Engineering Supervisor

About the role

This position will be responsible for providing technical leadership and oversight for our most complex infrastructure initiatives, including supervising Water System project engineers; providing technical guidance on wastewater treatment process engineering, regulatory advocacy, complex construction issues, risk management and dispute resolution; and serving as the technical lead for the design and construction of water reclamation facility expansions.

Responsibilities

• Manages, directs, and evaluates assigned staff.
• Develops and oversees employee work schedules to ensure adequate coverage and control.
• Compiles and reviews timesheets.
• Processes employee concerns and problems and counsels or disciplines as appropriate.
• Aids in or completes employee performance appraisals.
• Directs work and acts as a liaison between employees and management.
• Trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work.
• Prioritizes and schedules work activities to meet objectives.
• Safeguards the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work.
• Maintains the status of work in progress and inspects completed work.
• Consults with assigned staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise.
• Provides progress and activity reports to management.
• Aids in the revision of procedure manuals as appropriate.
• Develops, plans, and implements short- and long-term goals, objectives, and strategies for the assigned functional area to ensure efficient organization and completion of work.
• Ensures that goals, objectives, and strategies align with legislatively mandated programs.
• Ensures regulatory compliance.
• Develops and manages capital improvement plans and programs for infrastructure projects.
• Coordinates with department staff to understand needs for infrastructure upgrade and replacement.
• Estimates project costs.
• Prioritizes projects.
• Oversees selection of consultants.
• Provides guidance in development of Scope of Work for professional services agreements.
• Reviews and approves requests for proposals (RFPs) and addendums.
• Acts as technical advisor during evaluation of proposals to ensure compliance with County policy.
• Reviews agenda items recommending award.
• Provides technical support during design.
• Conducts and/or reviews modeling, planning, and engineering studies in support of project analysis and design.
• Reviews reports detailing the quantitative analysis performed and concluding recommendations.
• Reviews and verifies engineering calculations and analysis submitted by consultant engineers or internal engineering staff.
• Provides technical assistance during bid phase and construction.
• Assists with responding to bidder questions.
• Makes recommendations for awarding contracts.
• Guides project management staff and consultants to control costs, manage risk, avoid claims, and resolve disputes.
• Manages design, development, construction and/or implementation of complex, multi-year, county-wide projects and programs.
• Establishes projects schedules.
• Reviews reports and designs from consultants.
• Conducts overall project evaluation.
• Collaborates with contracted architects, engineers, county staff and other project service providers.
• Works with contractors to make design modifications necessary to conform with regulatory and project requirements.
• Approves the designs as appropriate.
• Provides technical assistance for coordination between county, state, and/or regional planning and regulatory agencies.
• Assists in evaluating impact of new regulations and regional plans.
• Maintains familiarity with state and federal regulations and their impact on county projects and operations.
• Receives and responds to concerns, complaints, and inquiries from both internal and external customers.
• Participates in communication and public educational efforts regarding specialty assignment area.
• Provides technical guidance for water reclamation facility (WRF) capital improvement projects.
• Conducts flow projections to determine schedules for WRF expansions.
• Coordinates with WRF Superintendents to determine needs and prioritize projects.
• Provides guidance to project engineers during design and construction.
• Assists water reclamation facility (WRF) staff with solving process issues.
• Conducts analyses of process performance, including mass balances.
• Makes recommendations for operational adjustments.
• Determines appropriate treatment technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering field required.
• Supplemented by ten years of progressively responsible experience in water and wastewater engineering with seven years of experience in wastewater treatment design.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Professional Engineer license or be licensed in another state and obtain a Georgia Professional Engineer license within one year.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering field.
• At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in water and wastewater engineering.
• Seven years of experience in wastewater treatment design.

Skills

• Technical leadership and oversight.
• Project management and scheduling.
• Regulatory compliance and advocacy.
• Risk management and dispute resolution.
• Complex construction issues.
• Water and wastewater engineering.
• Wastewater treatment design.
• Capital improvement planning and program management.
• Selection and oversight of consultants.
• Technical support during design and construction phases.
• Technical guidance for water reclamation facility (WRF) projects.
• Process performance analysis and operational adjustments.

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