Project Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides design and support services in the Engineering Department for City infrastructure and capital improvement projects.
• Analyzes City needs for short- and long-term infrastructure and capital improvements and creates plans for project implementation.
• Designs City infrastructure projects including, but not limited to, parking lots, lift and pump stations, water and sewer infrastructure projects, storm water projects, roads and streets, intersection upgrades, bridges and structures.
• Creates design drawings, elevations, diagrams, and specifications.
• Writes bid documents, reviews submitted bid documents, oversees bidding process, and monitors construction for adherence to specifications.
• Ensures that engineering design and construction in the floodplain is performed in accordance with City ordinances, State and national standards.
• Synchronizes with and monitors outside engineering firms contracted to design large, complex projects.
• Congresses City projects with other local, state, and federal agencies and interested and affected community groups.
• Answers inquiries and provides information to the public, other City departments, and private engineers, developers, and architects.
• Prepares and presents reports and information to the public.
• Writes and administers grants.
• Ensures federally funded projects follow complex federal and state guidelines.
• Directs work of Engineering Technicians, surveyors and administrative personnel; directs and assists in training interns.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Acceptable Experience, Training, Licenses and/or Certifications

• A high school diploma or GED;
• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering is required;
• A State of Idaho certification as a Licensed Professional Engineer in good standing is required;
• Five (5) years experience, including two (2) years experience as a project manager, is required;
• An Idaho driver’s license is required.

Classification Requirements

• Knowledge of:
• Engineering design principles, practices, and objectives, especially as they apply to civil engineering, infrastructure, and capital improvement projects;
• Federal, state, City, and other statutes, codes, and regulations governing municipal and civil engineering, bidding, construction and floodplain management;
• Federal, state, City, health and safety, environmental, and other applicable building and construction codes;
• Project cost estimation and accounting methods and techniques;
• Land survey methods and techniques;
• Construction contract administration methods and techniques;
• GIS and other data collection and computer mapping and modeling systems;
• Customer service methods and techniques;
• Data collection and recording methods, techniques, and objectives;
• Federal (OSHA) regulations and City policies regarding safety.