Job Description

Posting number: 26/27-02084

Department: PUBLIC WORKS

Division: ENGINEERING

Job classification: ENGINEER II

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Engineering

Summary

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described here. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned that are not specifically spelled out in this job description, but which may be reasonably considered to require similar knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Summary of Position:

This Engineer II or Engineer III position supports Stormwater and Engineering work in the Public Works department through leading drainage investigations and responses to property owners, managing stormwater and other public infrastructure CIP projects, and serving as a subject matter expert in hydrology and hydraulics and other aspects of civil engineering.

CANDIDATES SHOULD INCLUDE A RESUME AND A COVER LETTER THAT DESCRIBES WHY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.

Examples of duties

What you can expect to be doing (Essential Functions):

• Prepares or assists in the preparation of bid documents for capital improvement projects for stormwater and other public infrastructure projects; reviews plans, evaluates invoices and change orders, and conducts field inspections. Monitors expenditures and prepares supporting reports.
• Conducts field investigations of drainage issues; evaluates the technical and compliance issues; provides recommendations to staff and members of the public.
• Reviews with engineering plans and technical documents for Town projects or to ensure compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Conducts construction and post-construction inspections and prepares documentation to support findings.
• Designs or assists in the design of municipal infrastructure, traffic systems, and stormwater facilities.
• Prepares or contributes to technical reports, plans, ordinances, and design standards; updates documents based on evolving regulations and practices.
• Maintains current knowledge of engineering practices, codes, and technologies through workshops and ongoing training.
• Coordinates with internal departments, external agencies, and the public on engineering projects and related matters.
• Supports or leads implementation of environmental and stormwater programs including activities related to NPDES permitting and pollution prevention efforts. This may include training staff.
• Manages or supports stormwater inspection programs. Updates mapping, work order management, or tracking databases.
• Participates in the preparation of program or departmental budgets.;
• Engages in public meetings, hearings, and other forums; represents departmental interests.
• Provides investigative, analytical, and engineering support; develops and delivers presentations or technical reports related to program activities.
• Participates in special events and public information campaigns in support of departmental initiatives.
• Completes all other duties as required.

Do you supervise or not?

This position may supervise and monitor the performance for other employees, or it may not.

What are the physical demands?

The work may be a combination of office work (typically performed while sitting at a desk or table with intermittent standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping) and field work (including walking in the woods or brush; walking and working in and near busy streets; inspecting construction). The employee may occasionally lift light and heavy objects and may work with equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.

Where and how do you work?

The work is primarily performed in an office with site visits outdoors. The employee may be exposed to insects, noxious vegetation, traffic, noise, machinery with moving parts, electrically energized equipment, dust, dirt and inclement weather. Work may require use of protective equipment such as hard hats, masks, goggles, gloves, long-sleeved shirts, long pants and/or safety boots.

Qualifications

What do you need to know to do this job effectively?

Knowledge of:

• Civil engineering and stormwater engineering principles and practices.
• Municipal public works principles and practices.
• Bid document preparation.
• Contract management for professional services and construction.
• Construction and maintenance standards, methods, materials, equipment, and costs.
• Designs as they relate to engineering and current developments in the field of specialty.
• Engineering-related software such as Geographic Information Systems (e.g. ArcGIS), Computer Aided Drafting (e.g. AutoCAD/Civil 3D), Microsoft products, and hydrology and hydraulics software.
• State and federal laws and regulations, such as NPDES MS4 or Industrial Permits, wetland and waterways permitting, and floodplain regulations.

Ability to:

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and residents.

• Plan, organize, and manage projects.
• Create conceptual designs and site plans.
• Communicate effectively (orally and in writing).
• Present to a wide variety of audiences with varying levels of expertise.
• Collect, compile, and analyze data.
• Analyze and interpret laws, rules, and regulations and apply them to specific situations.
• Conduct field surveys, studies, investigations, and inspections.
• Prepare reports of inspections, reviews, and investigations containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Use Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or similar tools.
• Solve problems and make sound decisions.
• Apply Town ordinances, policies, and procedures.
• Model behaviors that are consistent with our values of RESPECT.

What is education and/or experience do you need to be considered for this job?

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil or biological and agricultural engineering and/or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience

• Engineer II - Minimum three years of progressively responsible experience in functions and activities related to assigned program
• Engineer III - Five years of progressively responsible experience in functions and activities related to the assigned program

Supplemental information

Here is other information you should know about the position:

• The possession of or the ability to readily obtain a valid NC driver's license.;
• Engineer II - Registration as an Engineering Intern (EI) in the State of North Carolina, or the ability to register in North Carolina within 6 months.
• Engineer III - Registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer in State of North Carolina, or the ability to obtain a North Carolina license within 6 months
• These positions are eligible for flexible work arrangements.

The Town of Chapel Hill has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

The Town of Chapel Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.