Civil Engineer I - Staff Engineer - City of Ann Arbor

Grade 6 - Civil Engineer I - Staff Engineer

Salary: $62,000 - $71,000 (Offer will be commensurate with experience)

Benefits offered for this opportunity: 2024-Non-Union Benefits Summary

Role Summary:

This is an entry-level position for professional civil engineering work. Performs assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities. The usual assignments require the application of standard engineering techniques and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related tasks. Due to the nature of assignments given limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives. Assignments typically have clear and specific objectives.

Essential Duties:

• Performs civil engineering design, construction contract administration, plan review, and/or traffic engineering tasks.
• Using standard engineering principles and methods, completes projects that have a small or limited scope.
• Performs specific portions of a broader assignment under the direction of the City Engineer, or her/his designee.
• Applies standard engineering practices and techniques in specific situations.
• Adjusts and correlates data.
• Recognizes discrepancies in study results, construction plans, and project specifications.
• Follows operations through a series of related, detailed, steps or processes.
• Performs work that involves conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, or structures with few complex features.
• Typically, all work performed has identifiable precedents.
• Prepares construction contract specifications.
• Collects and processes data.
• Investigates and assists in the preparation of options in the preliminary or study phases of projects.
• Performs research and prepares initial and final drafts of project specific reports.
• Prepares construction quantity take-offs and cost estimates and other activities requiring basic knowledge of the principles and techniques of civil engineering.
• Reviews design and construction plans and daily inspection reports.

Education, Training and Experience Required at Entry:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• 0-3 years experience in Civil Engineering
• Ability to receive Fundamental-in-Engineering certificate (FE)

Licensing Requirements at entry:

• Valid Driver’s License

View Additional Requirements and Information at: CIVIL ENGINEER I - Staff Engineer