Manager , Professional Engineer

Overview

Managers in this series are Professional Engineers (P.E.) who plan, coordinate and oversee projects, programs and consultant contracts/agreements; perform professional engineering functions requiring analysis involving the application of advanced principles and abstract concepts in the development of unique solutions to solve difficult problems; develop policies, procedures and long and short range goals. Current licensure as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and three years of progressively responsible professional engineering experience in a supervisory or responsible project charge capacity;

OR licensure and an equivalent combination of education and experience; OR one year of experience as a Manager I, Professional Engineer in Nevada State service; OR three years of experience as a Supervisor, Professional Engineer in Nevada State service. This position is located in Elko.

Interact and communicate with internal managers administrators as well as executives, officials and regulatory representatives to solve problems and negotiate solutions involving conflict or controversy requiring interpretation/application of policy or to negotiate solutions within policy guidelines.

Direct and manage subordinate staff including subordinate supervisors; establish work performance standards and evaluate performance; recommend and initiate disciplinary action when necessary by reviewing circumstances, seriousness of offense, impacts, and probable cause to maintain fair and impartial control and to uphold the department's standards of performance; organize, coordinate and delegate projects and assignments.

Represent the department at various hearings, meetings, conferences, public news media interviews, and at city and county council meetings to provide information and answer questions pertaining to federal and State rules and regulations and department policies, procedures and projects.

Assist in budget development by recommending division, branch or section operational needs and other pertinent cost factors; attend finance, staff and status meetings to represent the division, branch or section.

Provide technical engineering assistance to staff and various committees and groups; testify in court proceedings and claims against the department to provide oral and written testimony, as required, and serve as an expert witness in lawsuits and other court matters.

Perform related duties as assigned.

• Mathematics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and statistics to perform calculations and professional engineering work
• Engineering principles and practices
• Principles of organization and management in an engineering environment

• Federal and State affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws and regulations
• Project and program budget tracking

• Manage projects and follow through with minimal direction and/or supervision
• Communicate orally using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and provide information and explain policies and procedures to persons with varying levels of engineering expertise
• Analyze information, technical data, problems, situations, practices or procedures to define the problem or objective
• Identify relevant concerns or factors, identify patterns, tendencies and relationships, and recognize alternatives and their implications
• Supervise and direct the work of professional engineers, sub-professional and skilled employees
• Work as part of a team
• Complete heavy workload within established time frames
• Speak on a one-to-one basis to obtain information, explain policies and procedures, and persuade others to accept or adopt a specific opinion or action
• Write concise, logical, grammatically correct analytical reports to explain procedures and policies and present information
• Evaluate and comment constructively on the performance of assigned personnel

• Recognizing the use of sound engineering principles and practices

RECRUITER CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kristen Burke