PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, SENIOR Grade 26
Apply NowCompany: Fulton County, GA
Location: Atlanta, GA 30349
Description:
Salary: $99,677.00 - $177,674.00 Annually
Location : FULTON COUNTY ATLANTA, GA
Job Type: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL
Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Opening Date: 02/13/2025
Closing Date: 3/13/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade:: 26
UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
POSITION IS LOCATED AT 11575 MAXWELL ROAD, ALPHARETTA, GA
Key Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; supplemented by five years of engineering design of water & wastewater infrastructure experience and three years of supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license. Must possess and maintain a valid State of Georgia License as a Professional Engineer.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.
Examination:
The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of this classification is to perform duties related to managing special design projects for assigned departments. Responsibilities include managing assigned engineering and paraprofessional staff, overseeing and coordinating projects involving multiple departments or jurisdictions, and providing direction for various construction and maintenance projects. The Senior Professional Engineer oversees and coordinates construction, maintenance, and design projects with County-wide impact in addition to managing assigned staff, plans in addition to supervising assigned staff as required. Incumbent in this class serves as a fully licensed Professional Engineer. This series is distinguished from the Construction Management series by the degree of emphasis placed on performing engineering design versus construction oversight.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Manages and supervises a staff (Professional Engineers, Project/Construction Manager) and provides technical direction to them. Establishes workload; prioritizes assignments; develops, interprets and enforces policies and procedures.
Oversees and supervises construction and maintenance work for the projects. Provides, oversees and reviews designs of water & wastewater infrastructure improvements supporting the CIP Program. Makes decisions resolving construction related issues.
Manages, reviews reports and approves design projects from the Engineering Consultation Staff. Manages and oversees special projects from other departments and municipalities. Ensures the design policies and procedures are implemented according to design codes and specifications.
Reviews Georgia State DOT and other entities' road improvement project plans. Performs utility relocation designs; implements utility relocations and ensures utility conflicts are resolved. Prepares Memorandum of Understanding and Contract Items Agreement for all projects. Coordinates and communicates with all utilities, municipalities and stakeholdersrelated to the projects.
Develops and designs various engineering concepts criteria and scope of work. Performs engineering designs, prepares cost estimates, budgets, bid documents, MOU, agenda items, petitions and conceptual plans for the Board of Commissioners approval.
Provides a variety of customer service and technical information on projects through public meetings, coordination with municipalities and contact with the general public.
Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction:
Exchanging Information/Influencing Others - Requires the ability to work with others to coordinate the more complex programs and more complex problems associated with the responsibilities of the job. Often represents the department and/or organization when dealing with others.
Training/Teaching - Requires the ability to provide formal training to others in specific fields typically involving preparation and/or modification of teaching materials.
Counseling/Treating - Requires the ability to provide specialized or professional level counseling and medical treatment to others that typically requires certification and/or a bachelor's degree in a specific field.
Supervising/Managing - Requires the ability to act as a first-line supervisor, including instructing, assigning and reviewing work, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, and evaluating employee job performance.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas, and basic geometric principles and calculations.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions; to deal with several concrete and abstract variables; and to analyze major problems that require complex planning for interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.
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The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Human Resources Management Department. Do you accept these conditions?
02
What is your highest level of education completed?
03
In what field of study related to this position do you posess an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and Doctorate's Degree or have earned college credits?
04
Which degree related to this position do you possess?
05
If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
06
How many years of experience do you have in engineering design of water & wastewater infrastructure?
07
How many years of work experience do you have supervising other employees?
08
Do you currently possess a valid Driver's license from any State within the United States?
09
Do you have a current certificate of registration by the State of Georgia as a Licensed Professional Engineer?
10
How many years of experience do you have in computer modeling related to water distribution and sanitary sewer systems?
11
Please describe your computer modeling experience related to water distribution and sanitary sewer systems.
12
Please describe the modeling software you have used.
13
Please indicate your level of proficiency in modeling software discussed in the previous question.
Required Question
Location : FULTON COUNTY ATLANTA, GA
Job Type: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL
Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Opening Date: 02/13/2025
Closing Date: 3/13/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade:: 26
UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
POSITION IS LOCATED AT 11575 MAXWELL ROAD, ALPHARETTA, GA
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides engineering oversight for water resources construction projects, including associated communication, reporting, and administrative tasks.
- Performs supervisory responsibilities, quality control, and light data management, and the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; supplemented by five years of engineering design of water & wastewater infrastructure experience and three years of supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license. Must possess and maintain a valid State of Georgia License as a Professional Engineer.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.
Examination:
The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of this classification is to perform duties related to managing special design projects for assigned departments. Responsibilities include managing assigned engineering and paraprofessional staff, overseeing and coordinating projects involving multiple departments or jurisdictions, and providing direction for various construction and maintenance projects. The Senior Professional Engineer oversees and coordinates construction, maintenance, and design projects with County-wide impact in addition to managing assigned staff, plans in addition to supervising assigned staff as required. Incumbent in this class serves as a fully licensed Professional Engineer. This series is distinguished from the Construction Management series by the degree of emphasis placed on performing engineering design versus construction oversight.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Manages and supervises a staff (Professional Engineers, Project/Construction Manager) and provides technical direction to them. Establishes workload; prioritizes assignments; develops, interprets and enforces policies and procedures.
Oversees and supervises construction and maintenance work for the projects. Provides, oversees and reviews designs of water & wastewater infrastructure improvements supporting the CIP Program. Makes decisions resolving construction related issues.
Manages, reviews reports and approves design projects from the Engineering Consultation Staff. Manages and oversees special projects from other departments and municipalities. Ensures the design policies and procedures are implemented according to design codes and specifications.
Reviews Georgia State DOT and other entities' road improvement project plans. Performs utility relocation designs; implements utility relocations and ensures utility conflicts are resolved. Prepares Memorandum of Understanding and Contract Items Agreement for all projects. Coordinates and communicates with all utilities, municipalities and stakeholdersrelated to the projects.
Develops and designs various engineering concepts criteria and scope of work. Performs engineering designs, prepares cost estimates, budgets, bid documents, MOU, agenda items, petitions and conceptual plans for the Board of Commissioners approval.
Provides a variety of customer service and technical information on projects through public meetings, coordination with municipalities and contact with the general public.
Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction:
Exchanging Information/Influencing Others - Requires the ability to work with others to coordinate the more complex programs and more complex problems associated with the responsibilities of the job. Often represents the department and/or organization when dealing with others.
Training/Teaching - Requires the ability to provide formal training to others in specific fields typically involving preparation and/or modification of teaching materials.
Counseling/Treating - Requires the ability to provide specialized or professional level counseling and medical treatment to others that typically requires certification and/or a bachelor's degree in a specific field.
Supervising/Managing - Requires the ability to act as a first-line supervisor, including instructing, assigning and reviewing work, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, and evaluating employee job performance.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas, and basic geometric principles and calculations.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions; to deal with several concrete and abstract variables; and to analyze major problems that require complex planning for interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.
01
The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Human Resources Management Department. Do you accept these conditions?
- Yes
- No
02
What is your highest level of education completed?
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
- Some College
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate's Degree
- None of the Above
03
In what field of study related to this position do you posess an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and Doctorate's Degree or have earned college credits?
- Construction Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Sanitary Engineering
- Engineering
- None of the Above
04
Which degree related to this position do you possess?
- Associate
- Bachelor
- Master
- Doctorate
- None of the Above
05
If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
- 0 - 29 Semester Hours
- 30 - 59 Semester Hours
- 60 - 89 Semester Hours
- 90 -119 Semester Hours
- 0 - 44 Quarter Hours
- 45 - 89 Quarter Hours
- 90 - 134 Quarter Hours
- 135 - 179 Quarter Hours
- Does not Apply
06
How many years of experience do you have in engineering design of water & wastewater infrastructure?
- 0 - 5 months
- 6 months to 1 year
- 1 year to 2 years
- 2 years to 3 years
- 3 years to 4 years
- 4 years to 5 years
- 5 years to 6 years
- 6 years to 7 years
- 7 years to 8 years
- 8 years to 9 years
- 9 years or more
07
How many years of work experience do you have supervising other employees?
- 0 - 5 months
- 6 months - 1 year
- 1 year - 2 years
- 2 years - 3 years
- 3 years - 4 years
- 4 years - 5 years
- 5 years or more
08
Do you currently possess a valid Driver's license from any State within the United States?
- Yes
- No
09
Do you have a current certificate of registration by the State of Georgia as a Licensed Professional Engineer?
- Yes
- No
10
How many years of experience do you have in computer modeling related to water distribution and sanitary sewer systems?
- 0 - 5 months
- 6 months - 1 year
- 1 year - 2 years
- 2 years - 3 years
- 3 years - 4 years
- 4 years - 5 years
- 5 years or more
11
Please describe your computer modeling experience related to water distribution and sanitary sewer systems.
12
Please describe the modeling software you have used.
13
Please indicate your level of proficiency in modeling software discussed in the previous question.
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert
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