Senior Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and works effectively with staff and other stakeholders to cultivate a productive, collaborative, customer-service oriented work environment towards achievement of the District’s mission, plans, goals and objectives, work standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provides professional engineering, construction management, and project management expertise in the planning, design, permitting, construction, and startup of complex, multi-disciplinary public works projects, including drinking water development, production, storage, disinfection, distribution, and treatment, and for wastewater collection, treatment, and recycled water projects.
• Plans, prioritizes, and reviews work and provides for selection, training, oversight, evaluation, discipline, coaching, training, and overall professional development.
• Develops and implements the capital improvement program and the engineering program including District-wide engineering support services.
• Directs internal and external meetings and presentations, communicates and coordinates with other departments, the Board of Directors, other agencies, developers, landowners, and the public.
• Acts as District liaison to other agencies as assigned.
• Develops, manages, and implements complex design work, reports, research, special studies, planning documents, environmental documents, budgets, schedules, plans, specifications, cost estimates, bid documents, construction as-builts, pay requests, contract negotiations, change orders, assessment and approval of contract work.
• Maintains and controls expenditures.
• Coordinates public agency permitting, evaluates and achieves compliance with NEPA, CEQA and other local, state, and federal regulations.
• Negotiates and obtains permits, property acquisition, easements, right of way and other approvals necessary for public works projects.
• Evaluates, interviews, contracts, and manages consultants for planning, research, design, permitting, environmental documentation, inspection and construction support services.
• Responsible for water and sewer system master planning, as assigned, including model development, management, use, training, quality control, system analysis and alternatives development, and coordination with the GIS and asset management program.

Education & Experience Requirements

A Bachelor's of Science degree in Civil Engineering, or another closely related field, from an ABET accredited school is required. Requires six (6) years increasingly responsible civil/environmental experience with an emphasis in water, wastewater, and water reclamation systems with at least two (2) years completed at a level comparable to or higher than the Associate Engineer classification. One year of supervisory experience is preferred.

Requires Registration as a Civil Engineer in the State of California. Registration in another state will be accepted, with California registration required within 12 months of hire date.

Requires Competent Person training for trenching and shoring, as required by Cal-OSHA within eight (8) months of hire date.

Requires Qualified SWPP Developer Certification (QSD) within 24 months of hire date.

Requires ability to remain familiar with the Confined Space Program and the duties of Confined Space Supervisor, Entrant, and Attendant, as provided during annual training.

Requires knowledge of N.E.P.A., and C.E.Q.A., and environmental process requirements. Knowledge of Lake Tahoe regulatory environment helpful.

Requires ability to exhibit professional expertise, critical thinking, independent judgement and decision-making. Requires ability to assess needs, create and actively coordinate and pursue project components. Requires ability to prepare technical, economic and environmental reports on engineering projects. Requires ability to read/interpret engineering plans and specifications. Requires ability to present oral and written reports to committees, agencies, public interest groups, and Board of Directors.

Requires proficiency in AutoCAD, ESRI-based GIS, hydraulic modeling, word processing and spreadsheet software programs. Requires knowledge of equipment and facilities commonly used in the water and wastewater industry. Requires knowledge of water and wastewater works, construction and safety standards. Requires knowledge of emergency response principles and the ability to assume responsibility for specified Emergency Operations Center Functions as defined in the District's Emergency Response and Recovery Plan. Requires the ability to understand and convey District policy and regulations to the public. Must be able to understand and carry out written and oral directions in a clear and concise manner. Requires the ability to maintain cooperative relationships with co-workers and supervisors.

Possession of valid driver's license, acceptable by the State of California, with a driving record which enables insurability, is required.

Must have current, valid CPR and First Aid Certificate or ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire date.

Medical, Dental and Prescription coverage. Premiums are fully paid by the District for the Employee and eligible dependents.

Vision Insurance through Vision Service Plan. No deductible. Premiums fully paid by District for employee and eligible dependents.

Long Term Disability - If disabled (off the job) pays 70% of base salary (up to $5,000 per month) after 180-day waiting period. Premiums paid in full by District.

Retirement Plan - CalPERS 2% at 62 formula for PEPRA members. 2.7 at 55 for Classic Members. Employee pays 50% of the total cost of the benefit, up to a maximum of 8% of salary. A new hire not previously in CalPERS (or a reciprocal plan) or who has had a PERS/reciprocal agency service break of six months or more may be subject to provisions of PEPRA legislation effective January 1, 2013.