Civil Engineer (58953)

Essential Job Duties

- Provide respectful, professional, positive service in all interactions between co-workers, internal external customers, community members, and the public at large.

- Maintain a positive and productive environment ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, goals and objectives of the City, Department and Division.

- Review subdivision and commercial development plans in order to ensure that they meet city standards; coordinate records plats, site plans, improvement plans, construction, and private work within the public right of way.

- Design, review and manage city infrastructure projects, including water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and parks projects.

- Identify city infrastructure in need of maintenance and develop solutions to remodel and maintain future infrastructure.

- Provide design contract administration for capital projects and provide project management for contracted public works projects.

- Review permit applications for utility installation within the City’s rights-of-way.

- Provide technical engineering advice for any problems that need to be addressed by the city.

- Review concerns from residents regarding city infrastructure; assess infrastructure in the field, offer solutions, and coordinate with relevant departments to enact a solution.

- Follow all departmental and organizational processes, policies, and procedures required to meet operational targets.

- Monitor projects and report hazardous conditions and safety concerns.

- Suggest modifications to processes to enhance departmental performance as appropriate.

- Collaborate with peers as required.

- Ability to perform work in a safe manner, adhering safety policies and procedures.

Ancillary Job Duties

- Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications – Education, experience, and training that are required or desirable in order to effectively perform the job at the time of hire. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements and/or substitutions may be requested and require the approval of HR.

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field required.

- Associate degree along with related professional experience may be considered.

Additional job experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

- Valid driver’s license required.

- Missouri Professional Engineer license desired

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills, and abilities commonly associated with this position.

- Thorough understanding of public infrastructure for both construction and maintenance, including streets, sidewalks, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and water distribution.

- Knowledge of the principles and practices of public works operations.

- Proficiency in use of basic business software (word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentations), AutoCAD Civil 3D, and ArcGIS software and basic knowledge of office equipment and machines.

- Ability to plan and organize work, and to support comprehensive reporting.

- Good problem-solving skills and the ability to interpret and follow policies.

- Ability to provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.

- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with supervisors, co-workers, and customers by telephone, in writing, and in person.

- Ability to use good judgment and think rationally in difficult or stressful situations.

- Ability to develop goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work, as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously.

- Ability to work independently under moderate supervision and to collaborate with others.

- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential job duty. Job requires being reliable, responsible and dependable.