- Salary
- $82k – $106k/yr
- Location
- Boca Raton, FL, FL, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
Build Your Future with the City of Boca Raton!
At the City of Boca Raton, a career in public service is more than a job — it’s your chance to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant and sustainable coastal community. Driven by our core values of Fairness, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Trust, we are committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel appreciated, inspired, and supported.
Why Boca Raton?
As the second largest city in Palm Beach County, the City of Boca Raton offers robust benefits to their employees:
- Health Insurance Benefits: No-cost employee Medical, Dental & Vision plans
- Generous Paid Time Off: 12 paid holidays + vacation, sick, and 3 floating holidays
- Continuous Service Benefit: Paid out annually after 5 years of service
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible work schedule
- Retirement Plans: Two pension/retirement options to choose from
Whether you're starting out or looking to take your public service career to the next level, the City of Boca Raton offers the tools, resources, and culture to help you succeed.
Apply now and join the city that’s building careers and shaping a stronger tomorrow!
General Statement of Job:
Performs engineering and administrative work in the design of public works infrastructure; managing (with support) a variety of maintenance and capital improvements projects, including contract administration; project management from concept through construction; performs construction inspections; review and comment developers engineering projects; does related work as required. Reports directly to the Assistant City Engineer or the Capital Improvement Project Manager.
- Prepares and reviews a variety of estimates, designs, and specifications for a variety of capital improvements projects conducted by in-house staff and consultants.
- Provides project management and engineering work on capital improvement projects.
- Reviews and approves site and construction plans, and specification for codes conformance to established departmental standards, policies, and sound engineering principles.
- Reviews and approves pay request/invoices and change orders for construction projects.
- Participates in the preparation of specifications, maps, plans, profiles, field notes, and designs of capital improvement projects.
- Reviews, authorizes, and monitors construction permit compliance by private developers, inspects projects, prepares cost estimates, and initiates for noncompliance.
- Reviews new development and redevelopment projects, engineering and construction plans to assure compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies and procedures and makes recommendations for necessary revisions.
- Responds to resident, business, and other City customer inquiries.
- Works in conjunction with consulting engineers and other governmental agencies on the coordination of capital projects.
- Assists in the preparation of long-range plans for needed capital improvements.
- Coordinates the activities of City, State and the Federal agencies, private contractors, and others involved with City projects.
- Reviews municipal and private development projects for compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements.
- Assists with all tasks related to NPDES reporting requirements related to City stormwater utility systems
- Works in conjunction with GIS Analyst on the data maintenance and management of the GIS stormwater utility assets and operations.
- Provides support to Stormwater and Streets Divisions
Knowledge of
- The principles and practices of civil engineering as related to the preparation of plans and specifications, design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
- Modern methods and techniques as applied to the design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
- Construction management.
- Federal, State, and local laws governing local municipalities.
Skilled in
- Engineering plan preparation and review
- Land and engineering survey systems, methods, and techniques of engineering drafting
- The principles, practices, and techniques of computer-aided engineering drafting
- Prepare and present technical reports
Ability to
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, employees, contractors, and general public
- Express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Attend after-hour meetings as needed
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of experience performing engineering work related to Public Works and/or Utilities.
- Possession of an Engineering in Training or Engineer Intern Certificate from the State of Florida
- Possession of a valid State of Florida Class "E" driver's license with no more than six (6) points in a three (3) year period.
Additional experience is accepted as a minimum requirement on the following basis: master’s degree is equivalent to (1) year.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
POST OFFER PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:
Final offer and employment are contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer, pre-employment screening items:
- Criminal Background Check
- Employment Verification
- Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) Check
- Education Verification
- Certification/License Verification
- Drug & Alcohol Screening
