Engineer, Principal

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is responsible for the service and maintenance of the separated and combined sewer system (CSO). The Collections Engineering Division is seeking a highly qualified Engineer with considerable knowledge of sanitary sewer design, modeling, and project management. The incumbent must possess skills in plan design, plan review, hydraulic modeling, construction, and maintenance of sanitary sewer conveyance systems. The incumbent is required to create and present reports, presentations of projects to county & city administrators, council members and the general public.  The incumbent will also provide and share expertise with other staff engineers.

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• Design and installation of sewer applications; 
• Coordinating with engineering consultants and contractors; 
• Developing project cost estimates; 
• Equipment specifications and review of plans and specifications; 
• Compiles, verifies and assembles complex information; 
• Produces and reviews routine and specialized reports; 
• Evaluates policy, program or plan effectiveness based on complex data; 
• Makes recommendations and issues reports; 
• Assures that all aspects of assigned projects are in compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations.
  

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering
• Five years of professional engineering experience

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

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

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Civil Engineering standards and practices
• Design standards and industry construction standards
• Manuals such as AASHTO, MUTCD, roadway design standards
• City bridge and roads standards, VDOT design standards
• MBD minority business goals
• Procurement laws for design consultant selection and contractors
• Federal and state laws for project implementation
• City procurement laws and the process of doing business within and external to the organization (e.g. vendors)
• Construction management
• Concrete analysis and design 

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans
• Mathematics including geometry, calculus, and statistics
• Oral and written communication
• Project Management
• Managing and supervising others

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Navigate through and manage difficult situations working with diverse groups of individuals
• Motivate and engage employees

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. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and feel; and the employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach extending hands and arms in any direction, push, pull, or lift. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Salary : $87,614 - $146,317