Civil Engineer 2 or 3

The City of Renton is currently recruiting for a Construction Engineer to join the Development Engineering section. This is an exciting opportunity to work on capital construction and transportation projects, review architectural and engineering plans, provide technical engineering support, and participate in public outreach. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills and have experience in construction engineering. The selected candidate will be hired as a Civil Engineer 2, or 3, depending on their qualifications and experience.

Working for the City of Renton comes with an excellent benefits package, including:

• Deferred compensation with the City contributing 3% of the employee's salary.
• VEBA Plan with the City contributing 1% of the employee's salary.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance at affordable rates
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, eleven holidays and two "personal" holidays a year
• State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Public Employee Retirement Systems (PERS) plan enrollment

• Civil Engineer 2 Annual Salary: $105,936 - $128,940
• Civil Engineer 3 Annual Salary: $114,096 - $138,876

• Assist in the management and/or participate in large-scale engineering plans and studies utilizing staff from within the City or outside consultants as necessary; develop timelines, specifications and project objectives; monitor progress and provide periodic reports regarding assigned projects.
• Provide technical support and assist in management of project grants.
• Manage the delivery of multiple small and/or midscale projects according to goals and expectations set by the associated grants, elected officials, and the public; perform project management duties such as developing and monitoring project scope, schedule and budget; coordinates and oversees project teams; develop performance metrics.
• Participate in the selection of consultants, negotiate consultant agreements, monitor consultant progress and expenditures, manage contract, and provide technical directions to consultants; oversee the work produced by consultants to ensure that consultant deliverables are of high quality, meet the objectives of the project, and conform to applicable standards and regulations.
• Provide coordination between city project team members and other stakeholders to ensure needs are being met by proposed designs and specifications; ensure proper communication at key intervals.

• Lead, plan, conduct, and/or participate in large-scale engineering plans and studies utilizing staff from within the City or outside consultants as necessary; develop timelines, specifications and project objectives; monitor progress and provide periodic reports regarding assigned projects.
• Apply for and manage project grants.
• Lead and manage the delivery of multiple projects according to goals and expectations set by the associated grants, elected officials, and the public; perform project management duties such as developing and monitoring project scope, schedule and budget; coordinates and oversees project teams; develop performance metrics.
• Select consultants, negotiate consultant agreements, monitor consultant progress and expenditures, manage contract, and provide technical directions to consultants; oversee the work produced by consultants to ensure that consultant deliverables are of high quality, meet the objectives of the project, and conform to applicable standards and regulations.
• Lead the project coordination between city project team members and other stakeholders to ensure needs are being met by proposed designs and specifications or existing programs; ensure proper communication at key intervals.
• Direct public outreach and community involvement efforts. Compile, review, and/or present information and other materials to City Council and the public.

• Lead and manage a multi-project workload to ensure timely and effective project review of small-scale development projects, and act as the liaison between developers, their design team, City project team members, other City department, and other stakeholders.
• Provide preliminary plan review and permit processing information through predesign and preconstruction meetings with permit applicants.
• Process and record final plats and final short plats.
• Verify compliance with SEPA and Land Use conditions in the design of streets, utilities, and other related systems.
• Review, approve, and issue permits.
• Review and approve construction cost estimates to establish permit fees, performance bond amounts, maintenance bond amounts, and fees-in-lieu of construction amounts.
• Review and approve design revisions to construction plans.

• Perform design work of roadway, bikeway/walkway, and intersection improvement projects. This includes preparing plans, specifications, cost estimates, and final construction contract bid documents.
• Assist the project delivery of transportation capital projects according to goals and expectations set by the associated grants, elected officials, and the public.
• Be an active member of the project construction team by providing technical engineering support.
• Assist in developing and revising the transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan including the circulation and policy sections.
• Traffic Operations duties, such as parking studies, sight distance studies, pedestrian/vehicle crash data analysis, pedestrian crosswalk evaluation for traffic control devices, determining traffic lane configurations, etc.

• Valid driver's license.
• Successful passing of a required background check.
• Successful passing of a required driving record check.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of civil engineering experience.
• Or minimum of 6 years of relevant education and experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience.
• Or minimum 8 years combined relevant education and experience.
• Some positions in this classification may require a Professional Engineer license.

• Drive to offsite locations to perform essential functions.
• Moving throughout City facilities and buildings.
• Operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate with City employees and residents.
• Lift or move items weighing up to 10 pounds on occasion.

• Work is performed in an office environment, and outdoors in all weather conditions occasionally.
• Exposure to high voltage wires, hazardous materials, heights, and noise from equipment.
• Noise level out in the field is moderately loud and noise level in the office is moderately quiet.
• Work evening and/or weekend hours as needed.
• Night meetings may be required.