Engineer 3-Civil Site Development

JOB TITLE: Engineer III (Civil-Site Development & Permitting) FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager GRADE LEVEL: DEPARTMENT: Facilities Planning & Siting REVISED:3/9/2022 SUMMARY: Provide engineering and technical expertise to solve complex civil-site development and permitting problems for utility substation, transmission line, and battery storage and renewables projects. This role includes both direct billable client work (project work) and project management support for projects. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects, perform responsible engineering, and support the project manager on project schedules, budgets, and deliverables. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Under minimum supervision in the area of power delivery and civil-site engineering, the incumbent will provide:  Experience and expertise in the identification, analysis, and resolution of engineering, technical and design problems.  Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.  Thorough, timely, and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.  Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, process development, and performance.  Effective oral and written communication skills.  Should be able to understand and create substation civil-site drawing packages (utilizing industry standards and best practices.  Champion the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally.  Interact with customer’s internal engineers and technical personnel on a day-to-day basis.  Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers.  Monitor deliverables, schedules, and present solutions to the client.  Perform otherduties as assigned by management. COMPLEXITY OF WORK: Complex; established procedures not available. Major decision making. RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP: Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: No direct reports, but mentors and provides leadership to junior engineers and those engineers outside the discipline. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Required A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or University in Civil Engineering. Required Engineering Degree awarded from a College of University that is accredited by ABET. Experience 3-5 Year(s) Experience as an Engineer. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Professional Engineering (PE) license or the ability to be licensed within a year. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING: As needed for the job and employee development. LANGUAGE SKILLS: A. Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc. B. Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals. C. Ability to effectively present information in one-on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: A. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets. B. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. C. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets REASONING ABILITY: A. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Understanding of practical research for engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.

Self-motivated with the ability to work alone or with limited supervision as well as be a productive member of a team.

Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

Good written and oral communication skills.

Understanding of advanced civil engineering and permitting concepts as they impact civil designs.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Provide project management capabilities to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and accomplish projects in an efficient manner.

Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.

Assist the Project Manager in the preparation and review of proposals and contracts.

Multi-task and manage budgets and project schedules.

Prepare and review due diligence studies, site analyses, and feasibility studies including zoning requirements, environmental studies, stream buffer requirements, stormwater management requirements, and existing site conditions.

Prepare conceptual/schematic site plans, grading plans, and access road layouts for client review.

Prepare and review construction documents including existing conditions surveys, demolition plans, site plans, grading and drainage plans, erosion and sedimentation control plans, stormwater management plans, secondary oil containment plans, and technical details.

Prepare calculations for earthwork quantities, stormwater drainage systems, erosion and sedimentation control, and stormwater management requirements.

Review, interpret, and adopt all relevant local, state, federal government requirements to ensure projects maintain compliance with regulations.

Obtain all necessary permits including but not limited to erosion and sedimentation control permits, stormwater permits, zoning permits, building permits, and special/conditional use permits.

Visit sites, oversee/manage site construction activities relative to site development, advise on civil engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction.

Provide site inspection services to ensure compliance with various construction permits; including but not limited to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Construction General Permit (CGP) and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), etc.

Oversee the work of junior staff or mentoring designers/drafters.

Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.

Have a proficient understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D and utilize a range of other design computer packages including, but not limited to: ESRI ArcMap, Microsoft Office, and HydroCAD.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representatives 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.

How much on the job time is spent in the following physical activities?

Stand Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Walk Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Sit 2/3 and more (Regularly)

Talk or Hear 2/3 and more (Regularly)

Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

Climb or balance None

Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl None

Reach with Hands and Arms None

Taste or Smell None

Does this job require that weight be lifted or force to be exerted? If so, how much and how often?

Up to 10 Pounds Up to 1/3

Up to 25 Pounds Up to 1/3

Up to 50 Pounds None

Up to 100 Pounds None

More than 100 Pounds None

Does this job have any special vision requirements?

☒ Peripheral visions (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Wet, humid conditions (non- weather) None

Work near moving mechanical parts None

Work in high, precarious places None

Fumes or airborne particles None

Toxic or caustic chemicals None

Outdoor weather conditions Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Extreme cold (non-weather) Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Extreme Heat (non-weather) Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Risk of electrical shock Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Work with explosives None

Risk of radiation None

Vibration None

While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is:

Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and or computer printer, light traffic)

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company

About Us Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.Requisition ID: 23007091