Engineer II (Vacancy)

City of Columbus, OH - Franklin County, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Franklin County, OH

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Under direct supervision, this full-time position will be responsible for administering the activities related to the assigned Capital Improvement Projects for the City's wastewater treatment plants. It will manage contracts; review and prepare comments on plans, specifications, project schedules and costs; provide customer service to internal/external customers addressing technical questions about projects; maintain tracking spreadsheets and perform other general supervisory tasks as needed. Under direction, is responsible for performing moderate to difficult professional engineering work; performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Acts as engineer-in-charge of moderately large construction and/or maintenance projects.
• Reviews and interprets plans and specifications for equipment, materials, and general construction; evaluates design, schedule, and scope; provides technical advice and recommends changes as required.
• Checks work accomplished by subordinates for quality and quantity by using pre-established standards and policies.
• Supervises and evaluates professional and technical staff.
• Reviews plans and designs prepared by staff and consulting engineers for conformance to plans, contract specifications, federal, state, and City regulations and codes and sound engineering principles.
• Serves as liaison to and communicates information with affected groups such as City departments, inspectors, contractors, developers, design consultants, utility companies, or other participants as it pertains to specific engineering projects.
• Represents the division at meetings with local, state, and federal agencies, regional planning and technical committees, commissioners, citizen groups, engineering groups, and other City departments.
• Stays abreast of current engineering principles.
• Prepares comprehensive technical reports; maintains proper engineering files, including plans and other project management data or documents.
• Operates a computer and mapping software to draw and review maps and plans.
• Reviews reports, studies, recommendations, and surveys performed by subordinates and/or consulting firms.
• Prepares preliminary plans/proposals and specifications and cost estimates for engineering projects.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid State of Ohio certificate as a registered Professional Engineer.
• One (1) year of professional engineering experience.
• Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Nice-to-haves

• Specialization in the discipline for which appointment is being made may be required for some positions.