Engineer 1

City of Belton, MO • Belton, MO

23h

About The Position

Under the direction of a Professional Engineer (P.E.), performs engineering work for water, sanitary sewer, street, stormwater, and other Public Works issues and programs; ensures technical competence and compliance with all current codes and criteria; works with maintenance crews to problem solve, review and inspects permitted work, and works towards building public trust and confidence in its Public Works Department.

Requirements

• Operations, services, and activities of a City Engineering Division.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations affecting area of assignment.
• Street, storm, sewer, sanitary and waterline design.
• Engineering calculations and software programs associated with area of assignment.
• Structure, organization and inter-relationships of City departments, agencies, and related governmental agencies and offices affecting assigned functions.
• Principles and practices of program development, project budget preparation and administration.
• Negotiation principles and practices.
• Effective communication principles and practices to include public relations.
• Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
• Basic project management techniques.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and CAD.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups and the general public.
• Applying principles and practices of civil engineering related to area of assignment.
• Performing professional engineering duties involved in the design and development of a variety of engineering projects.
• Applying project management techniques and principles and defining a detailed project scope and control scope as a means of achieving overall project objectives.
• Preparing, reviewing, interpreting, analyzing, and modifying complex engineering plans, drawings, specifications, contract documents, and engineering reports for conformance to professional standards and approved budgets.
• Interpreting and applying applicable federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Preparing and analyzing complex data and comprehensive reports.
• Performing negotiations and effectively partnering with other departments and groups.
• Analyzing and reviewing project budgetary information to determine the overall impacts.
• Responding to inquiries with effective oral and written communication.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Possession of a valid Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

• Valid FE (Engineer Intern) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects for the City’s Capital Improvement (CIP) program; oversees project’s technical and financial directions, administers professional service, design, and construction contracts including design construction negotiations; establishes initial project budgets, cost estimates, cash flow projections and master schedules; monitors project schedules and budgets to ensure financial and schedule milestones are met; develops and provides routine updates of project schedule and budgets; resolves public questions and concerns; coordinates with other municipal agencies and/or private utilities and companies involved in the project; oversees easement acquisition/utility relocation and permitting activities; prevents or resolves problems occurring during project development and execution; participates in the development of bidding documents and the construction contract award process; analyzes problems during project and takes appropriate action to resolve; provides regular reports and briefings; and ensures project records and documentation are properly maintained and performs quality assurance for the project.
• Work with City staff as needed to keep the project on schedule and provide appropriate response times to customer requests; and provides feedback regarding performance of delegated tasks.
• Maintain knowledge base and researches activities associated with City software such as Geographic Information System (GIS), InfoSewer, InfoWater, Pavement Management, and Project Management Software.
• Provide engineering support/information for other City Departments including Administration, Streets, Water, Sanitary Sewer, Parks, Police, etc; reviews engineering manuals and provides technical responses as needed.
• Support the relationship between the City of Belton and the constituent population by providing excellent customer service; promotes the City goals and priorities in compliance with all policies and procedures; maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, client records and City information; and performs related duties as required or assigned.
• Ensures that job duties are completed in strict adherence to established safe work practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level