Job description

The purpose of this role is to provide project management, through the development of engineering plans and guidelines, for the infrastructure and facilities of the City of Sandusky with a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The Project Engineer will be given considerable latitude for independent judgment and discretion to supervise all staff assigned to their projects with the guidance of the Public Works Engineer. The Project Engineer also works inter-departmentally and with project engineers and consultants of various engineering disciplines in the design and implementation of projects that may fall outside of the scope of primary responsibilities.

Core Competencies

Project Management

• Coordinate the diverse components of the project by quality project planning, execution and change control to achieve required balance of time, cost and quality.
• Create quality product by including only the required work and to control scope changes.
• Ensure timely completion of the project.
• Ensure that the project is completed within allotted budgets.
• Employ quality leadership to achieve quality teamwork.
• Identify and control risk.
• Distribute quality project information.

Interpersonal Skills

• Displaying skills to work effectively with others from diverse backgrounds demonstrating sensitivity/empathy.
• Interact respectfully and cooperatively with others who are of a different race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, culture, or age, or have different abilities, gender, sexual orientation, linguistics, or marital or family status.
• Demonstrate sensitivity, flexibility, open-mindedness, and inclusivity when dealing with different values, beliefs, perspectives, customs, or opinions.
• Value an environment that supports and accommodates a diversity of people and ideas.

Integrity

• Displaying strong moral principles and work ethic.
• Taking responsibility and being accountable.
• Accept responsibility and accountability for one’s decisions and actions and for those of one’s group, team, or department.
• Behaving ethically and encourage others to behave ethically.
• Make decisions that are objective and reflect the just treatment of others.

Creativity

• Consider past successful approaches while also being open to fundamentally new ones.
• Integrate seemingly unrelated information to develop creative processes or solutions.
• Reframe problems in a different light to find fresh approaches.
• Entertain wide-ranging possibilities and perspectives to develop new solutions.
• Find new ways to add value to the efforts of a team and organization.
• Research and implement (as appropriate) new products, technologies and methodologies to make efficient and cost effective project tasks

Engineering Economics

• Prepare detailed cost estimates of capital and annual operating costs, maintenance and repair, and replacement costs for a project or component of a project, such as equipment, materials, assembly, inspection, modification, quality assurance, etc.
• Calculate the return on investment, present worth and/or annual cost and benefit of a project having initial capital and annual operation, maintenance, repair, salvage value and replacement costs using appropriate interest, discount, and projected inflation rates.
• Identify and quantify the economic risks associated with a project or product, including how warranty costs are considered for a product.
• Compare design alternatives with varying cost profiles on a present worth or annual cost basis.
• Interact with managers and other professionals in providing project economic information and opinions of project costs in financial analysis and financing process.

Safety, Health, Security, and Environment

• Take actions to ensure the safety of self and others, in accordance with established personal and jobsite safety practices including environmental incident and hazard investigations and preventative inspections.
• Anticipate and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Comply with federal, state, local, and environmental regulations, and organizational health and safety policies.
• Implement continuous improvement in health, safety, and/or environmental practices.
• Recognize common hazards and unsafe conditions that occur at work, their risks, and appropriate controls to address them.

• Perform various analyses, evaluations, public outreach, planning, and design as need for assigned projects.
• Work directly with other divisions and departments in the City, primarily those within Public Works and Community Development & Planning.
• Develop, implement, direct and administer aspects of various infrastructure projects in the Engineering Division. Typical projects for the division currently include:
• Street and traffic: resurfacing, reconstruction, routine maintenance, traffic flow and control, multi-use paths, bike lanes, traffic and pedestrian signalization, pavement markings, signage, parking facilities, traffic calming, intersection improvements, bridge repairs
• Water mains and sewers: capacity calculations, material specification, location prioritization, green infrastructure, storm water management, sewer separation, drainage, slip lining, heat fused pipe, pipe bursting
• Various wastewater & water treatment projects
• Various park & neighborhood-focused initiatives
• Environmental: ecosystem enhancements, water quality, storm water pollution prevention plans, culvert repairs
• Municipal buildings and facility improvements
• Shoreline Protection

• Manage consultants, including review of engineered plans and specifications, and make decisions for planning and design projects
• Use GIS software, computer-assisted engineering and design software and/or conventional drafting methods to prepare plans
• Learn and properly apply standards of federal, state and/or local regulations or guidelines
• Prepare project specifications and cost estimates for assigned projects
• Perform construction engineering activities, including submittal reviews, oversight of field activities, review of quantities, contract compliance, project documentation, coordination with contractors and inspectors to verify the installation/performance is in conformance with the plans and specifications
• Monitor engineering and construction contracts as to budget, time, schedule, quality and value
• Coordinate projects: monitor project progress by checking certified payrolls, answering contractors’ questions, performing field engineering and preparing periodical progress payments
• Direct and assist inspectors and engineering technicians with project-specific documents, plans, specifications and training
• Assist project coordinator with project-specific documents
• Provide engineering-specific recommendations and support regarding the interpretation and application of codes, ordinances, regulations and construction standards
• Make project-specific presentations for groups and community meetings and facilitate discussions and problem-solving among staff, public and agencies
• Seek outside funding sources for infrastructure projects
• Develop or assist in the development of long-term maintenance and planning documents for infrastructure

• Work with the public by responding to resident concerns, preparing petitions and answering the telephones
• Assist with creation and maintenance of journal entries to help enforce parking zones and traffic modifications
• Review subdivision and site development plans and permit applications received from private developers/residents
• Review stormwater, erosion control and flood development plans and permit applications received from private developers/residents and public projects
• Prepare and assist other departments with preparation of various reports, grants and inventories
• Assist with general duties when other departmental personnel are out of the office
• Perform any and all duties assigned that may arise in the engineering department,
• Attend seminars, training sessions and meetings
• Understand and communicate verbal and written instructions
• Initiate activities consistent with the City of Sandusky’s and department’s goals and objectives
• Report for work at required time and dates and maintain a responsible attendance record
• Follow a supervisor’s instructions, tolerate varying levels of stress
• Avoid violent behavior that threatens the safety of other employees
• Communicate with tact and diplomacy, one-on-one and within small and large group discussions

Educational & Employment Requirements

• Ohio Driver’s License
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) License, with the ability to obtain a Professional Engineer’s License in the State of Ohio within 7 years;, OR
• Professional Engineer’s (PE) license (preferred) but not required.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Associates Degree from an ABET accredited college or university in one of the following disciplines: Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Technology, Environmental Engineering Technology or Transportation Engineering Technology, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred) from an ABET accredited college or university in one of the following disciplines: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Transportation Engineering
• Prefer 5 years’ experience in municipal engineering work along with experience in budgeting and finance

Physical Demands

• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Seeing, hearing, speaking and walking.

Environmental Conditions

• Inside: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. A job is considered “inside” if the worker spends approximately 85 – 95 percent or more of the time inside.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,586.67 - $66,943.09 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

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