Job Ref: |
Senior Engineer PR03196
| Organization: |
City of Wichita
| Job Category: |
Engineering and Technology
| Job Type: |
Full Time
| Country: |
USA
| State/Province: |
Kansas (KS)
| City: |
Wichita
| Post Code: |
67202
| Salary and Benefits: |
$61,530 - $108,029 Annually
| Post Date: | 07/13/2018 |
Maintenance of streets and public transportation infrastructure is accomplished through a number of efforts, including street maintenance traffic control and sign maintenance, pavement cleaning, street lighting, and emergency response, most frequently snow and ice removal. Service areas include over 5,100 lanes miles of paved streets, 368 vehicular bridges, over 50,000 street signs, 429 signalized intersections, and over 27,000 street lights. Services are provided by 145 employees supported by a $21.1 million annual budget.
Examples of Work Performed:
- Directs and coordinates operations and maintenance activities related to landfill, traffic control maintenance, street cleaning, street and bridge maintenance, snow and ice removal and infrastructure management systems.
- Prioritizes the installation and maintenance of signs, signals, pavement markings, and parking meters.
- Evaluates signal, signing and marking plans prepared by KDOT, consultants and the Engineering Division.
- Inspects streets and public rights-of-way to ensure that they are maintained in accordance with City standards and policies.
- Inspects landfill operations to ensure that they are maintained in accordance with Federal regulations and City standards and policies.
- Develops budgets and monitors expenditures.
- Meets and confers with officials from regulatory agencies, such as Corps of Engineers, Kansas Department of Health and Education, Kansas Department of Transportation, and with consultants employed by the City.
- Reviews products and prepares specifications for purchase.
- Directs the development and administration of safety activities among employees.
- Directs emergency response activities of the Maintenance Division.
- Assumes responsibilities of supervisor in his/her absence.
- These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Other related duties and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Requirements of Work:
- Considerable knowledge of the principles, methods and techniques involved in traffic operations and maintenance, landfill, street cleaning, snow and ice removal, drainage, and street and bridge maintenance activities.
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws related to the work of the division.
- Ability to plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
- Ability to use a computer to access, interpret and record information.
- Ability to conduct detailed technical studies and prepare corresponding written reports.
- Ability to traverse uneven terrain, climb steps or ladders, and tolerate airborne environmental nuisances associated with building construction sites.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, representatives of other organizations, and the public.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license.
- An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
Required Experience and Training:
Graduation from a four-year college with a degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering or a related field, and a minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience in construction, design and/or operations engineering work. Experience in government (municipal) engineering preferred. A PE license is preferred, or registration as a professional civil engineer in the State of Kansas within one year of hiring is required. An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may be considered. Offers of employment are contigent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.
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