Leverage your expertise in Civil Engineering! Chatham County's Engineering Department is seeking a Civil Engineer III to manage transportation and road projects, ensure compliance, and provide technical guidance. This role requires a Bachelor’s Degree, PE license, and extensive years of experience. Salary commensurate with Qualifications and Experience Level.
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Examples of Duties:
• Serves on Chatham County Engineering’s Transportation team focusing on roadway improvements, intersection design, pedestrian facilities, and traffic calming.
• Manages assigned projects, including supervising, planning, scheduling, and coordinating project engineering work, reviewing and approving construction plans and supporting calculations, and ensuring project compliance with all codes and ordinances and established engineering standards.
• Prepares design plans, specifications, and bid documents, holds bid conferences, evaluates bids, makes bid award recommendations, and reviews and processes contractor pay requests.
• Reviews reports and designs submitted by consultants for technical accuracy and constructability.
• Participates in project budget administration, cost accounting, and project scheduling.
• Serves as a liaison between contractors and County officials and department heads.
• Coordinates and plans public information meetings, including preparing appropriate exhibits, plans, and information to present the message effectively.
• Provides information and advice and makes recommendations to the County Manager, County Commissioners, and department heads regarding construction projects.
• Attends meetings with the County Manager, County Commissioners, and others.
• Develops construction plans and details, notes, and project specifications.
• Reviews and provides technical assistance for proposed transportation improvements.
• Notifies property owners of property impacts and construction schedules of projects.
• Completes all necessary charts, graphs, correspondence, maps, and reports.
• Addresses, processes, investigates, and coordinates efforts to respond to citizen questions, complaints, and concerns about projects, including providing citizens with information.
• Coordinates with contractors, other departments and agencies, and other interested parties to solve transportation problems and adjusts designs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
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Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or a closely related field and
• At least ten (10) years of experience in Civil Engineering, or
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Must possess and maintain a state of Georgia Professional Engineering (PE) License.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering
Industries
Civil Engineering
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