Engineering Associate (Public Works)

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners•Tampa, FL

5h•$68,286 - $93,912

About The Position

This position performs paraprofessional engineering related work involving the investigation, evaluation, assessment, asset management, planning, writing reports, coordinating work, or inspection of public infrastructure and systems. This position works under the supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer. Project management responsibility involves infrastructure projects.

Requirements

Knowledge of engineering principles and practices for assigned functional area.
Knowledge of engineering design criteria, standards, and applicable permit requirements.
Knowledge of construction standards, methods, materials, and inspection techniques.
Knowledge of field testing, sampling, and investigative techniques, and procedures.
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and policies.
Knowledge of testing and monitoring devices and techniques.
Knowledge of environmental regulations and requirements.
Knowledge of health and safety standards and procedures.
Knowledge of project management theory, techniques, and tools.
Ability to manage, train, schedule, assign, monitor, review, and evaluate assigned staff.
Ability to organize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate engineering problems and provide practical, cost-effective solutions.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major in Engineering Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an Engineering-related field; AND
Fifteen years of demonstrated experience the planning, assessment, design, construction, inspection of public infrastructure projects, or modeling of water, wastewater, storm water or traffic systems;
OR
An equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a High School diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

Responsibilities

Applies comprehensive knowledge of principles and practices to the planning, design support, construction, assessment, asset management, and maintenance of multiple municipal projects, or portions of major projects; resolves conflicts and ensures compliance with permits and regulations; prepares and monitors scopes, budgets, and schedules to ensure timely completion of projects.
Provides engineering support in the design of complete projects, systems, components of processes, including project documents; drafts or revises plans and drawings utilizing computer-aided design tools, researches and conducts environmental and mapping surveys; performs cost analysis and feasibility studies.
Prepares contract drafts; evaluates contractor proposals and assists with review of proposals for professional engineering services.
Assigns tasks to, directs, and mentors lower-level Engineering Associates and Engineering Technicians.
Analyzes and interprets data; formulates and solves problems; makes recommendations based on findings.
Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments, such as whether assigned projects are on schedule and established within budget.
Other duties as assigned.