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City of Muskego
Position Description
Position Title: City Engineer/Director Coordinator of Public Works Projects
Name Pay Grade: 71 69 FLSA: E
Date: January, 2007Summer 2008 Reports To: MayorPlanning
Director
City Administrator
Purpose of Position
The City Engineer/Director Coordinator of Public Works Projects is responsible for the
overall management of City projects involving engineering, and who serves the day-to-
day engineering needs of the City. The position oversees the overall general planning,
design, and construction, of the City’s infrastructure and facilities in coordination with
the City Utility Superintendent and the City DPW Superintendent.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as
exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Coordinates the work, actions and performance of the public works management team
including the Utility Superintendent, the DPW Superintendent, the Assistant Director of
Public Works Projects and any consulting engineers working on behalf of the City.
Formulates, directs and administers, subject to the approval of the City
AdministratorPlanning Director and , the Mayor, and Common Council, the annual
projects of the Public Works Department involving engineering.
Staffs, as appropriate, and attends as needed the City Public Works and Public Utilities
Committee meetings. Provides necessary supplemental information to the City Public
Works and Public Utilities Committees so informed decisions can be adequately made.
Provides engineering support staff to the Plan Commission as needed. Attends Common
Council meetings and other City committee meetings as requested or required by the
Planning DirectorCity Administrator or Mayor.
Establishes and maintains such relationships with representatives of state, county and
other local governmental and quasi-governmental bodies as may be necessary for the
accomplishment of the work of the Engineering/Public Works Department.
Coordinates the work of the City Engineer with that of other City Departments.
Recommends policies and prepares reports (memorandum).
Prepares the annual budget for the City Engineer’s officeEngineering Services Division
of the Planning Development and assists in the preparation of the public works
department and water and sewer department annual budgets. Monitors budget activity
for engineering projects. Approves purchasing according to the City purchasing policy.
Oversees engineering projects in the City either directly or in coordination with the
public works management team.
Ensures timely response to resident/customer requests, concerns, and or questions related
to the engineering functions of the City.
Reviews costs and quality related to public works and engineering and modifies programs
as needed and directed by the City AdministratorPlanning Director.
Strives to attain maximum efficiency and effectiveness with engineering functions and
engineering related public works projects of the City.
Director sServes as the contact person for consulting engineers regarding engineering
related public works projects in the City or delegates same to the Assistant Director of
Public Works Projects.
Provides long range planning related to City Engineering, Public Works and Public
Utilities.
Makes recommendations on purchasing related to engineering/public works and utilities
projects in coordination with the DPW and Utility Superintendents.
Responds to engineering related emergency calls in coordination with the public works
management team.
Ensures City compliance with state, federal, and local laws, rules and regulations as they
pertain to public works and engineering functions of the City.
Keeps the Mayor and City AdministratorPlanning Director apprised of significant issues
affecting City infrastructure and operations on a regular basis.
Represents the City in intergovernmental relations concerning public works and
engineering. Coordinates/stays informed as appropriate by the Assistant Director of
Public Works Projects concerning landfill operations in the City and City work involving
MMSD.
Additional Tasks and Responsibilities
While the following tasks are necessary for the work of the unit, they are not an essential
part of the purpose of this position and may also be performed by other unit members.
Oversees In conjunction with the Planning Services Division of the Planning Department,
processing processesand development of new land subdivisions plats, including review
and approval of plans, specifications, and development agreements related to the
improvements attendant to such subdivision; conducts or directs inspections to assure
compliance of the finished improvements to City standards; and conducts or directs the
development of necessary as-built surveys, maps and records.
Coordinates all engineering for City public works development, and oversees all
engineering for public and private utility improvements within the City.
Prepares and maintains current City engineering standard specifications, procedures, and
administrative codes relating to the construction of all public works.
Designs, or causes to be designed, and prepares or causes to be prepared, plans, profiles
and specifications for all public works to be constructed within the City.
Oversees the advertisement for bids and proposals from private contractors to perform
public works construction and maintenance procedures; receives and analyzes bids and
recommends to the Mayor and Common Council the award of all contracts for public
works and construction, operation and maintenance, including the posting of necessary
sureties and bonds in coordination with appropriate Department Heads.
Establishes or causes to be established the description and recording of the grades of all
streets and other public ways within the City, and of all public and private utilities
installed within streets and public ways. Such grades being established prior to any street
or other public works improvements.
Prepares requests for proposals, contracts and specifications for the preparation by
consultants of designs, plans, profiles and specifications for all City public works
improvements, and manages all consultant contracts relating to public works.
Recommends the means of financing public works improvements, including the use of
special assessments against benefited properties, and prepares the rolls used to levy
special assessments and the reports attendant thereto.
Other engineering work as required.
Qualification Requirements and Experience Required to Perform Essential Job
Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The following knowledge and skills are necessary for this position.
A high degree of proficiency in the technical, administrative, and managerial aspects of
municipal engineering, and a good working knowledge of the principles and practices of
all aspects of civil engineering, including surveying and mapping, traffic and
transportation, sewerage, storm water management, drainage, and water supply
engineering, and of the related laws and regulations.
Knowledge about modern management systems and the ability to supervise, train, and
lead subordinate staff; a good sense of public issues and ethics and the diversity of
interests involved; good judgment in knowing when to bring issues to the attention of the
Mayor and City AdministratorPlanning Director and other City employees that are part of
the management team as well as the Public Works and Public Utility Committees. Must
have the ability to effectively participate in meetings and negotiations.
Working knowledge of basic planning and zoning.
Knowledge of safety policies and practices.
Minimum Training and Experience Required to Perform Essential Job Functions
Graduation from a college or university of recognized standing with a bachelor’s degree
in civil engineering, registration as a professional engineer in the State of Wisconsin and
ten five years of progressively responsible experience in civil and municipal engineering
and knowledge of public works construction and related activities. Knowledge in GIS,
CAD, and office suite computer applications.
Valid Wisconsin drivers license.
A minimum of five years experience supervising personnel is required.
Language and Interpersonal Communication
Must possess excellent communication skills and have strong ability to work with the
public.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively with the general public and employees.
Mathematical Ability
Ability to calculate percentages, fractions, decimals, ratios, volumes, present values and
special relationships. Ability to interpret basic descriptive statistical reports.
Judgment and Situational Reasoning Ability
Ability to use functional reasoning in performing influence functions such as leading,
teaching directing and controlling. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a
variety or concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or
schedule form.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand,
walk, talk, and hear. The employee is often required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or
feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl, lift, carry, push or pull; and taste or smell.
The employee must have the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in
performing semi-skilled movements such as typing.
The employee must be able to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or
differences between characteristics of colors, forms, sounds and odors associated with
job-related objects, materials and tasks.
Environmental Adaptability
Ability to work under safe and uncomfortable conditions where exposure to
environmental factors such as construction site hazards, irate individuals, machinery and
electrical currents may cause discomfort and where there is a risk of injury.
The majority of duties are performed in a general office setting.
The City of Muskego is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, the city will provide reasonable accommodations to
qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current
employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
(rev. 15/20087)