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
Under general direction, the Executive Engineer is responsible to the Commissioner of Water for evaluating, planning, directing, and supervising the construction and design of the City of Syracuse water systems. The work involves significant independent judgment in developing policy and implementing the City's objectives. Assignments are received through the Commissioner of Water, and work is reviewed through periodic meetings and status reports.
Typical Work Activities
- Plans, directs, supervises, and manages the evaluation, construction, planning, and design of the City of Syracuse Department of Water
- Assists with operation, management, and administration of the water system and personnel
- Plans for the future needs of the City of Syracuse Department of Water as they relate to the expansion of services and acquisition of smaller water systems; formulates comprehensive preventative maintenance and replacement programs to ensure the most economic use of Departments monies
- Advises the Commissioner of Water and Senior Staff on present system, design work, construction, operation and maintenance, act as technical advisor of the Water Department on new expansion to the system
- Acts as liaison with state and local offices in areas of easements, health and sanitary code requirements
- Maintains effective controls with private contractors and consulting engineers to ensure the Water Department's best interest in new construction and contracted repair to the system
- Develops long-term plans in conjunction with the Commissioner of Water and Chief Financial Officer for capital projects including budgeting, prioritizing and financing
- Acts as representative of the Water Department when explaining programs to potential service areas, government officials and the general public interested in the services of the City of Syracuse Water Systems
- Participates in the preparation of contract proposals and positions and may act as a member of the management team in collective bargaining and arbitration hearings
- Causes the drawing of bid specifications for construction work, equipment and materials needed by the Water Department and reviews proposed contracts for private contractors on City of Syracuse Water Systems work
- Approves, manages and administers modifications and construction directly related to treatment facilities and distribution systems
- May attend meetings as required by the Commissioner of Water.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from a college or university accredited by the State of New York with a bachelors degree in Civil, Sanitary, Environmental, or Water Resources Engineering
- Ten (10) years of waterworks engineering experience including operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of water treatment plants and pumping stations, two (2) of which must have involved supervision, administration, and management of construction projects for a water distribution system
Special Requirement
Must possess a valid Professional Engineer (P.E.) license issued by the State of New York or ability to obtain through comity or reciprocity
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
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