Senior Engineer

City of Chattanooga•Chattanooga, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the City of Chattanooga Team. Chattanooga is a vibrant and growing community known as the "Scenic City" for its natural beauty and as a hub of outdoor adventure and innovation. Our organization, with 2,600 employees, is committed to excellence in public service. We offer careers with purpose, competitive compensation, work-life balance, exceptional wellness programs, and opportunities for growth. The City of Chattanooga is dedicated to building a safe, vibrant, and sustainable city for all Chattanoogans. We are looking for skilled and passionate individuals to join our team and make a true impact where they live.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.)
Minimum of eight (8) years previous experience and training that includes computer-aided design of sanitary sewers, stormwater sewers, and related structures.
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, or Energy Engineering.
Experience preparing various construction documents for municipal projects and specialization in one or more of the following: Hydraulics and/or Sanitary/Storm water Systems Design.
Professional Engineer License; must be issued in the State of Tennessee
Valid Driver's License

Responsibilities

Design complex atypical civil engineering projects for wastewater engineering, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, laws and regulations, standards, policies and procedures. Wastewater engineering projects include, but are not limited to: drainage design, design and analysis of sanitary sewer collection systems, design and analysis of grinder pumps and STEP systems, design and analysis of pump stations, and any associated document preparation.
Serve as a project manager for some projects, coordinating and scheduling meetings related to engineering projects, participating in construction progress meetings with contractors, architects, engineers, and other applicable parties, reviewing and approving material submittmits, requests for information, and pay applications, and performing other duties related to general project management as needed.
Respond to requests for information and complaints from the general public; contractors, and developers, and elevates issues to appropriate personnel when appropriate.
Process a variety of documentation associated with departmental operations, per established procedures, and within designated timeframes; distributes documentation and retains records.
Prepare and complete various forms, reports, correspondence, design drawings, preliminary layouts, contract documents, project lists, cost estimates, meeting minutes, work orders, schedules, punch lists or other related documents.
Consult with outside Architects, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Structural Engineers, and other related experts to determine the best methods to use in repair and reconstruction of City Facilities.
Prepare documents as needed to procure services from these firms for completion of needed tasks related to these services.
Make field visits to: Assess existing conditions and gather information related to the design of infrastructure improvements. Assess needs for collection of field survey data collection related to preparation of construction plans. Monitor construction activities related to infrastructure improvements.
Mentor, tutor, train, and direct junior engineering staff in current design methods and procedures. Activities include, but are not limited to, in-house technical seminars, one-on-one training sessions, technical design assistance, field training, and continual monitoring of procedures and processes to optimize individuals' performance and technical output quality.
Assist with legal proceedings in which Expert Testimony or Technical Representation or Assistance is required by the Office of the City Engineer. These tasks include legal case preparations, courtroom representation as the City of Chattanooga's Representative, Expert Testimony, and any other necessities associated with legal proceedings.
Be responsible for reading current technical literature, maintaining professional affiliations, and attending workshops and technical training sessions, when appropriate.
Assist in the procurement and oversight of professional consulting and/or contracting services, which includes: assembling bid documents, preparing specifications, opening bids, evaluating responses to bids, participating in pre-bid meetings, and performing other related activities.
Review and evaluate project documents prepared by outside consulting engineers and architects for accuracy and completeness.
Review related bid documents, specifications, and related documents before bidding.
Communicate with management staff, other employees, developers, engineers, contractors, and external organizations to coordinate activities.
Implement construction and contract management of City Capital Projects with responsibility for oversight of schedule and budget.
Represent the department and/or the City at a variety of meetings, public events, training sessions, on committees, and/or other related events or groups in order to receive and convey information pertaining to City policy, projects or programs.
Maintain a variety of engineering records and documentation.
Use carry, and answer their cell phone for business purposes as determined by the assigned job duties and the department head.
Meet regular attendance requirements.
Maintain good interpersonal relationships with staff, co-workers, managers, and citizens.
Accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner.
Perform other duties as assigned.