Summary of Duties
The incumbent will act as a lead design engineer in the Wastewater Underground Facilities and Municipal Facilities Section. As such, the incumbent will perform structure type selections, preliminary engineering, computer modeling, detailed design and analysis for all applicable loading conditions, including seismic loads, technical reports, cost analysis, and technical specifications for complex projects. Extensive knowledge of applicable structural design codes, including ACI, AISC, LABC, National Design Specifications (NDS), MOP-145 and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is required. The incumbent will be a lead engineer in the preparation and/or checking of complex structural design calculations, analysis, and feasibility studies for Public Works projects. These can include municipal facilities structures, retrofits, retaining structures, accessory structures, buildings, underground structures, sewers and other City-owned facilities and structures. The incumbent will also act as a section leader in the absence of the Structural Engineer by directing, guiding, reviewing and monitoring the activities of the group in the preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and/or checking and approving plans submitted by Architectural Division, Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Division, Wastewater Conveyance Construction Division, General Services Department, Bond Programs and/or private engineering consultants. Other duties include the preparation of reports, correspondence, quantity take-offs, design schedules, review of complex construction shop drawings and submittals, and other construction management activities for projects in construction.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
SED is looking for candidates who possess the following skills, knowledge and abilities, including but not limited to:
- Excellent skills in oral and written communications.
- Excellent skills in preparing technical correspondence.
- Good skills in optimizing systems and procedures.
- Good skills in applying systems optimization techniques to structural engineering projects.
- Good knowledge of the strategic planning process.
- Extensive knowledge of Bureau programs, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Extensive knowledge of the Bureau’s Project Delivery Manual.
- Extensive knowledge of principles of structural engineering and drafting.
- Extensive knowledge of the Structural Design Manual, standard plans, Work Area Traffic Control Handbook, etc.
- Ability to deliver a quality project on time and on budget, staying within the parameters of the original project scope.
- Ability to provide training on structural engineering computer software and to implement continuous software improvement training.
- Ability to work well with people at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to analyze and resolve construction problems.
- Ability to analyze complex materials, identify relevant issues, and formulate reasonable conclusions or effective solutions.
