Senior Engineer

Anne Arundel County – Public Works Department; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anne Arundel County – Public Works Department seeks a Senior Engineer in the Facilities Engineering Section to manage capital improvement projects for User Agencies including Recreation and Parks, Libraries, Central Services, Police, and Fire. The role emphasizes design/construction oversight, budget control, and coordination with consultants and contractors to deliver quality facilities.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 4+ years of technical engineering experience,

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required.
• Four or more years of technical engineering experience required.
• Valid non-commercial driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage design of capital projects to ensure quality, on schedule, and within budget.
• Oversee construction, procurement of CM/I services, and vendor performance.
• Develop budgets, cost estimates, and funding plans for projects.
• Provide project status reporting and maintain documentation in project databases.
• Assist in development of policies, procedures, and standards for engineering work.
• Represent the Engineer Manager during absences and on technical reviews.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Budgeting

A/E/CM/I oversight

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

e-builder

Job description

This posting will be used to fill a Full Time, Permanent,Senior Engineer position in the Facilities Engineering Section of the Bureau of Engineering in the Department of Public Works.

This is a project management position responsible for managing consultants and contractors and maintaining compliance to quality, schedules, and budgets of assigned capital improvement projects for various User Agencies including: Recreation and Parks; Libraries; and Central Services; Police; and Fire, with the focus on projects for Recreation and Parks.

The essential duties of this position are as follows:

Manage the design of assigned, often complex, capital projects to assure a quality product on schedule and within budget. Provides for the timely procurement of required A/E services. Develops schedule in keeping with established priorities. Routinely monitors A/E schedule maintenance and quality of product. Maintains effective communication with the project team. Monitors design progress to ensure maintenance of the established budget. Reviews and provides critique of A/E self-evaluations.

Manage the construction of assigned capital projects, including complex projects, to assure a quality product on schedule and within budget. Ensures that construction documents are complete and in the required detail to provide the desired finished product. Provides for the timely procurement of CM services and establishes appropriate expectations for CM performance to ensure quality, cost, and schedule controls. Provide sufficient field presence to ensure that established expectations are being met. Reviews and provides critique of A/E self-evaluations.

Prepare capital budget for assigned projects in accordance with established schedules and guidelines. Provide accurate construction cost estimates for new project requests and at established milestones. Determine total project cost and probable funding sources. Allocate funding request based on realistic schedule projection. Provide sufficient back-up material to fully support requests.

Provide thorough and timely information through established reporting procedures and as required to convey project status, schedule, problems, and action plans. Maintain accurate and current information in our project management database – e-builder. Provide documentation for any significant changes in cost, schedule, or quality in projects. Provide information and recommend a course of action on potential impacts to the supervisory chain in time that direction for corrective action can be provided. Makes quality written or oral presentations of project status to higher management as required.

Provide Technical Engineering assistance as required within the area of expertise to supervisors, other project managers, and other County agencies. Review and comment with a timely response to the request for input. Serve on ad-hoc technical review committees and provide well thought out recommendations.

Assist the Engineer Manager in maintaining effective development of and revision to working administrative and technical documents and in new product evaluation. Assume responsibility to act as the Engineer Manager during absences. Review and suggest improvements that will provide more efficient and higher-quality work products, such as policies and procedures and operating manuals. Provide suggestions for improvements in engineering standards for the Design Manual and Standard Specifications, and Details.

NATURE AND VARIETY OF WORK

Capital Improvement Projects

Work involves responsibility for performing increasingly more difficult engineering duties associated with the planning, budgeting, location, design, construction, maintenance and operations of capital improvement projects Work involves the application of thorough engineering knowledge and management skills to ensure assigned projects are completed in compliance with applicable design standards, and federal, state and County codes and guidelines.

Work is performed within established policies and professional standards and is reviewed through conferences and reports for adherence to schedules, standards, and budgets applicable to the assignment by a higher-level engineer or management official. Work requires considerable interaction with supervision, community representatives, public officials, the general public, regulating agencies, consultants and contractors.

The complexity of work requires ensuring projects meet time schedules, budgeted appropriations; quality standards and customer satisfaction; and code and permit requirements.

Work requires extensive knowledge of engineering principles and practices, and keeping informed of the latest technological and operational advancements in engineering and project management as it pertains to stormwater management design, park development and redevelopment, trails, sidewalks, and parking lots.

Work is performed with considerable independence and minimal guidance from a higher-level supervisor in making technical decisions and is performed in accordance with departmental policies and objectives and professional standards.

Work is primarily sedentary, but at times requires physical effort and exposure to the outside in visiting capital project work sites. Work is evaluated for its timeliness, thoroughness, quality, and effectiveness in managing consultants and contractors within the established budget and schedule.

Work assignments are received from a higher-level supervisor, but the employee has considerable independence in developing procedures and carrying out the project from design to completion. The guidelines used to perform the work may include Federal, state, and county codes and regulations, engineering texts, and other appropriate references. Financial duties may include formulating and administering project management budgets, developing cash flow projections, negotiating contracts change orders, approving invoices, and maintaining financial records. There are assignments which require the employee to visit job sites and conduct on-site construction work in progress.

The work environment and hazards of the position are determined by the work assignments. Employees involved in capital project management work need to adhere to appropriate safety standards. Some positions involve lead worker responsibility over other professional, technical, or support staff.(Note: The duties and responsibilities enumerated in this class specification are to determine a common set of minimum qualifications and salary level for all positions in this class. They are not intended to include all of the essential job functions of all positions in the class.

• Performs the management/oversight of the Design, Construction Management / Inspection (CM/I), and Construction firms for the assigned capital improvement projects, including budgeting, procurement, scheduling, and quality.
• Prepares A/E and CM/I scopes of work and expedites the procurements for these services. Participates in the reviews of the designs and ensures compliance with related agreements, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates the construction bid and award process with the County's Purchasing Office. Oversees the construction phase ensuring the A/E, CM/I, and Contractor are complying with the terms of their respective agreements and the contract documents, especially related to quality, schedule, and budget.
• Reviews and, if acceptable approves A/E, CM/I, and Contractor invoices.
• Drafts related correspondence and maintains project files by the Department's / Bureau's policies and procedures.
• Maintains accurate and current information in the Project Management Database. Conduct site visits as required during the budget development, design, and construction phases of a project.
• Identifies and conveys verbally and in writing project-related issues and solutions.
• Prepares/revises budgets for assigned projects on an annual basis, justifying any changes in scope, schedule, and/or budget.
• Serves on ad-hoc technical review committees and provides recommendations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of principles, materials, methods, and practices of engineering emphasized by the assignment, such as civil, structural, hydrology, hydraulics, traffic, transportation, environmental, etc., related to projects.

• Knowledge of the application and use of computer technology in related engineering analysis, scheduling, budgeting, record keeping, and communicating.

• Knowledge of construction code requirements, regulatory permitting, and accepted practices.

• Knowledge of current stormwater management practices, procedures, and policies.

• Knowledge of and adherence to applicable federal, state, and local design standards and permitting.

• Knowledge and application of construction methods and practices, and easement and right-of-way negotiations / acquisitions. Ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work and activities of the design and construction of projects involving capital project management related to capital improvement projects.

• Ability to maintain frequent contacts with engineering / architectural firms to ensure capital projects meet current contract requirements on cost, structure, project design, engineering, schedule, and work. Ability to provide oversight in the review of codes/specifications relating to capital improvement projects.

• Ability to supervise the work of consultants contracted to prepare capital improvement projects designs, engineering, and specifications for capital improvement projects to include changes, modifications, and additions.

• Ability to oversee the work of consultants contracted for the inspection of all construction through each phase, provide guidance concerning construction materials, change orders, requisitions, schedules, and any changes to be made by the engineering / architectural firms to upgrade efficiency and maintenance of materials or equipment.

• Ability to work closely with internal staff and those from other departments and outside agencies to ensure an effective working relationship in administering capital improvement projects.

• Ability to provide technical engineering support to develop new policies and procedures for new products, methods, and specifications used in capital improvement projects.

• Ability to make presentations to community leaders, elected officials, and management on capital improvement projects as they relate to the scope, cost, schedule, environmental and community impact, and citizen concerns.

• Ability to maintain records for capital improvement projects in the form of contract files on project budgets and financial activities, procurement services, invoices and payments, bonding, project schedules, technical documents, permit applications, contract specifications, and correspondence.

• Ability to manage capital improvement projects.

• Ability to perform project management in specific areas related to capital improvement projects, including managing consultant performance, contract requirements, procurement, regulations, and cost estimating.

• Ability to understand and interpret technical designs and specifications. Ability to prepare, understand, and interpret contract documents/agreements.

• Ability to convey key aspects of technical project characteristics to supervision, regulating agencies, public officials, private sector representatives, and citizens.

• Ability to recognize and learn changes in engineering, technical and regulatory requirements pertaining to the design and construction of capital improvement projects.

• Ability to manage multiple projects. Ability to use a personal computer to prepare technical communications and manage technical and management databases.

• Ability to tactfully listen and deal with people effectively and equitably.

• Ability to work at a desk, chair / attend meetings, and visit existing and / or potential work sites throughout the County.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relations with colleagues, developers, engineers, architects, contractors, inspectors and the public.

Education:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in engineering or a related field.

Experience:

Four (4) or more years of technical experience in engineering

Additional Requirements:

A valid non-commercial Class C motor vehicle operator's license.

NOTE:

Accredited University or College is the recognition from an accrediting agency that an institution maintains a certain level of educational standards. The U.S. Department of Education maintains a database of accrediting agencies it recognizes for schools within the United States.

For a University or College outside the United States, the applicant must provide documentation of accreditation and educational equivalency, which can be accomplished through a credential evaluation service. Applicants with a foreign degree must provide this documentation upon the close of the announcement.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

1. Professional engineering and project management experience involving the design and construction of capital improvement projects, with a focus on Recreation and Parks type projects such as trails, ball fields, multi-purpose fields, field lighting, concession stands, tennis courts, and basketball courts.

2. Experience and knowledge in facilitating the acquisition of permits and/or approvals from regulating agencies for capital improvement projects, with a focus on park development, trails, sidewalks, and parking lots.

3. Experience in the design and/or construction of stormwater management facilities for both quantity and quality control.