Assistant City Engineer

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.