| Benefits: Forty-hour work week; twelve days of paid vacation per year for the first five years; five days of management leave per year if employed on the first day of the payroll year; sick leave and twelve paid holidays. The City offers an employee's group health insurance, which includes major medical for Individual or Family plan; Cash Pension Program, plus Social Security. See our website www.cityofomaha.org (under Benefits) for detailed information. Conditions of Employment: Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or proof of permanent residence or authorization to work. The City of Omaha reserves the right to conduct criminal history, driving record, reference and credit checks and a background investigation on applicants for employment. Successfully passing a criminal background review, reference check, and if applicable, a credit check, is required as a condition of employment. If applicable, the City will require that you successfully pass a review of the driver's license, driving abstract, a pre-employment drug test, a hearing test and a back screening examination as a condition of employment. Failure to provide the information requested in the application process in a truthful, accurate and complete manner may result in disqualification, revocation of conditional employment or termination. APPLICANTS REQUIRING AN ACCOMMODATION FOR THE EXAMINATION BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION OR AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE EXAMINATION BY EMAILING peremploy@cityofomaha.org . Veteran Points: To claim 5 points for veteran’s preference, you must submit proof of service (such as a DD-214) that includes date of induction, date of honorable separation, and date of honorable separation, and Social Security number. (You must have completed more than 180 consecutive days of active duty.) To receive an additional 5 points credit for disability, you must submit proof of eligibility from Veterans Administration dated within the last 12 months. This information must be submitted to the Human Resources Department on or before April 30, 2018.
Nature of Work: This is entry level professional engineering work involving the following accepted engineering principles and practices in the preparation and review of designs and specifications for Public Works Department projects. It also involves assisting in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, conducting inspections and ordering repairs, designing and estimating the cost of projects, meeting with engineering professionals to discuss project plans and designs, and making inspections of projects in progress. Other duties and responsibilities attributable to the classification of Civil Engineer I are identifying problems in streets, sewers, bridges, walkways, intersections, railroad crossings, and other public works structures; making recommendations for their repair, replacement, or redesign, and participating in the design of the plans and specifications involved; permitting and ensuring industrial compliance with emission standards; supervising divisional facilities; preparing reports; and conducting hearings to discuss projects in progress and their attendant regulations and results. An employee in this classification works with some independence in the performance of duties; after a sufficient period of training and familiarization, may oversee the work of a number of subordinates and receives guidance from a superior. Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering design, drafting, construction, operations, and surveying. Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks. Knowledge of the factors needed to determine the types of field data needed as basis for effective design and the use of such data to develop complete construction plans. Ability to interpret construction specifications and designs and make construction and material estimates. Ability to develop project specifications, establish parameters for their completion, and manage the projects through to completion, conducting inspections and consulting with architects, contractors, and other engineering professionals. Ability to oversee the work of a number of subordinate technicians, inspectors, and other city employees. Ability to conduct engineering studies, identify problems, and make recommendations for their resolution. Ability to meet with government officials, engineering professionals, interested groups, and individuals to discuss projects and regulations, answer questions, and resolve complaints. Ability to learn and adapt to advances in computer and electronics device technology and software. Ability to understand written or oral instructions. Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. Ability to sit from 51 to 75% of the time; and to climb, reach, balance, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, or type from 0 to 25% of the time.Ability to use up to ten (10) pounds of force to move objects up to 33% of the time. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE JOB CLASSIFICATION GO TO THE CITY OF OMAHA WEBSITE www.cityofomaha.org EOE |
