Senior Engineer; Extended

Overview

Develops and delivers professional civil engineering solutions from planning, scoping, to design for the construction of public infrastructure improvements. Serves as project manager for the design, planning, and operations of various engineering projects and programs to ensure quality services, meet strategic objectives, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations.

Environmental Factors
Position functions approximately seventy (70) percent in an office environment and thirty (30) percent in a field environment with exposure to all weather and traffic conditions, fumes, odors, gases, construction noise and equipment, debris, and dust.

Physical Factors
Position requires light to moderate physical work involving frequent writing and keyboarding; lifting and carrying items weighing up to forty (40) pounds; considerable flexibility to structure daily work activities between sitting, standing and walking; squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing into and out of drainage channels and trenches; ambulating on uneven surfaces at various locations and construction sites; strong verbal and visual acuity;

color and depth perception required for identifying material problems and plan review. Safety equipment includes hard hat, steel toe boots, ear plugs, eye protection, and traffic safety vest.

Work Situation Factors
Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, occasional work beyond normal business hours including evenings and weekends, responding to emergency situations and customer issues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services. Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.

FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT CITY OF LAS CRUCES EMPLOYEES WHO MEET ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

This initial posting will be used to fill a full-time, regular, exempt position in the Utilities Department but may be utilized to fill Senior Engineer vacancies in various departments within the City of Las Cruces.

First review of applications will be on 05/05/2025, with periodic reviews thereafter.

Full-Time, Regular, Exempt.

This position is a grade RX28.

• Prepares and professionally seas construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, reports, and calculations for a variety of routine to complex public infrastructure projects; analyzes, creates, reviews, and prepares studies and reports and assists in development of City standards and reviewing policies.
• Plans, coordinates, and manages activities, staff, and projects to provide appropriate levels of assistance and expertise; prepares and/or administers construction plans, contract documents, material specifications, cost estimates, and acquisition of right of way and easements to coordinate the various aspects of design projects and engineering related programs.
• Procures, manages, and engages with multi-disciplinary consultants and contractors to develop and achieve design objectives and project goals to perform approved CIP projects in appropriate scope capacity; negotiates design contracts, procures services, and collaborates with consultants and contractors to provide deliverables and meet the scope of work objectives; reviews technical work, develops solutions to problems, and provides recommended revisions to consultants and contractors.
• Develops and maintains computer models of related systems; oversees the development and update of data on a Geographic Information System (GIS) to meet established goals and objectives.
• Plans, reviews, designs, and certifies drawings for assigned projects; conducts field inspections, signs and seals engineering plans, reports, specifications, and contract documents to ensure integrity of information, accomplish project objectives, and compliance with applicable standards, codes, and regulations.
• Utilizes data, sketches, drawings, diagrams and verbal and written instructions to draft and create engineering drawings and perform technical calculations; researches, collects, and analyzes data to prepare and present various special and recurring reports, forms, and other documents to provide accurate and timely information.
• Participates in the development of various projects and programs; maintains and oversees financial activities of assigned budgets to ensure compliance and meet performance targets; coordinates the preparation of related documents, projects, and proposals for service to ensure compliance with City standards.
• Reviews master plans, plats, engineering plans, specifications, studies, and reports to ensure compliance, completeness, and accuracy with contractual arrangements and compliance with relevant standards, codes, regulations, and guidelines; inspects projects to address items of issue or concern.
• Develops requests for proposals to procure various professional services; prepares…