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City of Fort Walton Beach · 2 months ago

1200 - City Engineer

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

The City of Fort Walton Beach is seeking a City Engineer responsible for top-level professional and administrative civil engineering work in the Public Works and Utility Services Department. The role involves managing staff, overseeing municipal infrastructure projects, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards and regulations.

Facilities Support ServicesGovernmentHuman ResourcesOffice Administration

Responsibilities

Perform and manage a broad range of engineering activities for a variety of municipal systems including, but not limited to, streets, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water

Develop design procedures. Prepare plans, specifications, cost estimates, permit applications, and project budgets for various in-house construction repairs

Review plans and specifications for design accuracy and thoroughness. Maintain record documents and maps

Manage a portion of the Capital Improvement Program and various capital improvement projects. Administer architect/engineer contracts

Serve as Project Engineer on in-house Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs). May serve as the Acting Engineering and Utility Services Director in the absence of the leader

Assist in the preparation of engineering plans, permit applications, specifications, reports, and other appropriate documents

Establish work procedures, plan and organize staff workloads and assignments, and expedite work flow. Responsible for training and discipline of subordinates

Prepare professional services and construction related documents, such as Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Bid, permit applications, etc

Develop and manage the Divisions budget

Assist the Survey and GIS Division in the mapping of City infrastructure and the Geographic Information System (GIS) program for the City

Provide technical engineering assistance to other departments in budgeting capital projects and OandM activities

Develop and present complex engineering reports, correspondence, analysis reports, technical studies, staff reports, grants, ordinances, and resolutions

Investigate engineering related complaints and inquiries; investigate and take corrective actions on water, sewer, drainage, and traffic complaints

Maintain regular and effective contact with consulting engineers; construction project engineers/managers; City, county, state, and federal agencies; professional and technical groups; and the general public regarding Engineering Division activities and services

Coordinate the activities of City, State and Federal agencies as well as contractors and other municipalities

Review and approve subdivision, site and construction plans, and specifications for code conformance to established departmental standards, policies, and sound engineering principles

Modify Engineering Division operations as necessary to improve efficiency and effectiveness

Perform technical research, field analysis, and inspection

Maintain responsibility for preparation of divisional and capital budgets

Assist in QA/QC of all survey data submitted by contractors, developers, and engineers

Attend various meetings and workshops with citizens and community groups, representing the Department. Develop and deliver oral presentations

Ensure compliance with codes, regulations, and laws

Participate in damage assessment following storm events

Perform Other Job Duties As Assigned

Qualification

Civil engineeringHydraulic modelingGIS systemsProject managementBudget managementSurveying techniquesConstruction methodsPublic relationsWritten communicationOral communication

Required

Top-level professional and administrative civil engineering work experience

Experience managing staff and handling complex problems related to municipal infrastructure and development projects

Broad range of engineering activities for municipal systems including streets, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water

Ability to develop design procedures

Experience preparing plans, specifications, cost estimates, permit applications, and project budgets

Experience reviewing plans and specifications for design accuracy and thoroughness

Experience managing a portion of the Capital Improvement Program and various capital improvement projects

Experience administering architect/engineer contracts

Experience serving as Project Engineer on in-house Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs)

Experience assisting in the preparation of engineering plans, permit applications, specifications, reports, and other appropriate documents

Ability to establish work procedures, plan and organize staff workloads and assignments, and expedite work flow

Experience preparing professional services and construction related documents, such as Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Bid, permit applications, etc

Experience developing and managing the Divisions budget

Experience assisting the Survey and GIS Division in mapping City infrastructure and the Geographic Information System (GIS) program

Ability to provide technical engineering assistance to other departments in budgeting capital projects and OandM activities

Experience developing and presenting complex engineering reports, correspondence, analysis reports, technical studies, staff reports, grants, ordinances, and resolutions

Ability to investigate engineering related complaints and inquiries

Ability to maintain regular and effective contact with consulting engineers, construction project engineers/managers, City, county, state, and federal agencies, professional and technical groups, and the general public

Ability to coordinate the activities of City, State and Federal agencies as well as contractors and other municipalities

Experience reviewing and approving subdivision, site and construction plans, and specifications for code conformance

Ability to modify Engineering Division operations to improve efficiency and effectiveness

Experience performing technical research, field analysis, and inspection

Ability to maintain responsibility for preparation of divisional and capital budgets

Experience assisting in QA/QC of all survey data submitted by contractors, developers, and engineers

Ability to attend various meetings and workshops with citizens and community groups

Ability to ensure compliance with codes, regulations, and laws

Ability to participate in damage assessment following storm events

Knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering and engineering survey and design

Knowledge of drafting methods and techniques

Knowledge of construction methods and techniques related to infrastructure

Knowledge of principles of management and budgeting

Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws pertaining to civil engineering

Knowledge of surveying methods and techniques

Knowledge of contract and project management

Knowledge of principles and practices of transportation planning

Knowledge of principles and practices of hydraulic modeling

Knowledge of City functions, policies, and procedures

Public relations and customer service skills

Strong written and oral communications for both administrative and technical purposes

Ability to follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies and procedures

Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, printer, calculator, fax, typewriter, and copier

Ability to analyze engineering problems, identify alternatives, develop recommendations, and implement solutions

Ability to conduct engineering research and compile comprehensive reports

Ability to interact tactfully and effectively with subordinates, other City employees, and the general public

Ability to operate GIS and computer aided design systems

Ability to operate and maintain the City's numerous hydraulic models

Ability to work in extreme weather conditions

Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes

Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely

Ability to stand for sustained periods of time

Ability to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and/or extensive reading

Ability to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures

Ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another