SENIOR
CIVIL ENGINEER 1015
DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES OF THE CLASS
Under general supervision, an employee in this class
plans and supervises the technical activities of an engineering section of a
public works department or acts as a consultant to a technical or
administrative supervisor. Work entails
the application of civil engineering skills to various projects undertaken in
connection with surveys and the design, inspection, investigation and
construction of public works, sewage facilities, air and other pollution
control systems, and buildings. Work is
reviewed by an administrative or technical supervisor through discussions and
inspections, principally for determining general progress and adherence to
departmental policies and regulations.
Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional, technical and
clerical employees. Does related work as
required.
TYPICAL WORK
ACTIVITIES
Supervises and participates in the
design and construction of highways, bridges, buildings, parking fields,
sewers, sewage treatment facilitates, or other public works structures;
Supervise the preparation of
right-of-way maps, legal descriptions, and survey sketches of right of way
parcels;
Directs the operation of the sewer
plan review program and makes recommendations for sewage planning and
construction;
Supervises field surveys, testing and
monitoring activities, prepares cost estimates and supervises inspections for
conformance with contract specification;
Supervises and participates in the
structural inspection of bridges as mandated by Federal and State laws;
Reviews plans and specifications
provided by consulting engineers and architects; makes modification
recommendations;
Provides sewage system planning data
to real estate developers desiring to file maps in Suffolk County subdivisions
requiring sewage treatment facilitates;
Appears as expert witness before
courts, commissions and boards of arbitration.
FULL PERFORMANCE,
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Thorough knowledge
of the principles, practices and techniques of civil engineering and surveying;
thorough knowledge of professional engineering principles involved in the
investigation, planning, design and construction of public works facilities,
sewage plants, incinerators and other sanitary facilities; thorough knowledge
of applicable laws and regulatory codes relevant to the design, construction
and operation of sewage plants and facilities, highways and buildings; good
knowledge of modern developments and current literature available in the field
of public works engineering; ability to plan, design and prepare engineering
plans and specifications; ability to plan, schedule, coordinate and review the
work of technical and clerical assistants in a manner conducive to full
performance and high morale; ability to perform engineering computations and to
make comprehensive recommendations on engineering problems; ability to
supervise inspection work on complicated structural highway projects; ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with local state and
federal agencies; ability to express oneself clearly, both orally and in
writing; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
Either:
a)
Possession of a
Professional Engineer's License issued by the State of New York, and two (2)
years of sanitary and/or civil engineering experience following acquisition of
the license; or,
b)
Ten (10) years of
sanitary and/or civil engineering experience, which must include one (1) year
of experience following the acquisition of a Professional Engineer’s License
issued by the State of New York.
PROMOTIONAL
Two (2) years of permanent competitive
status as a Civil Engineer.
NECESSARY SPECIAL
REQUIREMENT
Candidates must
maintain a Professional Engineer's License issued by the State of New York
while employed in this title.
At the time of
appointment, and during employment in this title, employees will be required to
possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.
R04/15/22
Competitive