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; proving 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.
  • Counsels or disciplines as appropriate.
  • Aids in or completes employee performance appraisals.
  • Directs work.
  • 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.
  • Ensures that subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work.
  • Maintains 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.
  • Assists with 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.
  • Coordinates and reviews the work of 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.
• Assists in solving process issues.
  • Performs 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

• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors.
• Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions; fieldwork may expose the incumbent to a variety of hazards related to construction sites.