Job Summary:

The incumbent provides senior technical, administrative project management, design, and construction services for capital projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manage, coordinate, monitor, report and maintain accurate records for projects while ensuring compliance with sound engineering standards.
2. Coordinate and update asset management database relating to City Infrastructure and new capital projects.
3. Prepare designs, detail drawings, specifications, local improvement bylaws and project estimates in relevant area of engineering.
4. Prepare and control budgets.
5. Manage and inspect capital projects including evaluating performance of consultants and contractors.
6. Issue "stop-work" orders and recommend the issuance of construction completion and final acceptance certificates.
7. Collect and analyze technical data, undertake studies, research, and prepare and present reports.
8. Manage, coordinate and review utility (electrical power, telephone, data, fibre, and data infrastructure) upgrades or proposed new installation impact on existing infrastructure.
9. Prepare Easement Agreements, Yukon government approvals and land acquisition requests and assist with negotiations with property owners.
10. Prepare proposals and evaluate, award or recommend acceptance or rejection of proposals.
11. Review and recommend purchase of engineering equipment and software, maintain and update databases, systems, and Models.
12. Provide input into department budget, local improvement bylaws, manuals, servicing standards, operations and City policies.
13. Liaise and provide technical engineering advice or interpretation with internal departments and external stakeholders (public, consultants and contractors).
14. Coordinate, assist or perform survey activities.
15. Recruit, direct, train and performance manage seasonal (students) staff.
16. Act as Engineering Projects Officer and Manager, Engineering as assigned.
17. Follows, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.
18. Other related duties. This position contains elements necessary for identification and evaluation of the job. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Number of Hires Needed:

1

Position Requirements:

Working Conditions: Works in a normal office environment for 4 months per year during the winter; and exposed to confined spaces, noise, dust, fumes, traffic, extreme temperatures, raw sewage, pumping systems, utility lines, uneven terrain and construction sites when conducting surveys or preliminary site investigations, or overseeing and inspecting capital projects.

Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Civil Engineering Technology Diploma, Professional Certification in Engineering Technology, Previous experience - 5 years related municipal experience including 2 years in a senior capacity, Standard First Aid, Confined Space Entry, Electrical Hazards and Trenching Safety Certificates or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire, Proven project management, decision-making/problem solving, and interpersonal skills, Good organizational, prioritizing and multitasking skills and ability to work unsupervised, Proven written and oral communication skills, Ability to foster and maintain effective relationships among peers and/or stakeholders, Valid Yukon Class 5 Driver's License, An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. #J-18808-Ljbffr