City of Austin, Capital Delivery Services, Graduate Engineer B or A

Position / Title: Graduate Engineer B or Engineer A

Date Posted: November 26, 2024

Company / Agency: City of Austin, Capital Delivery Services

Location: 505 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704

Desired Skills: Experience developing and/or reviewing engineering plans and specifications.
Experience using one or more of the following criteria manuals for a municipality: Utilities Criteria Manual, Drainage Criteria Manual, or Transportation Criteria Manual.

Job Description: Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

  • Prepares and maintains design drawings, diagrams, charts, databases plans, and permits under the supervision of a professional engineer. Develops proposals for impacts and performing preliminary and final designs and/or prepares design criteria for assigned projects.

  • Prepares specifications as it relates to the standardization and engineering policies and practices. Reviews and provides recommendations in the evaluation and implementation for job safety procedures.

  • Prepares design criteria for assigned projects. Provides assistance in technical and financial inputs for project budget process.

  • Plans for and sizes equipment.

  • Reviews plans and development proposals for impacts, and performs preliminary and final designs for PE review.

  • Assists in the preparation of standards, equipment specifications, design procedures, and test procedures.

  • Coordinates and provides a variety technical information, under the guidance of a professional engineer, to customers by contacts with personnel to include inter- and intra-departmental administrative, engineering, and construction personnel; other government agencies; contractors; consultants; and the public to exchange information, coordinate work, answer questions, and respond to complaints.

  • Uses computerized software programs, ink or pencil drafting to prepare drawings and maps to provide technical advice and guidance to assigned work or project.

  • Prepares cost estimates/track expenditures, prepares cost estimates and engineering and feasibility reports and studies for projects.

  • Prepares and/or provides assistance with preliminary contract documents, specifications, and plans.

  • Assists in the preparation of final plans, specifications, special conditions and agreements and coordinates and oversees work of contractors, affected public agencies and utilities.

  • Provides assistance with technical specifications for construction contracts.

  • Inspects and monitors projects for compliance by reviewing work completed by contractors and monitoring compliance to specifications.

Salary: $35.50 - $51.34

Contact Information: Apply here: https://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/122009