Project Engineer - Plummer Idaho

Company: Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Location: Plummer, Idaho
Posted On: 04/20/2024

This is a professional public works construction management position with primary work assignments -focused on managing construction project design, bidding, contract compliance, quality assurance, and -compliance with project standards and specifications. The project engineer must implement design -standards, research project requirements, perform GIS mapping, understand, follow, and implement -departmental procedures for administering bid processes and contracting with the Tribe. Incumbents -are expected to manage specific project components for the design, development, construction and -review of tribal construction projects to ensure excellent results. The work is performed under the -supervision of the Public Works Director. The incumbent also performs other duties of the department -as required or as assigned by the Director. The project engineer will also help supervise consultants, -administer contracts, manage projects, contractors, and part-time staff.

• Develops preliminary designs and assembles specifications for identified public works -construction projects.
  
• Works with design consulting firms to ensure contracted design work meets the Tribe's -construction standards and specifications.
  
• Develops a variety of engineering calculations for streets, utility systems, and construction -projects.
  
• Prepares and/or reviews engineering documents, legal documents, maps, contracts and -correspondence for public works department construction projects.
  
• Plans, organizes and implements public works construction projects utilizing engineering -drawings and field data and profiles. Creates preliminary and final designs with plans and cross -sections, estimates of materials, final contract engineering drawings, proposals and contracts, -solicits bids, evaluates bidder qualifications and makes contract award recommendations. -Conducts pre-construction meetings, creates and/or approves traffic control plans, coordinates -inspection schedules, materials testing, record keeping, submittals, requests for information, -contractor claims, manages design changes and change orders in concert with supervisor, -calculates and prepares monthly progress payment reports, reviews contractor pay requests, -creates as-built drawings, and project close-out reports.
  
• Serves as a liaison to consultants and the public and performs quality control/quality assurance -activities on project designs to ensure that projects are designed according to the Tribe's design -standards, material specifications, and needs; maintains accurate records of work completedand materials used and notifies consultants and supervisor of authorized project modifications -or non-compliance.
  
• Inspects and tests materials used by consultants and contractors on projects.
  
• May conduct traffic counts and traffic control studies and related field work.
  
• Participates in all phases of field work as required or as directed.
  
• Coordinates the implementation of public works construction projects and inspects projects -during construction to ensure compliance with project design standards, approved plans, -specifications and permit requirements. -
  
• Manages all aspects of construction project accounting, prevailing wage compliance, and -funding source reporting requirements.
  
• Records and maintains accurate field notes, performs engineering calculations, field studies, -observes and enforces safety procedures.
  
• Maintains and updates accurate public works department maps and engineering files.
  
• Operates small excavator, skid steer, pickups, 1-ton trucks and trailers.
  
• Uses computer-aided drafting and ArcGIS mapping software and a variety of personal computer -programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, database and other miscellaneous -engineering and general purpose programs.
  
• Attends work on a regular and dependable basis.
  
• Interacts in a professional, tactful, and respectful manner with Tribal staff, contractors, elected -officials, and the public.
  Knowledge of:
  
  
  
  • The terminology, methods, and practices of engineering, drafting, preliminary and final design, -and surveying, and skills in their application to Tribal public works projects;
    
  • Public works construction materials, methods, procedures, and practices;
    
  • The materials, methods, and practices used in public works construction inspection and -materials testing, and their application to Tribal public works construction projects.
    
  • Consultant and contractor procurement processes.
    
  • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and requirements for administering federally-funded -projects through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Transit Administration, and Indian -Health Services.
    
  • Competitive bid process and contractor procurement.
    
    Ability to:
    
    
    
    • Plan, organize, design, review, and implement public works construction projects;
      
    • Evaluate engineering designs, plans, and specifications on a variety of construction projects, -and to work with consultants and contractors to ensure bids include required project -components;
      
    • Keep accurate records and field notes, make engineering computations, and prepare plans and -designs for Tribal public works projects;
      
    • Read and understand blueprints, details, profile designs, engineering plans and specifications;
      
    • Combine sound engineering judgment and common sense to solve a variety of design and -construction problems;
      
    • Use computer programs such as computer-aided drafting and ArcGIS mapping software and a -variety of personal computer programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases and -other miscellaneous engineering and general purpose programs;
      
    • Deal courteously and tactfully with contractors and the public;
      
    • Work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, walk safely on and through rough terrain, -and work in vehicular traffic areas;
      
    • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with department personnel, -consultants, contractors, and the public;
      
    • Provide quality services in a cost-effective manner and recommend improved methods of -performing the work;
      
    • Physically perform the essential functions of the job;
      
    • Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record.
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