Engineer, Principal

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Engineer Principal in the Capital Projects Management Division. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing and administering multifaceted and complex federal state and locally funded transportation projects to include the design and construction of major streetscape roadway traffic drainage and bridge projects. The successful candidate will possess skills in project management of various state and federal grants as well as managing and supervising others.

• Managing engineering design of assigned projects defining scope of project preparing schedules and preliminary cost estimates spending schedules design drawings and specifications and budget cost estimates;
• Determining major aspects of project design such as equipment specifications inspections and testing;
• Evaluating detailed construction plans and specifications;
• Supervising staff and consultants and determining work assignments;
• Meeting with project coordinators such as consulting engineers City representatives and contractors and preparing meeting minutes and issuing reports;
• Determining projected needs/use levels according to established models;
• Coordinating operations schedules and preparing progress reports;
• Preparing and presenting capital budget recommendations monitoring reviewing and controlling expenditures;
• Managing project budgets and assisting in the development of the Capital Improvement Budget;
• Attending budget review meetings;
• Managing consultant contract designs as well as contractor construction contracts;
• Preparing design and cost estimates and submitting requests for supplemental funding;
• Maintaining logs tracking systems and specialized databases;
• Entering retrieving and analyzing data preparing reports and entering routine technical and specialized data into department computer system.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors Degree in engineering;
• Five (5) years of professional engineering experience;
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience preferred.

• Some assignments may require a Professional Engineering (PE) Registration;
• Some assignments may require a valid Drivers License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Drivers License within 30 days of hire.

• Professional Engineer (PE)license is preferred;
• Five (5) or more years of experience managing large scale ($5 million or higher) transportation related projects from design through construction.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Complex heavy equipment and vehicles
• Hydraulics
• Safety rules regarding the operation of various equipment and tools
• Basic math
• Usage of various tools and equipment
• Traffic safety

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Generating completing and distributing reports and other forms
• Oral and written communication
• Customer Service
• Map reading
• Preparing and restoring a work site
• Operating equipment in theEquipment OperatorandEquipment Operator Senior classifications as well as operating equipment and vehicles mentioned above

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Organize
• Problem solve
• Manage time effectively
• Pay attention to detail when working in an environment with electrical power water and gas lines

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger and see; frequently talk and hear; and occasionally balance stoop crouch stand pull grasp and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally up to 20 pounds of force frequently and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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