Engineering Construction Supervisor

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District • Saint Louis, MO

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing leadership and supervision for daily operations related to construction management and diversity compliance monitoring. The position directs, develops, and motivates staff to achieve objectives aligned with the District's strategic business plan. Responsibilities include supervising inspection personnel, ensuring compliance with District rules and regulations, resolving complex construction problems, and assisting with project schedules, costs, and budgets. The role requires site visits, meetings with various stakeholders, and maintaining records and reports.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in related field, or 60 college credit hours towards an engineering related degree.
• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in the construction and inspection of sewers.
• Considerable supervisory and technical knowledge of the methods, materials, practices and techniques involved in sewer construction.
• Considerable skill in supervisory techniques and applications.
• Extensive knowledge of standard engineering field tests.
• Considerable skill in estimating quantities and quality of construction materials.
• Considerable skill in planning and overseeing the work of MWBE compliance inspectors, resident inspectors, construction inspector seniors, construction inspectors, consultant inspectors, administrative support staff.
• Extensive skill in interpreting complex plans and specifications.
• Extensive skill in dealing with, forming and maintaining effective working relationships with contractors, consulting engineers, public officials, the general public and others.
• Extensive skill in expressing oneself clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Extensive skill in maintaining records and preparing reports.
• Ability to effectively participate in the constructability review of projects to be contracted by the District.
• Thorough knowledge of Diversity Programs requirements.
• Familiarity with use of personal computers and department hardware and software.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft products or similar type of planning and scheduling software.
• Considerable skill in planning and overseeing the work of division inspectors, resident inspectors, construction inspector seniors, construction inspectors, consultant inspectors, administrative support staff.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft products and MS Project or similar type of planning and scheduling software.
• Must possess valid driver's license issued by state in which employee resides.
• Candidate must pass a Non-D.O.T. Drug Test for this position.
• Employees of MSD must have a meets expectations performance review.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision of daily Diversity compliance monitoring activities and operations of the MWBE Compliance Inspectors Group.
• Directs, develops, and motivates staff to meet objectives that assist in achieving the District's strategic business plan.
• Supervises the work and training of MWBE compliance inspectors, MWBE consultant inspection personnel, MWBE Compliance Specialist and administrative support staff.
• Ensures compliance with the District's Rules and Regulations and Standard Construction Specifications for projects contracted directly with the District and/or private development projects.
• Visits construction sites to review work and resolve the most difficult inspection problems.
• Meets with contractors, consulting engineers, land developers, public officials and the general public to resolve difficult construction problems.
• Assists in the development and preparation of detailed Capital Improvement Program (CIRP) project schedules and costs.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual Diversity budget supplement and the development and preparation of departmental operating budget.
• Maintains records and prepares reports.
• Supervises the work and training of resident inspectors, construction inspector seniors, construction inspectors, consultant inspection personnel and administrative support staff associated with construction management.
• Ensures compliance with the District's Rules and Regulations and Standard Construction Specifications for projects contracted directly with the District.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual CIRP budget supplement and the development and preparation of departmental operating budget.
• Effectively participate in the constructability review of projects to be contracted by the District.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree