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SALARY: $9,028 - $11,325 Monthly
$108,347 - $135,907 Annually
OPENING DATE: 1/9/20
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position manages the operations of the Engineering Services - Land Development division including engineering review of private development projects as well as construction plan review and inspection. Responsibilities include coordinating assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies, and providing highly responsible and technically complex staff assistance to the Community Development Director.
This is a supervisory position that requires independent judgment and problem solving as well as the application of advanced professional knowledge and technical proficiency in both civil engineering and land use administration. Incumbent sets broad objectives and is accountable for overall results in respective area of responsibility.
EXAMPLES OF JOB DUTIES:
Other duties may be assigned as needed.
- Manages services and activities of the Engineering Services Land Development Division including preliminary engineering review for private development projects, construction plan review, and construction inspection to ensure compliance with city regulations, design standards, policies and procedures.
- Monitors and assists the plan review and permit issuance process; investigates and resolves complaints and inquiries.
- Supervises division staff, including assigning tasks, reviewing employees' work processes and products, counseling employees, giving performance evaluations, and recommending disciplinary action.
- Develops recommendations for the department budget and manages approved division budget.
- Develops short- and long-range plans for the division, including developing, recommending, and implementing new land development review systems, policies and procedures.
- Develops recommendations or coordinate updates with affected departments on policies, plans and engineering standards pertaining to land development.
- Oversees and authorizes engineering approvals of road, water, sewer, and storm water engineering plans for land development applications.
- Reviews transportation studies and analyzes concurrency issues and impacts associated with proposed developments, including identifying and recommending mitigation for development impacts, and communicating and coordinating with property owners, citizens, city departments, and other agencies.
- Reviews developer extension plans for city utilities and streets in accordance with city standards, requirements, and accepted engineering/construction practices.
- Oversees the preparation and tracking of water and sewer connection applications and answers questions concerning fees to the public and the developers.
- Oversees the maintenance and calculation of the city's fee recovery programs for water and sewer.
- Reviews submitted costs of construction and calculates bond amounts for performance and maintenance.
- Responds to inquiries or complaints from internal and external customers regarding engineering design and development standards, development permits and construction, subdivisions, variances and other land use regulations.
- Represents the city at public meetings before the planning commission, hearing examiner, and/or the city council and public meetings on land development issues and applications; participates in technical review committees; and may represent the city on inter-agency committees dealing with land development issues.
- Prepares a variety of written documents, such as correspondence, memoranda, city council agenda bills, and technical reports.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A combination of the experience, education, and training listed below which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position.
- Five years of civil engineering and/or civil plan review experience in a position providing customer service and performing technical duties similar to those required of this position.
- Two years of supervisory experience in a position overseeing civil plan reviewers, engineering technicians and/or construction inspectors.
- Two years of experience working for a local government agency in a similar position is preferred.
- Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering or a related engineering specialty.
- Master's degree in public administration, business administration, construction management, civil engineering or a related engineering field is preferred.
- Possession of, or ability to possess within six months of hire date, a Washington State Professional Engineer (PE) License.
- Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of land use planning and development.
- Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of engineering related to land development and construction.
- Knowledge of windows based computers and ability to use a variety of modeling programs, such as transportation and surface water drainage, to perform engineering calculations and related analyses.
- Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of subordinate employees, including training them, assigning and evaluating their work, and providing job performance feedback.
- Must possess, or have the ability to possess within one month of hire date, a Washington State driver's license.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those occurring in the performance of the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, handle, or feel objects,tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift up to 10 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move 10 to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work is performed mostly in an office environment with some time spent outside in the field in a variety of weather conditions. While in the field, the employee must stand or walk on variable surfaces including hard, even surfaces and uneven ground, as well as sloped embankments. Employee occasionally works in the right of way or construction sites and may be exposed to physical hazards such as moving traffic and heavy construction equipment. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Indoors, the noise level is usually moderate; outdoors, the noise level may be moderate to loud.
Work is performed mainly during city office hours; however attendance at some evening meetings is required.
This position description generally describes the principle functions of the position and the level of knowledge and skills typically required. It does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and it is subject to change as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.
The City of Marysville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard, to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or the presence of a non job-related medical condition or disability.
Posted in-house: 1/10/20 – 1/16/20.
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