City Of Largo Engineering Position
Mission : Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride
Vision : To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay
Values : Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity
Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.
CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work!
Closing : Continuous
Salary : $64,314 - 102,877 USD Annually
Job Summary : Provides design and support for City transportation, stormwater and sanitary sewer utility engineering projects and work programs. Assignments are performed independently requiring skill and accuracy in civil engineering technology. Position reports to a Program or Senior Engineer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Engineer I)
All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.
Leadership
- Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City's mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City's strategic plan
- Champions a high performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
- Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
- Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture
Management
Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilitiesFollows suggested procedures to assure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety and risk avoidanceTechnical
Applies basic engineering principles and techniques following established guidelines, policies, and procedures in performing project design and engineering support servicesConducts field investigations and develops reports of findings to analyze and document existing conditions for project planning and developmentReviews and critiques assigned portions of commercial site plans for compliance with engineering standards and codesPerforms design, mapping and plans production using basic Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) tools, spreadsheet programs and hand calculationsDevelops supporting exhibits, evaluations, and calculations for project related regulatory permitsAccounts for and reports on time spent, status and progress of assigned work tasksPermitting & Regulatory Compliance
Reviews :commercial and residential development to ensure adherence to applicable engineering standardsstormwater calculations and construction plans to determine compliance with comprehensive development codesand evaluates data from surveys, plats, maps, deeds, legal descriptions and other similar land recordsand coordinates plat application, approval and recording processstormwater, wastewater and right-of-way permits for compliance with engineering standards and specificationsProduces maps required for public meetings, workshops and various project exhibitionsCoordinates with inspectors, contractors and Building Division staff throughout construction permitting processInteracts with the public in regard to engineering issues and represents the City at public meetings and workshopsPlanning & Design
Performs and supports in-house design related to the City's stormwater, sanitary, transportation and traffic projects and service requests within the public right-of-wayCoordinates with internal staff and other agencies throughout the planning and design processInteracts with the public in regard to engineering issues and represents the City at public meetings and workshopsTeam Skills
Supports honest and transparent decision-makingCollaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignmentsOpenly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the samePerforms related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience :
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Planning & Design requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering)Ability to obtain valid State of Florida Engineering In Training (EIT) Certificate within two (2) years of employmentValid Driver's LicenseKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Knowledge of civil engineering practices and procedures including surveying, construction, infrastructure design and drafting techniquesAbility to operate the following office software : engineering design and modeling programs, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) tools, spreadsheets, and word processing programsAbility to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writingAbility to apply engineering knowledge to specific technical and infrastructure problemsEssential Duties and Responsibilities (Engineer II)
All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.
Leadership
Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City's mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City's strategic planChampions a high performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectivesArticulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior servicesApproaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work cultureManagement
Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilitiesFollows suggested procedures to assure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety and risk avoidanceTechnical
Applies basic engineering principles and techniques following established guidelines, policies, and procedures in performing project design and supporting management of capital projects and engineering work programsPerforms all essential duties and responsibilities of the Engineer I positionProvides complete project evaluation, design, construction and procurement work products :perform design and plans production using advanced Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) tools and one or more advanced modeling toolsproduce complete engineering reports and applications for permitsgenerate detailed project cost estimatesdevelop complete contract documents and technical specificationsAssists and provide support for assigned project management duties :develops project management plan documentsassist with updating project budgets and expendituresdevelop scope of services requests for vendor and consulting servicesprocessing and evaluation of service requests / work orders for assigned departmentspublic outreach and coordination with stakeholdersAsset Portfolio development and managementGenerates meeting minutes for critical project meetings capturing key discussion points, resulting decisions and action itemsReviews shop drawings for conformance with plans and specifications; reviews constructions project progress to develop construction punch listsIdentifies conflict utilities and prepares request for utility mark-upsConducts advanced field investigations to evaluate existing conditions using engineering methods such as seasonal high water level, traffic analysis, etc.Team Skills
Supports honest and transparent decision-makingCollaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignmentsOpenly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same