Description
Salary: $66,794 - $110,994
Position Grade: 17M
Department: Water Division
Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)
Examination Number: EX1163
Location: Water Division - St. Louis, MO
Incumbents in this position assign and supervise professional and sub-professional engineering staff. Duties include overseeing budget preparation, construction project procedures and contract payments; reviewing plans and specifications and providing technical advice.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Working through subordinate engineering and sub-professional engineering staff, this person is responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the Water Distribution System in the City of St. Louis.
- Supervises, coordinates, and evaluates the preparation of designs, specifications, structural plans, flow analysis, and cost estimates for public water works and related water distribution projects.
- Plans and supervises the design, installation, and maintenance of the City's highly complex Water Distribution System, including direct supervision of complex emergency situations.
- Resolves numerous unusual or difficult engineering problems under field conditions.
- Coordinates construction projects with other City agencies and private contractors resolving numerous complications in the field.
- Acts as principal assistant to the head of Distribution, fulfilling line functions in the absence of the Water Distribution Executive, Water Distribution Superintendent, Assistants in their absence and other line supervisors.
- Supervises the installation and maintenance of all water mains, valves, hydrants, etc. in the right-of-way management system.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Comprehensive knowledge of the theory and practice of civil engineering, methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the planning and implementation of engineering projects, and knowledge of Federal and State laws, City ordinances, and professional standards related to engineering projects.
- Considerable skill in the preparation of designs, details, estimates, plans, and specifications for major engineering projects, planning, scheduling, and supervising staff of professional subordinates, and supervising the work of contractors.
- Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to coordinate, strategize, systemize and correlate, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework.
- Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide first line supervision, persuade, convince, and train others, and advise on the application of policies, procedures and standards.
- Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, motor vehicle and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
- Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as status reports, designs, standards, specifications, budgets and non-routine correspondence.
- Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate decimals and percentages; perform basic to advanced algebraic, geometric and trigonometric operations.
- Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling.
- Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in evaluating information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria.
- Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, odors, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, traffic hazards, or irate individuals.
- Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull moderately heavy objects and materials of twelve (12) to twenty (20) pounds, and involves the regular performance of moderately physically demanding work.
- Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or closely related field from a nationally accredited college or university; plus five years of progressively responsible professional engineering experience.
Registration: Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri.
License: Must possess and maintain a valid Missouri driver’s license while employed by the City of St. Louis.
Scoring Components and Their Weights:
Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail
Documentation of academic credentials, Professional Engineer registration and valid driver’s license must be submitted upon request.
Veterans Preference Points: To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application.
City Residence Preference Points: City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam.
Accommodations: If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled.
Job Posting: Jun 27, 2024, 10:38:04 AM
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