PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

About the role

The Public Works Department seeks an experienced Engineer III to manage special design projects and oversee multiple departments or jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned engineering and paraprofessional staff, including workload establishment, performance evaluation, and disciplinary action.
• Oversees engineering work involving integration of multiple systems and provides technical expertise in an engineering specialty.
• Prepares annual budget for assigned engineering section.
• Manages and oversees special projects for assigned department, providing technical direction and coordination for projects involving multiple departments or jurisdictions.
• Counsels and resolves staff issues, makes hiring or termination recommendations, and administers disciplinary action.
• Conducts project presentations and represents assigned department in various community forums, including public meetings.
• Provides technical direction for various construction and maintenance projects.
• Manages and approves design projects from outside engineering consultants.
• Oversees legislatively mandated programs and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Presents petitions, design projects, and conceptual plans to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
• Plans and implements a work order system, develops an operational model of design project, performs needs assessments, prioritizes projects, and develops projections and plans for area of responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Five years of experience in Professional Engineering, supplemented by lead or supervisory experience.
• Valid Georgia driver's license.
• Licenses as a Professional Engineer issued through the National Council of Engineering Examiners' Council Records Program or from any state or territory of the United States.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in performance of the essential functions and ability to learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures.

Skills

• Leadership under pressure.
• Customer service under pressure.
• Operational planning and execution.
• Adaptability and rapid problem solving.
• Team cohesion and communication.
• Safety and risk awareness.
• Technical and equipment proficiency.

Benefits

• Not specified.

Pay

• Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• TBD.