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Engineer I or II - Planning & Design

Largo, Largo, Florida, United States, 33770

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City Of Largo Engineering Position

Mission: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride Vision: To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization. CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work! Closing: Continuous Salary: $64,314 - 102,877 USD Annually Job Summary: Provides design and support for City transportation, stormwater and sanitary sewer utility engineering projects and work programs. Assignments are performed independently requiring skill and accuracy in civil engineering technology. Position reports to a Program or Senior Engineer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Engineer I)

All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay. Leadership Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City's mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City's strategic plan Champions a high performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture Management Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities Follows suggested procedures to assure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety and risk avoidance Technical Applies basic engineering principles and techniques following established guidelines, policies, and procedures in performing project design and engineering support services Conducts field investigations and develops reports of findings to analyze and document existing conditions for project planning and development Reviews and critiques assigned portions of commercial site plans for compliance with engineering standards and codes Performs design, mapping and plans production using basic Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) tools, spreadsheet programs and hand calculations Develops supporting exhibits, evaluations, and calculations for project related regulatory permits Accounts for and reports on time spent, status and progress of assigned work tasks Permitting & Regulatory Compliance Reviews: commercial and residential development to ensure adherence to applicable engineering standards stormwater calculations and construction plans to determine compliance with comprehensive development codes and evaluates data from surveys, plats, maps, deeds, legal descriptions and other similar land records and coordinates plat application, approval and recording process stormwater, wastewater and right-of-way permits for compliance with engineering standards and specifications Produces maps required for public meetings, workshops and various project exhibitions Coordinates with inspectors, contractors and Building Division staff throughout construction permitting process Interacts with the public in regard to engineering issues and represents the City at public meetings and workshops Planning & Design Performs and supports in-house design related to the City's stormwater, sanitary, transportation and traffic projects and service requests within the public right-of-way Coordinates with internal staff and other agencies throughout the planning and design process Interacts with the public in regard to engineering issues and represents the City at public meetings and workshops Team Skills Supports honest and transparent decision-making Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same Performs related work as required. Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Planning & Design requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering) Ability to obtain valid State of Florida Engineering In Training (EIT) Certificate within two (2) years of employment Valid Driver's License Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of civil engineering practices and procedures including surveying, construction, infrastructure design and drafting techniques Ability to operate the following office software: engineering design and modeling programs, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) tools, spreadsheets, and word processing programs Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing Ability to apply engineering knowledge to specific technical and infrastructure problems Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Engineer II)

All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay. Leadership Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City's mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City's strategic plan Champions a high performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture Management Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities Follows suggested procedures to assure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety and risk avoidance Technical Applies basic engineering principles and techniques following established guidelines, policies, and procedures in performing project design and supporting management of capital projects and engineering work programs Performs all essential duties and responsibilities of the Engineer I position Provides complete project evaluation, design, construction and procurement work products: perform design and plans production using advanced Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) tools and one or more advanced modeling tools produce complete engineering reports and applications for permits generate detailed project cost estimates develop complete contract documents and technical specifications Assists and provide support for assigned project management duties: develops project management plan documents assist with updating project budgets and expenditures develop scope of services requests for vendor and consulting services processing and evaluation of service requests / work orders for assigned departments public outreach and coordination with stakeholders Asset Portfolio development and management Generates meeting minutes for critical project meetings capturing key discussion points, resulting decisions and action items Reviews shop drawings for conformance with plans and specifications; reviews constructions project progress to develop construction punch lists Identifies conflict utilities and prepares request for utility mark-ups Conducts advanced field investigations to evaluate existing conditions using engineering methods such as seasonal high water level, traffic analysis, etc. Team Skills Supports honest and transparent decision-making Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same