Other Characteristics

Willingness to:

Work necessary hours and times to accomplish goals, objectives and required tasks.

Assume responsibility for maintaining a safe working environment.

Initiate, recommend and carry out personnel actions.