- Plans, organizes, and directs operations and schedules of assigned engineering and maintenance functions, work units, or assigned projects to ensure project development and construction/renovation conform to laws, regulations, and agency policies and standards
- Coordinates assigned functions/projects with employing agency divisions, offices, or sections, federal or State agencies, local governments, and/or other interested parties. Coordinates assigned operations with other field and/or central office upper-level engineers or managers to assist them in the administration of agency divisions, offices, or sections and to resolve project planning, design, bidding, and construction issues; recommends avoidance, minimization, and mitigation strategies to ensure effective development and management of engineering functions or projects.
- Determines engineering function, work unit or project staffing requirements based on expertise required and specific work requirements; assigns work to, trains, and monitors assigned employees, contractors, or consultants to ensure timelines and fiscal constraints are met and projects are constructed according to plans, specifications, and special provisions
- Interprets plans for contractors and resolves problems and organizes work activities to assist them; provides project construction information to contractors, landowners, public officials, and the public; manages and reviews work of consultants; negotiates and reviews agreements between the employing agency and local governments, utilities companies, railroads, other landowners, and/or consultants.
- Manages and reviews preliminary and final construction plans, special provisions, and plan quantities to ensure constructability, completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications; reviews consultant plans for federal aid or State supported projects; recommends solutions, changes, and ideas for construction to agency employees, consultants, and local government officials; works with them to make changes.
- Conducts plan-in-hand and construction in-progress inspections to ensure construction in accordance with standards, plans, and specifications; enforces agency policies and procedures.
- Collects and analyzes information on planning, design, bidding, and construction strategies; conducts research of current industry standards and test procedures; reviews professional engineering practices and policies and publications and develops/modifies engineering policies, procedures, standards and specifications, or other directives, manuals, and publications.
- Serves as an expert for and provides professional engineering advice about specialized, complex technical/professional engineering services, and presents technical information, program plans, and proposals to higher-level management; prepares analyses and reports about and provides technical expertise on engineering technologies, materials, and procedures to enhance agency processes and results.
- Oversees special or long-term feasibility or professional engineering reviews or studies conducted in-house and examines such studies conducted by consulting firms, local governments, or other public agencies; prepares or evaluates documents, reports, and agreements related to these reviews or studies.
- Plans, organizes, assigns, and evaluates the work of lower-level professional engineers, other engineers and technicians engaged in all phases of development and operation of wastewater treatment systems or public water supply systems.
- Reviews complex facility plans, plans and specifications, construction, operational plans, operator training, and/or operation of water supply systems, swimming pools, sewage treatment plants, and/or other equipment/facilities to determine compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
- Negotiates with design engineers and owners on plans and specifications to approve projects as proposed or provide approval subject to required revisions.
- Interprets federal and State laws and regulations to field staff, system owners/operators, local officials, and private citizens to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Ensures assigned programs are conducted to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
- Develops rules and regulations for the installation and operation of solid, liquid, or gaseous treatment, disposal facilities, swimming pools, mobile home park and public water systems
- Initiates and maintains contacts with consulting engineers and representatives from private industry; advises and consults with other state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, and the federal government in matters related to technical field supervision.
- Directs certification and training program for water and wastewater plant operations
- Determines the compliance status of water and sewage systems and issues notices of violations when appropriate to ensure public safety.
- Conducts on-site inspection of completed projects to determine compliance of water and sewage systems and the effectiveness of their operation and maintenance.
- Gives presentations to lay and professional groups to promote environment/health issues
- Attends meetings of associations and organizations on environmental/health issues to participate as a representative of the agency.
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Knowledge Of: civil engineering theories, principles, and practices of civil engineering and design; modern methods and techniques of drinking water and wastewater system construction, maintenance, and materials; legal responsibilities and ramifications associated with the work performed; federal and agency design standards, specifications, and procedures; federal and State laws and regulations applicable to the function performed; practices and terminology of computer operation and Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD); Geographic Information Systems (GIS); mathematics, surveying and material testing; engineering properties of materials and surfacing types; rehabilitation and maintenance techniques; and practical engineering concepts
Ability To: interpret, understand and implement State and federal laws and regulations, and agency standards, policies, and procedures; read interpret and evaluate engineering plans and specifications; review and approve/stamp engineering plans; understand all levels of project design; organize, analyze, and evaluate available information and draw reasonable conclusions; develop procedures and determine the logical flow of work through the work unit; plan, organize, assign and direct the work of section/unit staff; provide direction and expertise to other engineering professionals and engineering technicians; evaluate the professional and/or technical skills of assigned team members and assign work accordingly; communicate information clearly and concisely; prepare, interpret, use, and explain civil engineering plans, maps, specifications and standards and reports, communicate with the public, contractors, consultants, agency staff at all levels, and local government officials; interact with assigned worker, other agency employees, local government representatives, contractors, consultants, and the public. |