Job Description

TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ENGINEER, P.E. - Roads & Drainage - PG 24 - Exempt - $38.28/hour $79,622.40/annual.

Must have the physical, developmental and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts, responsibilities and duties of the job illustrated below:

MAJOR FUNCTIONS
Professional engineering work of Project Management Section related to managing design, permitting, right-of-way acquisition and construction of transportation related projects to ensure that these projects are designed, permitted and constructed in accordance with design standards; local, state, and federal regulations; and constructed in accordance with technical standards, specifications, and plans. Work involves project management functions to ensure projects are on schedule and within budget. Provides information and data for inclusion in various reports as required.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

• Responsible for the supervision and preparation of transportation project designs, specifications, calculations, estimates, permitting and related technical engineering work for capital projects.
• Prepares and reviews engineering drawings, design reports, permit applications, record drawings, construction specifications, shop drawings, and cost estimates for transportation related projects.
• Works with inspectors during construction to ensure the integrity of the construction and conformance to design plans and specifications.
• Performs engineering feasibility analyses, hydraulic analyses, and alternative evaluations.
• Acts as liaison with other city, county, state and federal agencies in designing, permitting, and constructing projects.
• Prepares and maintains project budgets, progress and status reports, letters, files, and other documentation related to projects.
• Reviews invoices for services from consulting engineers and contractors and determines that those services have been performed as required prior to submitting for payment authorization.
• Works with the Engineering Manager to manage the Transportation Community Investment Program; this includes coordinating with staff and other County divisions to identify, prioritize and rank project needs.
• Responsible for identifying easement and right-of-way requirements as necessary to accommodate proposed transportation construction projects.
• Requests and coordinates site surveys, data collection, compilation, and data interpretation.
• Provides technical support and information to the Engineering Manager as related to design/construction projects.
• Prepares and maintains progressive project reports/files which include project schedule information and work activities. (These reports may be for the Engineering Manager as well as the Polk County Board of County Commissioners and the Directors of various regulatory agencies and the public.)
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of the terminology, concepts, principles and practices of civil/environmental engineering and the design of transportation related projects.
• Knowledge of methods, techniques, and materials used in transportation project construction.
• Knowledge of land and construction surveying and project management.
• Ability to learn county, state, and federal rules, regulations, policies, ordinances, and laws as applicable to transportation facilities.
• Ability to concentrate on detail and essential work tasks, to perform mathematical tasks, to research and investigate problems, and to verify and recommend, solutions to problems.
• Ability to plan, use good judgment, make independent decisions, organize and coordinate work on projects.
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering plans.
• Ability to prepare engineering plans and specifications. Ability to prepare engineering and administrative reports, letters, memorandums, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with employees, officials, and the public.
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize, spreadsheet programs, word processing programs, as well as various database programs.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD computer-aided design.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited four (4) year college or university with major course work in a civil engineering curriculum.
• Must have a minimum of four (4) years' experience in civil engineering related to roadway and drainage which included at least two (2) years of engineering management and at least one (1) year of design engineering and permitting experience in the fields of roadway and drainage systems.
• Must be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) and have the ability to obtain Florida registration within six (6) months of employment.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to secure a valid Florida driver's license at the time of employment.
• A comparable amount of related training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications with the exception of the required degree and professional registration requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
This position shall be required to report for work as directed when a declaration of emergency has been declared in Polk County.