FT - Principal Engineer

PRINCIPAL ENGINEERDepartment: Community and Economic DevelopmentDivision: Airport/(Engineer) Pay: GRADE 170; $90,010.70 - $130,515.52 Annual Salary ($43.27 - $62.74 Hourly)FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Merit, Full-Time, Eligible for BenefitsGENERAL PURPOSETo organize, manage, and administer various engineering functions including the research, survey, design, permitting, and construction inspection of site/subdivision development and capital projects; and to provide highly responsible staff assistance to the Airport Director and the City Engineer. Receives directions from the City Engineer and Executive Director of Community and Economic Development. Exercises direct supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSPlan, manage, and oversee airport and other assigned CED capital projects from initial scoping through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout. Manage airport projects involving runways, taxiways, aprons, drainage, utilities, lighting, roadways, parking, terminal facilities, hangars, support facilities, and other landside or airside improvements. Manage other assigned CED projects, including public facilities, redevelopment infrastructure, parking improvements, streetscape improvements, site development, utility coordination, and related capital improvements. Serve as the City's project manager or owner's representative for consultant-led design and contractor-performed construction. Develop and manage project scopes, budgets, schedules, cost estimates, phasing plans, procurement schedules, and risk-management plans. Coordinate preparation and review of plans, specifications, bid documents, estimates, and construction contracts. Administer construction contracts, including: requests for information, submittals, change orders, pay applications, schedule updates, field directives, claims and disputes, punch lists, project acceptance and closeout. Monitor contractor performance, workmanship, materials, schedules, safety, and compliance with contract requirements. Conduct or coordinate field inspections and maintain project documentation, photographs, daily reports, testing records, and contract records. Coordinate construction phasing and access requirements with Airport operations, tenants, security personnel, consultants, contractors, and other affected parties. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSRequires three years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering experience and three years of project management responsibility. Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related field or other combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required capabilities. Possession of an appropriate valid Utah Professional Engineer's license (P.E.) is desired but not required at the time of hire. Must be able to obtain a P.E. within one year of hire. If a P.E. has not been obtained, recognition as an Engineer in Training (E.I.T.) in the State of Utah is required. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSPossession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Utah driver's license within 180 days of hire.Employees will be required to complete NIMS IS100, IS200, ICS300, ICS400, IS700, IS800, IS801 and IS803 within one year of hire.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Understanding of Flood Plain Management. Construction management procedures. Operations, services, and activities of a contract administration program. Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a municipal civil engineering program. Modern and complex principles and practices of civil engineering. Principles of budget preparation and control. Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations. Principles and practices of contract management and administration. Administer contracts with outside service providers. Monitor work quality and progress of work completed by outside service providers. Manage and coordinate the work of professional personnel. Interpret and apply pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, rules, and regulations. Review and develop designs, plans, long range engineering plans and specifications. Prepare clear and concise reports. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: making observations, communicating with others, reading, and writing and operating assigned equipment as required by the position. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Maintain mental capacity which allows for effective interaction and communication with others. Maintain mental capacity to complete engineering judgment associated with being a licensed professional engineer. Ability to comply with all city policies and regulations, including safety and risk management standards.OGDEN CITY BENEFITSLanguage PayLongevity PayHolidaysSick, Vacation, and Comp Time LeaveMedical and DentalEAP- Employee Assistance ProgramLife InsuranceLong-Term DisabilityEmployee Loan Program- Computer, Bike & Exercise equipment loans when availableWellness ProgramTuition Reimbursement FULL JOB DESCRIPTON ATTACHED AS PDFApplicants must be willing to consent to a background check, which includes a criminal record check, verification of employment, and verification of education transcripts. In accordance with the Federal Department of Transportation and Ogden City's policy, we conduct urine drug screening for post-employment offers and at random times for DOT and safety-sensitive positions. If you refuse testing or test positive (evidence of drug use), your offer of employment will be withdrawn. The City of Ogden also complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 in the city's employment practices and policies.

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