Senior Engineer

City of Clarksville; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Clarksville is looking for a professional Engineer to oversee a variety of engineering projects, ensuring compliance with specifications and regulations. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and three years of relevant experience. You will supervise staff, review technical documents, and support the development of new infrastructure programs.

As an Engineer, you will engage in project management, technical reporting, and coordinate with various stakeholders to uphold the quality of projects. A Tennessee Professional Engineering License is essential for applicants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited engineering program.
• Three years of professional engineering experience.
• Tennessee Professional Engineering License required.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and approves technical reports and contractor plans.
• Supervises lower-level engineering staff and ensures compliance.
• Provides engineering support on new programs and infrastructure.

Skills

Civil engineering principles

Mathematical and statistical principles

Data and recordkeeping principles

Customer service principles

Computer software applications

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tennessee Professional Engineering License

Job description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

This is the second of five levels in the Engineering series. Incumbents perform a variety of professional engineering projects and tasks. Responsibilities may include reviewing and approving technical reports and contractor development plans deliverables; monitoring and evaluating the progress of construction and consultant design projects; providing engineering support to the development of new public programs and systems; developing and implementing computer models of public infrastructure utility systems; and supervising lower level engineering, engineering support, inspection, control, and construction staff.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH MARCH 30, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Reviews, modifies, and designs programs and systems, which includes reviewing and approving contractor and consultant deliverables.
• Provides engineering support on new programs and infrastructure systems, monitors and analyzes data, and performs related duties.
• Inspects plans to determine compliance with design specifications as necessary.
• Prepares and reviews various operational records and reports including technical reports, easement descriptions, design calculations, drawings, specifications, proposals, construction submittals, and related documents.
• Supervises professional staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Performs other related work as required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited engineering program.
• Three (3) years of professional engineering experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Tennessee Professional Engineering License

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Civil engineering principles and practices.
• Mathematical and statistical principles.
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances.
• Data and recordkeeping principles.
• Budgeting principles.
• MUT CD and AASHTO standards.
• Customer service principles.
• Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Applying civil engineering principles and practices.
• Reading and comprehending drawings, designs, improvement plans, and specifications.
• Preparing and maintaining records.
• Performing mathematical calculations.
• Monitoring a budget.
• Applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Using a computer and related software applications.
• Maintaining operational data and records.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to or constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.