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Form of workThe mission of the Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) Department is to enhance the quality of life for current and future generations by promoting protection of natural resources and facilitating the development of safe, sustainable and resilient communities.
PDS is responsible for reviewing and issuing a wide variety of permits and land use applications, including residential and commercial building permits, boundary line adjustments, subdivisions, driveway aprons to the right-of-way, clearing and grading, public events, firework stands, and others. PDS strives to make the permitting process as painless and as easy to understand as possible.
Snohomish County Planning and Development Services is hiring a talented, dedicated Engineer II for the drainage group.
The PDS drainage group reviews land development applications including subdivisions, site plans, and construction plans for compliance with state laws, county codes, policies, and regulations including the Snohomish County Code, Snohomish County Drainage Manual, and the Engineering Design and Development Standards. The drainage group also coordinates with other review staff such as traffic, planning, site inspection, and interdepartmental and outside agency contacts during review. Staff also provides expert testimony before meetings and public hearings at forums such as the county hearing examiner.
Well qualified candidates will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of drainage engineering principles and practice together with exceptional customer service skills and a desire to serve the public. The successful candidate should desire to further their professional development in drainage engineering.
Not sure you meet the minimum qualifications? Apply and let us decide. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage everyone to apply.
Benefits
Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family and will be invested in your success and growth. We are proud to offer an outstanding benefit package to employees and their dependents. We offer competitive wages, job flexibility and stability, pension opportunities, and employer paid ORCA cards. Snohomish County will be invested in your success and growth and offers the following benefits to our employees. Your salary is only part of your Total Compensation Package:
- Retirement: County employees participate in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) administered by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).
- Medical benefits: The County offers a choice of three comprehensive medical insurance plans with low deductibles. The county's contribution to this benefit is significant.
- Flexible work schedules for some positions.
- Career development training.
- Sick leave: You will accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month.
- Vacation Leave: You will start out accruing 8 hours of vacation leave per month totaling 2.4 weeks of vacation in your first year. Your leave accruals increase based on your years of employment with the County.
- Holiday Pay: The County observes 11 paid legal holidays per year and provides employees with two floating holidays annually.
- Benefits: The County offers a wide range of benefits including medical and dental, vision, life insurance, Long Term Disability, deferred compensation and more.
- Deferred Compensation: If you choose to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the County will match your contributions up to 1 percent of your base monthly salary.
- Pay Increases: Each year you will be eligible for a step increase until you reach the top step.
- Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA): County employees typically receive yearly cost of living adjustments.
Teleworking Options
The work associated with this position can be performed with a hybrid of remote work and in-office work as needed and assigned. For employees who prefer to work in the office full time, that option is available.
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop; and when working remotely, must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Snohomish County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. A Snohomish County Telework agreement is required for employees assigned to telework.
Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their Snohomish County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
About Snohomish County
Snohomish County, north of Seattle, is located in northwest Washington between the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains. The county has rich scenery, numerous activities, and a thriving economy. Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.
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To perform a variety of professional engineering assignments in drainage and traffic development which requires the application of standard engineering principles and methods. Assists Engineers III or IV or coordinates the work of consultants.
- Reviews land development applications, including subdivisions, rezones, grading permits, building permits, special use permits, site plans, variance requests, and boundary line adjustments, for compliance with state laws, county codes, policies, and engineering design standards for mitigation of transportation and environmental impacts to development's road system.
- Critiques and partners with architects, engineers, consultants, developers, and governmental agencies to review development activity, approve engineering plans, reports, specifications, studies and as-builts related to development activity; evaluates geotechnical engineering reports, structural engineering design and calculations.
- Provides testimony and presentations, representing Planning and Development Services (PDS) before meetings and public hearings at forums such as the county hearing examiner and county council.
- Serves as the project manager for the construction plan review and approval phase of project development, coordinating other team members on development project decisions.
- Utilizes drainage basin computer models to identify potential storm water problems and required mitigation measures.
- Assesses proposed development plans for storm water treatment designs to protect surface and groundwater, as well as critical areas, including geologic (landslide, seismic, and erosion) hazard assessments.
- Evaluates and marks up or critiques the engineering design and specifications prepared by professional practitioners for site and infrastructure development for applicable code compliance.
- Assists and advises responsible officials in making revisions and amendments to existing county ordinances, policies, and procedures regarding development relative to transportation and drainage impact issues.
- Inspects proposed development locations and their associated road systems to evaluate proposed and needed road layouts, traffic safety, and design elements in order to make determinations of right-of-way needs, public and private road construction, and any detail of environmental analysis. Also may inspect for construction plan compliance with applicable drainage codes.
- Determines the scope of detailed environmental analysis necessary related to the intensity of development proposal; review environmental impact statements when applicable, and provide written review and recommendation.
- Coordinates and reviews the work of other engineering staff as it relates to assigned construction projects, provides training in related work as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- principles, practices and techniques of engineering related to area of assignment
- federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations related to area of assignment
- hydraulic and hydrologic computer modeling techniques
- computer software programs used in area of assignment
- land development practices and procedures
- applicable state and county codes, ordinances, standards and regulations
- engineering techniques, principles and practices related to area of assignment
- understand site related documents such as blueprints, plans and sketches
- critically analyze development and independently identify and define plan deficiencies which do not comply with established laws and standards
- maintain necessary records and prepare required reports
- analyze and interpret special reports and technical data
- establish and maintain effective work relationships with superiors, peers, associated homeowners, builders, developers, and the general public
- communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including public speaking in a court room environment of cross examination and redirect
- read, learn, interpret and apply work-related ordinances, codes, standards and regulations
Snohomish County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.
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