Assistant City Engineer
at City of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL 34236, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 09 Jul, 2024 | USD 55 Hourly | 11 Apr, 2024 | N/A | Civil Engineering | No | No |
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Description:
All current City of Sarasota employees must apply to job postings on the internal career site.
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Department:
Engineering
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Salary Range:
$45.6940 - $55.4015 Hourly / $95,045.63 - $115,235.07 Annually
Job Posting Period:
April 08, 2024 - April 15, 2024 12:00 A.M.
Job Description:
Overview
To assist the Director, Engineering/City Engineer in the administration and supervision of the planning, organizing, direction and management of the City’s engineering and right-of-way management. This position is responsible for all Engineering related code functions in the absence of the City Engineer.
Essential Functions
- Assists the Director in the planning, design, coordination and review of all activities and personnel assignments within the Engineering Department.
- Coordinates efforts and maintains liaison between consulting design engineers, construction contractors, utility companies and the City for all major City-owned engineering projects.
- Provides verbal or written progress/or status reports on major projects.
- Responds to inquiries and complaints from the general public.
- Maintains an accurate cost accounting system of records for each assigned project.
- Performs scheduled and unscheduled field inspections of construction work.
- Serves as technical advisor to engineers, technicians and support personnel.
- Assists in handling day-to-day problems encountered in the Engineering divisions.
- Attends Commission meetings related to major projects.
- Performs duties of City Engineer during his/her absence.
- Assists the City Engineer in establishing the priorities for all projects and the assignment of departmental resources to be allocated for specific projects.
- The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that would be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering plus five (5) years progressively responsible supervisory experience in the management of governmental engineering functions
- Licensed as a Professional Engineer by the Florida Department of Professional Regulation within six (6) months of employment is required
- A Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) is preferred
Job Based Competencies
- Knowledge of the modern techniques, methods, procedures and practices of public works engineering.
- Knowledge of the practices and procedures used in the construction of streets, utilities and public works facilities.
- Knowledge of contract and project management.
- Ability to supervise, plan, review and evaluate technical engineering projects, design and specifications.
- Ability to evaluate, direct and supervise work of contractors.
- Ability to prepare written technical reports, estimates, construction and cost reports.
- Ability to express one’s self clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consultants, public employees, public officials and the general public.
- Ability to direct and effectively supervise personnel engaged in public works engineering.
- Ability to analyze and prioritize programmatic requirements and activities, so as to ensure continuity of essential functions and efficient us of available resources.
- Ability to forecast, formulate, justify and execute a complex, multi-program budget.
Responsibility
Under the general direction of and responsible to the City Engineer. This is a supervisory position. Assigns, directs, supervises and evaluates the work of all personnel assigned to the Engineering divisions for which the incumbent has primary management responsibility. Responsible for all departmental personnel in the absence of the City Engineer.
Physical Requirements
This is light work requiring the exertion of 20 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently. The work requires visual acuity and manual dexterity to operate computer equipment and for reviewing, checking, preparing and maintaining written and computer files. Incumbent is required to have sufficient hearing ability to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. Manual dexterity is required to operate equipment in performance of duties.
Public Contact
Public contact is an essential feature of this job. Incumbent has extensive, diverse contacts with the general public, contractors and officials of state and local government agencies.
Retirement Benefit
The City of Sarasota made the transition to become a Florida Retirement System (FRS) employer effective December 1, 2021. To learn more about what this benefit may mean for you, please visit MyFrs.com. Please note that if you are hired to work for the City of Sarasota as an FRS employer, you will be asked to complete a form to certify your FRS status, as there may be an impact to any FRS benefit you are already receiving.
NOTE: The City of Sarasota is an
Equal Employment Opportunity
, Veteran,
E-Verify
and
Drug Free Workplace
employer. Click to view a copy of the City’s
Veterans Recruitment Plan
.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Jake Brown our ADA Coordinator. Jake can be reached via email at
Jake.Brown@sarasotafl.gov
or via phone at 941-263-6299.
For questions pertaining to general employment or job application status, please call 941-263-6476, or email
HR@sarasotafl.go
Responsibilities:
- Assists the Director in the planning, design, coordination and review of all activities and personnel assignments within the Engineering Department.
- Coordinates efforts and maintains liaison between consulting design engineers, construction contractors, utility companies and the City for all major City-owned engineering projects.
- Provides verbal or written progress/or status reports on major projects.
- Responds to inquiries and complaints from the general public.
- Maintains an accurate cost accounting system of records for each assigned project.
- Performs scheduled and unscheduled field inspections of construction work.
- Serves as technical advisor to engineers, technicians and support personnel.
- Assists in handling day-to-day problems encountered in the Engineering divisions.
- Attends Commission meetings related to major projects.
- Performs duties of City Engineer during his/her absence.
- Assists the City Engineer in establishing the priorities for all projects and the assignment of departmental resources to be allocated for specific projects.
- The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that would be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Engineering Design / R&D
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate
The management of governmental engineering functions
Proficient
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Sarasota, FL 34236, USA