Engineer III - Sewer Design

Baltimore County•Towson, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

A vacancy exists in the Department of Public Works and Transportation, Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Sewer Design. A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below. Current and future vacancies occurring within this classification may be filled from the list of eligible applicants. All interested transfer and promotional candidates must apply at this time. Note: Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time. You can attach your transcript(s) or license(s) to your application. Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education will result in your application not being considered. Proof of licenses, certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in engineering plus at least four years' current field or office engineering experience.
Possession of a certificate of registration as an Engineer in Training issued by a State within the United States of America, plus four years' current field or office engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

Additional qualifying education beyond a bachelor's degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years for the required experience.

Responsibilities

Serves as a project engineer for various professional engineering projects.
Manages multiple major capital improvement projects.
Manages a major departmental engineering program.
Serves as project engineer for various engineering projects, including but not limited to sewer and water design sections with a specialization in pumping stations and force mains.
Supervises or leads professional and subprofessional personnel.
Resolves design problems, prepares and reviews correspondence relating to projects, and coordinates projects with outside agencies.
Reviews and approves plans and specifications for sanitary sewer and water facilities and systems.
Operates and/or oversees the operation of computers used in the development of capital projects, including GIS and computer-aided drafting and design.
Operates and/or supervises the operation of computers to conduct various engineering-related studies and to solve technical design problems.
Serves as project engineer for consultant-designed projects.
Analyzes consultants' proposals, reviews consultant designs, and prepares consulting agreements.
Reviews developer drawings for compliance with Baltimore County standards for any changes to public infrastructure.
Reviews the work of developers' projects, a group of public works inspectors, and the work of professional environmental specialists.
Prepares and reviews stormwater management plans, sediment control plans, and other environmental reports.
Participates in and conducts public meetings and hearings.
Investigates complaints, responds to inquiries, meets with the public, and prepares and supervises the preparation of resulting correspondence.
Assists in the preparation of capital improvement budgets and programs.
Coordinate with other County and outside agencies.
Provides project management (review and design) for various engineering (in-house design and consultant design) projects within the Sewer Design Section with a specialization in pumping stations and force mains.
Coordinates with other County agencies as well as outside agencies such as the State Highway Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Baltimore City.
Performs investigations on pumping station operations.
Review pumping station operational data.
Performs technical reviews on new pumping station equipment.
Develop and run Baltimore County asset management program and model for sewer and water vertical assets such as pumping stations.
Identify and develop projects based on available budget and prioritization of the vertical assets.
Data collection, data QA/QC and management processes for developing asset management program.
May act as a spokesperson in right-of-way condemnation cases or act as a witness in other judicial proceedings.
Performs other related duties as required.