Job Summary

Under direction, a Senior Engineer schedules, lays out, monitors, supervises, and participates in the work of professional, technical, and clerical staff assigned to the Engineering Department; performs highly complex public works civil engineering; represents the City in the administration of contracts and the enforcement of City engineering standards; and performs related work as required.

Job Description

Positions in this class serve as working supervisors and section heads over assigned personnel engaged in civil engineering work. Incumbents have responsibility to assign, schedule, and review work of subordinate staff while personally performing the more complex and responsible work of the unit. Positions in this class exercise supervision over other employees, making assignments, setting priorities, training, and reviewing the work of subordinates. Incumbents in this class have considerable independence in selecting work methods from a variety of standard methods or procedures. Incumbents are expected to resolve most engineering problems confronted through the application of judgment and professional knowledge/experience.

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