Civil Engineer 2 - Surface Water

City of Vancouver, WA•Vancouver, WA

35d•Hybrid

About The Position

As one of the fastest growing cities in the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver is building a city of the future through innovation, sustainable development, excellent leadership and effectively working with an engaged community. Our growth is guided by our core values of livability, sustainability and resiliency, innovation, and equity and inclusion, and we accomplish our work through collaboration, innovation, compassion and empowerment. If who we are speaks to you, and if you're the type of person who is interested in joining a team whose work impacts the community through engineering the local surface water system then the City of Vancouver may be for you. We're currently recruiting for a Civil Engineer 2 - Surface Water. The primary responsibilities for the job are to perform professional engineering, work and/or administration focusing on the review, design, planning, investigation, and construction of surface water system projects. May provide project support for street, water utility, sewer utility, and other public works areas as needed. Review private developer projects and consultant designed capital improvement projects. Prepare and review plans and specifications and act as a project manager on assigned projects. May lead an engineering technician on assigned projects. This is a full-time, regular, exempt position. The schedule for this position is M-F, 8am to 5pm. Open until filled. First review - December 10, 2025. At this time, this position is eligible for telework up to 2 days per week for a hybrid schedule. As with all routine telework positions, employees may be required to come into the office on occasion based on business needs. Telework may be subject to change at a future time. Currently, all employees must reside in Oregon or Washington; the City cannot support ongoing telework from other locations.

Requirements

Three (3) to four (4) years of experience in Civil Engineering
Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems and AutoCAD
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
Possession of a Certification of Registration as a professional engineer in the State of Washington (or ability to obtain through reciprocity within one year).
Possession of a valid driver's license.
Principles and practices of storm water design.
Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques used in technical civil engineering report and project estimate preparation.
Principles of mathematics as applied to engineering work.
Recent developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding civil engineering report and project estimate preparation.
Principles and practices of project and construction management.
Pertinent federal, state, and local laws that pertain to: civil engineering practice
Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment
Use of personal computers and basic software
Work in a manner consistent with the City of Vancouver's Vision and Values
Develop and maintain collaborative and respectful working relationships with team members, the development community, and customers.
Resolve regulatory, public relations and system design questions.
Manage engineering projects.
Ensure project compliance with appropriate Federal, state, local rules, laws, and regulations.
Monitor phases of construction projects and prepare progress reports.
Conduct comprehensive engineering studies and develop appropriate recommendations.
Perform technical research and solve multi-disciplinary engineering problems.
Prepare and maintain technical civil engineering records and prepare comprehensive reports.
Compile rough technical data and prepare statistical and narrative reports from field studies.
Develop, review, and modify civil engineering plans, designs, and specifications.
Exercise professional engineering judgment to achieve results consistent with objectives.
Operate a personal computer and appropriate software
Work and act as a team player in all interactions with other City employees
Always provide a high level of customer service
Project and maintain a positive image with those contacted in the course of work
Consistently provide quality service
Maintain regular and dependable attendance
Demonstrate a commitment to valuing differences among people and to being inclusive
Show the utmost respect for others, and act as a team player
Promote safety as a guiding principle and a regular practice in accomplishing work by focusing on safe practices and complying with safety and health policies and procedures.
Recognize unsafe conditions which may be hazardous to an employee or to the public.
Works in safe and responsible manner; not putting self or others at risk. Complies with applicable policies and procedures including but not limited to using personal protective equipment, observing warning signs, learning about potential hazards, and reporting all unsafe conditions.
Responsible for ensuring a safe workplace in compliance with applicable policies, procedures and regulations. Ensures supervised employee review of the City Core Accident Prevention Plan, relevant safety policies and procedures, and training on illness and injury response and specific job-related safety concerns. Reports and appropriately escalates all safety issues and all injuries.

Responsibilities

Prepare engineering designs, specifications, costs, and quantity estimates of public work projects; obtain required easements or permits for storm water systems for construction. Prepare request for proposals and bids; review contract bids and proposals; assist in the coordination and review of consultant design work.
Act as a project engineer; research applicable codes, regulations, and requirements for assigned project; develop engineering plans and compile preliminary layout of plans; write specifications for plans; coordinate required advertising for bids; support construction engineers and inspectors during actual construction.
Review and check adequacy and accuracy of computations, preliminary layout and design work from the field and survey data.
Review developer plans, reports, and specifications for public works projects, focusing on stormwater. Provide engineering support to development review process, including support during hearings, pre-application conferences, and planning commission meetings. Provide comments for staff reports addressing applicable codes and federal, state, and local regulations. Work with the Community and Economic Development Department on approvals. Review finished elements and oversee issues with file closure.
Track progress on assigned projects to ensure compliance with designated time and cost schedules for project completion including site visitations, inspections, and evaluations
Oversee automated computer design and mapping projects performed by personnel to assure accuracy and compliance with laws, design criteria, and plan specifications.
Respond to public or other inquires relative to engineering policies and procedures on specific projects, system problem areas, and other divisional information.
Attend city council and other public meetings as directed by management staff.
Participate in the initial planning of projects to be proposed and make recommendations to assist managers in establishing schedules and budgets.
Conduct comprehensive studies for system master planning of future expansions; develop proposals relative to projected construction of various public works projects. Identify and plan required Capital Improvement Projects for system expansion.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.