The City of Virginia Beach Public Works Street and Highways Operations is currently hiring an Engineer. Join our team if you are interested in a challenging career working with a dedicated team of professionals serving the city that consistently ranks as one of the best places to live!
This position may be classified as an Engineer II (EIT certification required) or an Engineer III (PE certification required) depending on qualifications and experience of the selected applicant.
ENGINEER II
This individual will perform a variety of engineering duties including but not limited to:
Prepare designs, specifications, and contracts for municipal projects such as highway construction, bridge construction, infrastructure maintenance, pump stations, waterfront construction, dredging, beach nourishment, building construction, and sewer and water construction to enable the City to build, maintain and repair its infrastructure.
Administer construction and engineering contracts to ensure compliance with the contract provisions and protection of the City’s interests; negotiate and prepare change orders, maintain records, and prepare reports to ensure full documentation of all contract changes during construction in the event of litigation.
Review and inspect construction in progress.
Perform difficult engineering studies, including hydrologic studies to provide for sound engineering solutions to field problems.
Prepare investigative reports to help determine the proper course of action to take.
Review and approve subdivision plans to ensure accuracy and conformance with City Code requirements.
Conduct field inspections and interpret contract requirements.
Coordinate projects with developers, VDOT, and other City Departments to minimize field problems and facilitate construction.
Prepare project cost estimates, monitor expenditures, and prepare fund transfer requests.
Supervise draftsmen, CAD technicians and/or inspectors to ensure the quality of both the design and construction.
ENGINEER III
This individual will perform a variety of engineering duties of a complex nature related to project management, planning, design, and construction of roadways utilizing contract administration, public relations, and written communications skills. Hold principal authority for the management of complex engineering projects, programs or operations and exercise responsibilities with minimal supervision.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
Provide comprehensive engineering support in all areas of civil engineering for the development of capital projects such as those that appear in the City’s six-year capital improvement program (CIP), including cost estimates, and related items for the City to budget for its capital improvement projects.
Review design and inspection activities on a number of complex projects to ensure staff engineers meet city standards; investigate and resolve difficult technical development and operational problems to keep plan review procedures and project design activity functioning smoothly.
May assist in the planning, direction, and management of a major operational bureau to provide for an efficient and productive staff.
Provide technical response to citizen inquiries concerning special projects to properly inform them as well as incorporate their input.
Provide recommendations as staff input for Planning Commission and City Council actions to assure that special needs of the City are met.
Provide training and assistance to professional staff in preparation or review of design drawings to ensure City standards and specifications are adhered.
Coordinate project with several interdepartmental agencies and the private sector to meet project goals.
The City offers a generous benefits package such as health, dental and life insurance, retirement and savings plans. Other key benefits include 11 holidays plus 3 flexible personal holidays each year, PTO, maternity/paternity and parental leave, leave donation program, tuition reimbursement, professional development, and more.
The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Engineer II Minimum Qualifications: Requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) approved engineering or engineering technology program with possession of an E.I.T. (Engineer In Training) Certificate and two (2) years of progressive professional experience
Engineer III Minimum Qualifications: Requires a Bachelors Degree from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) approved engineering or engineering technology program with possession of a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license from the Virginia Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects (APELSCIDLA) and five (5) years of progressive professional experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.
The diversity of the City's workforce enhances its ability to meet the needs of Virginia Beach residents. The performance of City staff and administrators is guided by a set of organizational values, which include quality customer service, teamwork, leadership and learning, integrity, commitment, and inclusion and diversity. The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.