Civil Engineer / Wastewater

City of Pueblo - Police Department · Pueblo County, CO · 4 wk ago

EngineeringFull-time

About the role

The Civil Engineer-Wastewater is a FLSA-exempt professional engineering position, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager. This position is responsible for the field supervision of field engineers, construction inspectors, and survey parties, ensuring that construction conforms to design drawings and specifications, enforcing City Ordinances related to public improvements, and other similar duties.

Responsibilities

Serves as project engineer for assigned construction and engineering projects;
Coordinates with City staff in various departments as well as consultants to plan, design, and execute capital improvement projects;
Designs and reviews preliminary construction plans and specifications and makes appropriate recommendations;
Leads and facilitates pre-construction conferences with contractors, utility companies, City staff, and other interested parties;
Supervises the field inspection of construction and engineering projects and reviews contractor invoices and partial payment requests;
Reviews contractor's estimates and approves requests for payment;
Directs, supervises, and performs final acceptance inspection of completed projects and tracks warranty obligations;
Reviews and makes recommendations for contractor claims for additional compensation, prepares contract change orders, prepares written responses to contractor inquiries, claims, and other correspondence;
Initiates enforcement of City policies, regulations, and ordinances regarding construction and maintenance of public improvements;
Leads and facilitates pre-construction conferences with contractors, utility companies, City staff, and other interested parties;
Reviews and provides recommendations for adjustments in the field as conditions warrant;
Inspects construction sites to ensure that City construction standards, design criteria, and other requirements are met;
Acts as City liaison with utility companies, project stakeholders, and the public on issues related to assigned projects;
Attends meetings and external pre-construction conferences as required;
Coordinates construction scheduling and planning efforts with other Departments and utilities;
Performs field evaluation of citizen complaints and assists the Director, and/or Engineering Manager in preparing presentations and reports related to assigned projects;
Responsible for closing out construction, design, and other assigned contracts to include issuing final payment, completing contractor performance reviews, drafting ordinances to transfer remaining fund balances to the general fund or to other projects, as required;
and Accountable for quality assurance for public improvements and final acceptance within all subdivisions and city projects of said improvements as well as tracking warranty obligations.

Physical Requirements

Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of up to fifteen (15) pounds to move material and supplies;
Occasional lifting, pushing, and/or pulling of up to twenty-five (25) pounds with dollies and carts;
Frequent sitting to perform daily tasks;
Occasional walking to retrieve information;
Frequent standing, sometimes for extended periods;
Occasional squatting, reaching above and below shoulder, twisting, bending, kneeling, climbing, and balancing to store documents, material, and supplies;
Constant light/firm grasp, fine manipulation, and handling to safely use equipment and perform daily duties;
Vision to read and interpret reports and other written documents;
Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens.

Qualifications

Education: Employee must possess one of the following: An ABET-accredited bachelor's degree (or higher) in any engineering fieldA bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in construction management, civil engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, or electrical engineering technology;
Experience: Employee must demonstrate they meet the following experience requirement: At least two (2) years of experience in the field of civil engineering, including a minimum of one (1) year of experience in design or construction project administration, development of project scopes of work to include preparation of drawings and specifications, and/or construction or engineering services contract administration.

Benefits