Engineer, Senior - Richmond, United States - City of Richmond, VA

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    Salary : $68, $105,148.00 Annually

    Location : Richmond, VA

    Job Type: Full-Time Regular

    Job Number: 29M

    Department: Public Works

    Division: Capital Projects

    Opening Date: 04/10/2024

    Closing Date: 4/24/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

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    This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:
    • Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
    • Language Incentive
    • Referral Bonus
    • Tuition Assistance Program
    Description

    The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position of Engineer, Senior with the Capital Projects Division. This position will be responsible for managing and administering multi-faceted and complex federal-, state-, and locally funded transportation projects to include the design and construction of major streetscape, roadway, traffic, drainage, and bridge projects.
    Duties include but are not limited to
    • Managing projects and related activities through the project lifecycle including coordinating human and material resources, securing permits, recommending, or approving materials, schedules, applications, pay estimates, and contract awards, developing budgets and budgeting proposals, providing quality control, and ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
    • Preparing, coordinating, reviewing, and monitoring preparation of project designs, plans, drawings, specifications, engineering studies, estimates, spreadsheets, and other materials. Collecting, gathering, interpreting, and analyzing engineering data for projects.
    • Conducting engineering investigations/studies. Performing inspections to ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and other regulations.
    • Evaluating detailed plans, specifications, and standards for projects; identifying potential conflicts with plans and making necessary field adjustments upon investigation or inspection.
    • Maintaining logs/records, and permits; tracking systems and specialized databases, and entering data. Reviewing, preparing, and maintaining project status/technical reports, permit applications, inspections, and other documents.
    • Meeting with project coordinators, consulting engineers, City representatives and contractors. Coordinating the ordinance and resolution review process; drafting and processing engineering documents, resolutions, and ordinances.
    **This position is considered Essential, which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather**

    **This individual may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call, as needed**

    Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

    General knowledge of surveying principles; construction practices; site, roadway, and utility design standards; civil engineering; and Energov. Skills in computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans; technical writing; and oral and written communication. Ability to assemble complex information for others and work with a variety of individuals such as other employees, vendors, contractors, and citizens.

    MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
    • Bachelor's Degree in engineering
    • Three years of engineering experience
    LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
    • Some assignments may require a valid Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire
    Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

    ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is occasionally required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, walk, pull, lift, and grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

    The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Talent Acquisition Partner, Senior at or by mail at

    This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

    The City of Richmond Values Veterans-We are an Official V3 Certified Company.

    With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

    The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.

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    10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?
    • Yes
    • No
    02

    5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?
    • Yes
    • No
    03

    Employees in this job classification are designated ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL and must be available to report to work during disasters, inclement weather, and other declared emergencies. Are you available and willing to work under these conditions?
    • Yes
    • No
    04

    Are you available and willing to work on-call work hours to include evenings, weekends, and holidays?
    • Yes
    • No
    05

    Which best describes your highest level of education?
    • High school/GED
    • Some college
    • Associate degree
    • Bachelor's degree
    • Master's/Advanced degree
    • None of the above
    06

    Which best describes your years of experience managing projects and activities through the project lifecycle?
    • Less than three years of experience
    • Three to four years of experience
    • Four to five years of experience
    • Five or more years of experience
    07

    Which best describes your years of experience preparing, coordinating, reviewing, and monitoring preparation of project designs and contract documents?
    • Less than three years of experience
    • Three to four years of experience
    • Four to five years of experience
    • Five or more years of experience
    08

    Which best describes your years of experience in design and construction of transportation projects?
    • Less than one year of experience
    • One to three years of experience
    • Three to five years of experience
    • Five or more years of experience
    09

    Which best describes your years of experience in project and/or contract management of roadway and/or bridge projects?
    • Less than one year of experience
    • One to three years of experience
    • Three to five years of experience
    • Five or more years of experience
    10

    Which best describes your years of experience as a Project Manager?
    • Less than one year of experience
    • One to three years of experience
    • Three to five years of experience
    • Five or more years of experience
    Required Question