Job Information
Huntsville Utilities Senior Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama
Job Statement:Provides technical expertise, knowledge, and experience to the Engineering Department. Handles complex work assignments and provides technical guidance and instruction to junior engineers and aides. Establishes and maintains system specifications, evaluates new products, and makes recommendations to management regarding system improvements. Persons in this position will be considered a subject matter expert in their field.
Essential Duties:
- Provides technical guidance and expertise to department personnel. Reviews technical documents prepared by department to verify that information is correct and applicable.
- Prepares feasibility studies, prepares preliminary design reports, cost estimates, and makes forecasts of system requirements based on consumer demand projections, service area growth trends, and interpretation of modeling data.
- Reviews plans and specifications to ensure that they are technically complete and developed within policies, procedures, industry standard, and applicable codes.
- Performs constructability reviews to verify that project can be constructed and maintained as designed. Makes recommendations to correct any constructability or maintenance deficiencies identified.
- Reviews construction shop drawings to verify that proposed materials meet project specifications. Perform periodic field visits to verify that approved materials are being used and installed correctly according to project plans and specifications.
- Consults with other departments to regarding projects and processes to ensure that project impacts and required resources are addressed.
- Stays abreast of current and proposed industry standards and codes. Maintains and updates HU standards and specifications to insure that they are in compliance with current industry standards and codes.
- Prepares and reviews project budgets and justifications.
- Handles difficult or complex customer and technical problems that are beyond the capabilities of less experienced personnel in the department.
- Maintains positive relationships with City, County and State entities.
- Stays abreast of latest trends and developments in the industry; Evaluates new products and makes recommendations for use.
- Responds to emergency call-outs as required. Participates in managing large restoration efforts as needed.
- Provides direction and assistance in determining restoration actions and priorities during emergency situations.
- Promotes and enforces compliance with all safety practices and policies.
- Performs other duties as assigned