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NEOGOV · 4 hours ago

Graduate Engineer - Civil Design

MN 55901, MN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$82K/yr - $121K/yr

The City of Rochester is seeking a Graduate Engineer – Civil Design to perform technical civil engineering work for public infrastructure projects. The role involves coordinating engineering design activities, preparing plans for construction projects, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure project success.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Conduct preliminary planning meetings and studies with teammates, externally contracted consulting engineers, and other interested parties to determine the basic engineering methodology to be employed and basic layout of the proposed capital improvement projects

Collect necessary resource information needed for study. i.e. maps, prior studies, demographics, etc

Review latest concepts and rules and regulations that affect study

Perform study utilizing engineering technicians to maximum extent possible

Calculate and present study to approving authorities or senior staff for approval

Design capital improvement and other projects involving streets, pedestrian and bike facilities, sanitary and storm sewers, applying appropriate engineering techniques

Design preliminary concepts and plans for review by teammates

Prepare engineer’s opinion of probable costs and feasibility reports

Assist Design Engineer with management of design group’s workload, including assigning plan preparation to engineering technicians

Perform necessary engineering calculations to determine pipe sizes and strengths, pavement designs, etc

Process projects through necessary reviews, permits, etc

Prepare specifications and bid documents

Review plans for capital improvements engineered by external consulting engineers, other divisions of Public Works, and other departments of the City

Review projects for conformance to standards

Review engineering concepts such as street and streetscape design, traffic design, hydrology, drainage, pipe capacity, etc

Meet with and negotiate changes with developers, consulting engineers, and internal divisions/departments

Complete administrative functions in the management of programs, management of projects, preparation of budgets, and completion of research/reports

Manage assigned Capital Improvement Program Infrastructure projects

Develop budgets and schedules for public infrastructure programs and projects

Manage the operation, maintenance, and updating of infrastructure related files, maps, programs and plans

Provide critical recommendations relating to project schedules and priorities to ensure projects are completed on time

Assist with Delivery of Pavement Management Program

Maintain knowledge of software used for pavement asset management to customize pavement management program

Train and develop field inspectors in software and pavement distress assessment

Run comparative analysis modeling based on budgetary constraints to optimize funding for ranking and selection of preservation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects

Generate mapping for project and distress database

Maintain engineering standards

Assist in maintaining file of changes to standards

Research and review new products and methodologies

Assist with periodic review of standards with staff, consulting engineers, contractors, etc

Assist with preparation of revised or new standard plans as required