Engineering Manager (Water)

Salary\: $89,414 - $140,010

Position Grade\: 221M

Department\: Water Division

Job Type\: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number\: EX1582

Location\: St. Louis, MO

Under the general direction of the Water Production Executive, this position performs work of considerable difficulty in planning, assigning, and supervising the activities of professional, subprofessional engineering staff and related support services personnel.

This position is responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the water treatment system in the City of St. Louis. Provides 24-hour response to Water Division emergencies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities\:

● Supports all aspects of water production and delivery activities to provide an interrupted supply of high-quality safe drinking water to the City and other valued customers.

● Plans, organizes, coordinates and controls the Construction and Maintenance Section – Engineering Group operations in order set priorities, coordinate functions within and ensure objectives and standards are achieved.

● Supervises, coordinates, and evaluates the preparation of designs, specifications, multi-discipline plans, and cost estimates for public water works and related water production projects.

● Resolves numerous unusual or difficult engineering problems under field conditions. Coordinates construction projects with other City agencies and private contractors resolving numerous complications in the field.

● Determines, budgets, submits and procures staffing, materials and equipment for operational functions managed and supported.

● Determines performance evaluation standards and procedures to provide information to subordinate staff on performance expectations to ensure complete and objective appraisal of staff.

● Reviews progress of projects and provides feedback on progress and performance.

● Collaborates with the management team from Water Production Group as well as other Water Division group managers.

● Establishes, follows and enforces all City of St, Louis, Water Division Work and Safety Policies and Procedures.

● Acts as a designee to the head of Water Production, fulfilling line functions in the absence of the Water Production Executive and/or Water Production management or supervisory staff.

● Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities\:

● Comprehensive knowledge of the theory and practice of civil engineering, comprehensive knowledge of the methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the planning and implementation of engineering projects, considerable knowledge of Federal and State laws, City ordinances, and professional standards related to engineering projects.

● Considerable skill in the preparation of designs, details, estimates, plans, and specifications for major engineering projects, considerable skill in planning, scheduling, and supervising staff of professional subordinates, considerable skill in supervising the work of contractors and enforcing adherence to plans and specifications, considerable skill in preparing reports and correspondence, working in preparing ordinances.

● Data Utilization\: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to coordinate, strategize, systemize and correlate, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework. Requires the ability to implement decisions based on such data, and oversee the execution of these decisions.

● Human Interaction\: Requires the ability to provide first line supervision. Ability to persuade, convince, and train others. Ability to advise and provide interpretation regarding the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.

● Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use\: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, motor vehicle and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

● Verbal Aptitude\: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as status reports, designs, standards, specifications, budgets and non-routine correspondence.

● Mathematical Aptitude\: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate decimals and percentages; perform basic to advanced algebraic, geometric and trigonometric operations.

● Functional Reasoning\: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

● Situational Reasoning\: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable.

● Environmental Factors\: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, odors, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, traffic hazards, or irate individuals.

● Physical Requirements\: Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull moderately heavy objects and materials of twelve (12) to twenty (20) pounds, such as moving boxes of specifications from one area to another. Tasks involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping or crouching in order to perform construction site inspections.

● Sensory Requirements\: Requires the ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, such as performing field inspections or reviewing plans.