Street Projects Engineer

The Transportation Department - Maintenance Division provides services and oversight for streets, sidewalks, right of way operations, infrastructure inspections & services, stormwater maintenance, asphalt & concrete maintenance, special operations, downtown operations, snow and ice removal, storm cleanup and other function areas as assigned.

The position of Street Projects Engineer will be staffed to the Street Maintenance Division of the Transportation Department and will provide engineering support, inspection and professional civil engineering for the Transportation Department and its various divisions along with providing technical guidance and expertise to other City departments in matters concerning transportation maintenance, construction, and asset management. This class is the sixth level in a ten level engineering series devoted to providing paraprofessional engineering support, inspection and professional engineering services for a wide variety of public works projects.

This position will serve as a Project Engineer for Street Maintenance contract work. This position will utilize the data generated by the City's asset management software for project selection.

Projects include, but are not limited to:

• Pavement Resurfacing and Rehabilitation
• Pavement Preservation to include microsurfacing, slurry sealing, and rejuvenation
• Sidewalk repair, replacement, installation and curb ramp upgrades.
• Other specialty projects as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have experience preparing estimates, creating contract documents and performing contract administration. This position will function as the primary contract writer for the Street Maintenance Division and will work directly with GIS & Data staff along with the division procurement analyst to draft and revise contracts for approval by the Senior Project Manager or Division Manager.

Knowledge of asphalt paving, pavement preservation techniques, sidewalk preservation, concrete design, and ADA/PROWAG guidelines are preferred.

This position will provide engineering support for projects to ensure compliance with code, specifications and standards. Provides project management, coordination and oversight, assists with project design, scope and budget, reviews and evaluates project progress and status, arranges project update meetings and processes pay requests.

Responds to inquiries and issues, provides troubleshooting, conducts site visits and inspections, researches and investigates issues, recommends and implements solutions.

In addition, this position will maintain project documentation, databases, records and reports. Attends meetings with Council, staff and projects stakeholders, facilitates presentations at public meetings, prepares agenda items, presentations and meeting materials. Monitors contract for budget compliance, assists with bid administration and project closeout.

Essential Duties:

• Provides engineering and design work and coordinates engineering support and project activities; reviews plans, design and project work to ensure compliance with applicable code, specifications, requirements, regulations and standards.
• Provides project management, coordination and oversight; develops design scope and associated budget; reviews and evaluates project progress and status; arranges review meetings.
• Responds to inquiries and issues; provides troubleshooting; conducts site visits and inspections; performs facility/equipment assessments; researches, investigates, analyzes and identifies issues; recommends and implements solutions.
• Prepares and/or reviews plans, contracts, change orders, resource estimates, bid documents, proposal requests, project closeout documentation and various reports.
• Monitors and administers projects and contracts for scope, fee, and budget compliance; assists with bid administration processes; processes pay requests; participates in contractor selection process.
• Attends meetings with technical review and advisory committees, Council, staff, developers, engineers and other project stakeholders; facilitates and presents at public meetings; prepares agenda items, presentations and meeting materials; provides updates and status reporting.
• Maintains project/program documentation, standards documentation, databases, files, records and reports.
• Supervises assigned direct reports and/or indirect reports including assigning training, implementing hiring, discipline, and termination, conducting performance evaluations, coaching, monitoring work assignments and task completion.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

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Licenses and Certifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

The Street Project Engineer should have knowledge of the following:

• Principles and practices of civil engineering.
• Project management principles and practices.
• Best practices, trends and emerging technologies.
• Principles and methods of qualitative and quantitative research.
• Principles and applications of critical thinking and analysis.
• Business math concepts.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations (based on assignment).
• Customer service principles.
• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
• Modern office technology.

The Street Projects Engineer should have skills in the following areas:

• Coordinating deadlines, prioritizing work demands and monitoring technical operations.
• Providing project management, organization and logistics coordination.
• Monitoring compliance with applicable plans, standards, regulations and contracts.
• Troubleshooting equipment and operational issues.
• Identifying engineering-related deficiencies and recommending solutions.
• Researching industry trends, solutions and best practices.
• Researching technical issues and articulating recommendations.
• Monitoring, evaluating and assessing engineering projects and functional operations.
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards (based on assignment).
• Providing customer service.
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA and Other Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, walking, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.
Working Conditions: Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with frequent exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibration, etc.); frequent exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals, blood and other bodily fluids); frequent exposure to environmental conditions (such as disruptive people, imminent danger, or a threatening environment); and moderate exposure to extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, movement restrictions, intense noise or travel.
Note: This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.Employment Type: Full-Time