Senior Associate Civil Engineer (Planning)

Senior Associate Civil Engineer (Planning) | Detroit, MI | $87,810.00 – $118,502.00 Annually

Under general supervision, is in charge of the civil engineering condition assessments, program planning and other functions necessary to develop a continuous capital improvement program for a city department.

Examples of Duties

• Plans and supervises the work of a moderately large group of subordinate engineers and drafting technicians engaged in performing fundamental condition assessments, feasibility studies of alternate methods of solving specific civil engineering problems; and preparing capital program priorities, budgets, and estimates of costs for projects.
• Prepares policies for carrying out work.
• Assigns, reviews and approves the work of subordinates.
• Instructs and advises workers on the more difficult phases of work.
• Proposes a variety of construction, reconstruction, maintenance and capital improvement initiatives.
• Assesses the conditions of pavements through ratings and more intensive analyses.
  Investigates and analyzes pavements by destructive and non-destructive methods.
• Manages a database of pavement conditions, develops maps of pavement conditions and proposed methods of maintenance repairs, improvements, construction and reconstruction.
• Prepares special studies and reports relative to matters such as alternate solutions and estimates of materials and costs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Five years of experience in the assessment of pavement conditions and database tracking tools for large municipal projects including two years in a supervisory or team leadership capacity.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Principals and methods of civil engineering design and construction.
• Equipment and materials used in civil engineering projects.
• Project costing, monitoring and reporting techniques.

SKILL IN:

• Analyzing problems relating to civil engineering design and construction.
• Supervising, prioritizing and directing the work of others.
• Analyzing pavement conditions and utilizing databases and other tracking tools, including RoadSoft, develop an ongoing capital program.
• Familiar with PASER ratings and other pavement condition tools and with SEMCOG reporting requirements.
• Reading, understanding and evaluating engineering plans and specifications.
• Oral and written communication.
• Use of personal computers and common office and work-related software.
• Preparing concise technical and non-technical reports.

ABILITY TO:

• Plan and direct the activities of a moderately large group of subordinate engineers and draft technicians.
• Estimate costs and schedules for engineering projects.
• Interact effectively with subordinates and peers with tact and diplomacy.
• Display initiative and resourcefulness in solving difficult and unusual engineering problems in connection with problems of civil engineering planning.

LICENSE, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Current registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.
• Valid State of Michigan Operator License required.
• Candidates considered for placement in this classification may be subject to a Criminal Background Investigation based on requirements of the position.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

• Work involves office, field and plant activities.

Supplemental Information

• Evaluation Plan
  • Interview: 70%
  • Evaluation of Training, Experience and Personal Qualifications: 30%
  • Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%

Additional points may be awarded for:

• • Detroit Residency Credit:  15 points
  • Veterans’ Preference: 0 to 15 points