GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

This is the first of two levels in the Engineering Division Management series. Under the general direction of the Utilities Engineering Division Manager, incumbents coordinate or manage the activities of assigned engineering division operations, including supervision of staff within these specialized groups or programs. Responsibilities may include the development of expense budgets and utility infrastructure capital improvement plans; forecasting and monitoring revenues and/or expenses; short and long-term planning activities; implementing new systems, policies, and standards; developing and implementing internal procedures; representing the assigned function to internal and external stakeholders; preparing operational and financial reports; and performing the duties of lower level engineering staff.

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO CURRENT CITY OF CLARKSVILLE GAS AND WATER EMPLOYEES ONLY. YOU MUST BE EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE GAS AND WATER DEPARTMENT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS TO APPLY AND BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. APPLICATIONS NOT MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.***

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manages and oversees staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

2. Manages and coordinates the operations and daily activities of assigned engineering division programs or assigned areas of responsibility, which includes: developing and implementing goals, policies, and procedures; planning and coordinating projects and processes; developing and coordinating work plans; inspecting in-progress and completed work of lower level staff to ensure conformance with established standards; providing guidance to staff in the resolution of problems; and monitoring compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards.

3. Coordinates division activities and priorities with other utility divisions, City departments, and external agencies.

4. Prepares, presents, reviews, and approves a variety of operational records, reports, studies, and plans.

5. Participates in short and long-term planning activities and in the development and monitoring of expense budgets and utility infrastructure capital improvement plans, which includes submitting recommendations for future budget planning, forecasting and monitoring revenues and/or expenses, evaluating utility system critical needs and priorities, preparing related reports, and performing related duties.

6. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, or a related field, from an ABET accredited program.

• Three (3) years of civil engineering experience as a licensed professional engineer

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

• Tennessee Professional Engineering License

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Managerial principles.

• Civil engineering principles and practices;

• Construction principles and methods;

• Utility design, operation, and maintenance principles and methods;

• Project management and techniques;

• Mathematical and statistical principles;

• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances;

• Data and recordkeeping principles;

• Budgeting principles;

• Customer service principles;

• Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Managing and evaluating staff;

• Prioritizing and assigning work;

• Applying civil engineering principles and practices;

• Coordinating and overseeing projects;

• Reading and comprehending drawings, designs, improvement plans, and specifications;

• Preparing, presenting, and maintaining technical reports and records;

• Performing mathematical calculations;

• Developing and monitoring a budget;

• Applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations;

• Using a computer and related software applications;

• Maintaining operational data and records;

• Communication, and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.

• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

• Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.