Utility Engineer

Role & Responsibilities

• Plans, designs or reviews a complete project, program, system or process.
• Provides engineering research on complicated issues to assist senior engineers and supervisors in decision making.
• Sets tasks to and directs engineers, technicians, and administrative staff.
• Proposes and/or designs improvements for engineering problems.
• Designs and prepares construction documents for public works projects in accordance with established standards of safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Prepares project plans and specifications, including drafting as needed; analyzes project requirements, physical location, and other pertinent data; prepares engineer's estimate of cost; assures that project designs are in compliance with a variety of state, federal and city laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations governing construction projects.
• Reviews engineering plans, reports, and calculations that are submitted by customers or consultants.
• Visits construction sites to inspect work progress.
• Prepares internal and external correspondence as needed, including reports, memorandums and presentation materials for the City Council and Council committees.
• Prepares preliminary scope of work, budgets, and requests for proposals (RFPs) on projects; prepares scoring criteria for RFP respondents; and assists in the selection of private consultants used.
• Communicates in person and on the telephone with city personnel, consultants, developers, contractors, other agencies, property owners, and the public to exchange information, resolve conflicts, and assist them by providing technical expertise as needed.
• Participates in various technical committees, study groups, and task forces; attends a variety of meetings, as necessary; develops and delivers oral presentations, including public presentations related to project issues.
• Maintains various files and records related to project status and computations; prepares project descriptions and progress reports as requested.
• Identifies and evaluates impacts from proposed private development and proposes improvements and/or fees necessary to mitigate these impacts.
• Conducts peer review of technical reports and designs of private development projects prepared by consultants to ensure compliance with city codes and engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
  • Four (4) years engineering experience.
  • Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • A Master's Degree may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
  • Professional Engineer registration is preferred.
• Licenses and Certificates:
  • Engineer-In-Training Certification.
  • Valid Washington State Driver's License required.

Other

• Our employees earn competitive wages and enjoy an exceptional benefits package that includes:
  • MEDICAL INSURANCE - Choice of two plans for employees and their eligible dependents: Premera or Kaiser Permanente. All employee healthcare premiums paid for by the City of Redmond.
  • PRESCRIBED DRUG INSURANCE - Included with each medical plan.
  • DENTAL INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents.
  • VISION INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents.
  • OTHER INSURANCE - Life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance.
  • FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS - For tax savings on healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • PAID VACATION & HOLIDAYS – with (13) paid holidays per year.
  • EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP).
  • RETIREMENT PLANS - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plus additional options that include: Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (Social Security replacement plan) and MetLife 457 Plan.
  • Annual COLA adjustments.
  • Annual merit increases of up to 5%.