Department: Water
City of Syracuse residency is required for this position. If you are not a resident, you have six (6) months from your date of hire to establish residency.
Job Description
This is supervisory and administrative oversight work of an organizational segment in the City of Syracuse Department of Water with responsibility for planning, implementation and inspection of engineering projects within the Water Department. The position requires the application of professional engineering skills and knowledge to public engineering projects involving the design, construction, inspection and maintenance of public works. Assignments are received from an administrative superior who allows the incumbent considerable latitude for initiative, independent judgment and creativity. Supervision may be exercised over a number of technical subordinates dependent on area of assignment. When assigned as a Division Engineer (Water) the work is primarily concerned with design, review and approval to the construction or renovation of water engineering projects owned by the City of Syracuse. Does related work as required.
Typical Work Activities
- Plans, organizes, directs and inspects engineering projects in area within the Water Department
- Leads and participates in the design of water engineering projects including plans, estimates, specifications and drawings
- Supervises work in progress and, upon completion, inspects to determine if work is done satisfactorily
- Carries out engineering projects specific to areas of assignment
- Administers construction contracts and consulting engineer contracts for the Water Department
- Drafts specifications for bidding of water system construction and renovation projects, reviews materials inventories to meet construction needs and maintains a variety of records pertaining to sections of water main, valve locations and sizes, field survey, rights of way, and as-built drawings
- Performs, directs and oversees a variety of administrative functions relating to the operation of the Department
- Oversees and participates in specification writing, materials estimates, inspection, and cost projections as applied to the design, construction and renovation of assigned systems
Minimum Qualifications
- Two (2) years of permanent competitive class status as a Civil Engineer II
- Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a baccalaureate degree in engineering and four (4) years of professional level experience in engineering related to the specialty involved; or
- Eight (8) years of paraprofessional or professional engineering experience, or its part-time equivalent, two (2) years of which are in a professional level capacity related to the specialty involved
Special Requirement
Completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination administered by NCEES by time of appointment
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
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