About the Department

Incumbent serves as Utilities Engineer with responsibility for overseeing the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the water, wastewater, and stormwater systems and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as supervision of department personnel.

Position Duties

This job description is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all job functions performed. The following are essential duties for this position, performed with or without reasonable accommodation:

Primary

Oversees planning, design, and construction of the water, wastewater, and stormwater systems including mains, pump stations, storage tanks, inlets, and other components of the infrastructure. Evaluates the need for water, wastewater, and stormwater system expansion, rehabilitation, and elimination.

Perform process engineering by working with the plant superintendents and operators at both the water and wastewater treatment plants to optimize the treatment processes, improve efficiencies, and minimize costs related to operations, maintenance, and capital project improvements.

Designs water, wastewater, and stormwater systems infrastructure and components. Performs topographic field surveys and prepares plans and specifications for official approval, public review, or publication. Certifies in-house designs for permitting purposes with the state of Indiana. Performs technical assistance to transmission and distribution crews performing construction and engineering inspection staff overseeing construction.

Reviews professional engineering designs of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems components prepared by the private sector for system expansion, ensuring compatibility with existing and future systems and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Performs water distribution modeling of network system expansion. Maintains current water distribution network model. Reviews water distribution-modeling data for systems expansion. Signs and approves Indiana Department of Environmental Management applications for water distribution system expansion.

Performs, maintains, and reviews wastewater and stormwater models for determining system capacity to evaluate the collection system, ensuring compatibility with existing and future requirements.

Supervises and directs department personnel, including hiring, training, directing, and evaluating work assignments.

Prepares documents relating to the hiring of consultants and contractors. This includes contract documents, and bidding documents, reviews bids received and recommends approval to Utilities Service Board and/or Director. Manages the construction of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems projects including technical assistance, approval of change orders, and approval of invoices for payment.

Receives and investigates water, wastewater, and stormwater systems complaints from citizens, and initiates appropriate action in solving valid complaints.

Secondary

Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum knowledge equivalent to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field, or equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential duties of the position.

Minimum experience equivalent to three years of relevant work and/or education experience.

Ability to obtain certification in the State of Indiana as a Professional Engineer.

Knowledge of the principles, techniques, and accepted practices of water, wastewater, and stormwater engineering, construction, and maintenance.

Ability to effectively supervise, direct, and evaluate the work of others.

Ability to effectively manage the work of outside consultants and contractors.

Ability to use the computer for water, wastewater, and stormwater network calculations, word processing, spreadsheets, database management, GIS, computer-aided drafting, and other job-related software.

Ability to legally drive a motor vehicle.

Other Qualifications

Difficulty of Work

Most work is performed in a modern office environment, with site visits also required that expose the incumbent to construction-related hazards and all weather conditions. Position requires moderate physical exertion. Incumbent is frequently required to work overtime and attend evening meetings. Incumbent applies a variety of rules, laws, and engineering knowledge to coordinate and direct the construction and maintenance of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. Errors are not readily apparent through supervisory review and may result in substantial loss of department monies, and violation of federal, state, and local rules and regulations.

Personal Work Relationships

Contact is maintained with coworkers, design engineers, contractors, private interests, and members of the general public relating to explanations of Department policies and engineering questions. Incumbent makes frequent presentations related to the development and maintains regular contact with other governmental agencies to ensure legal compliance and submission of applications.

Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to regular full-time and part-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, and personal time off.

Eligible employees receive 13 paid holidays per year. They may earn up to 4 weeks (160 hours) of Paid Time Off in their first year of employment and 5 weeks (200 hours) in their second calendar year of employment.
The City contributes 100% of the 14.2% of a regular employee's salary to their retirement fund through the Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS). Employees may contribute additional pre-taxed dollars to a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan account to supplement their retirement earnings. The City will contribute double the amount of the employee's 457 (b) contribution to a 401(a) account up to $30 per pay.
Health, vision, and dental insurance premiums are subsidized by the City and are available on day one of employment to regular employees. Employees may elect the High Deductible Insurance plan with the City providing an HSA contribution and if the employee is a non-smoker or participating in the Tobacco Cessation program, the employee only plan is at no cost to the employee.
Employees and their dependents (ages 3 and up) who are on the City's health insurance may utilize the City Employee Health Clinic.
Employee Tuition reimbursement plan.*
Employees may receive over $2,400 per year in HSA contributions and wellness reimbursements, insurance discounts, and incentives.
The City offers life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and long term disability insurance at no cost to employees. Employees may elect voluntary term life and short-term disability insurance.
After 1 year of employment, six weeks of paid parental leave are available to eligible employees.
Student Loan Forgiveness: The City of Bloomington is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans.*
City Employees can participate in the Sustainable Commuter Incentive program for financial incentive.
City Employees are able to ride the Bloomington Transit for free.

*Conditions and restrictions apply.

Supplemental Questions

Do you meet the minimum knowledge equivalent to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field, or equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential duties of the position?

Describe in detail how you meet the minimum requirement of three years of relevant work and/or educational experience. If you do not have prior experience, type NA.

Licensed certification in the State of Indiana as a Professional Engineer is preferred. Ability to
obtain Professional Engineering certification will be considered.

I hold an active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Indiana.
I do not currently hold an active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Indiana, but I have the ability to obtain certification.
I do not currently hold an active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Indiana, and I do not have the ability to obtain the certification.

Describe any prior experience or ability to effectively supervise, direct, and evaluate the work of others. If you do not have prior supervisory experience, Type NA.

Describe your experience or knowledge of water, wastewater, and stormwater engineering, construction, and maintenance practices. If none, type NA.

Do you have the ability to legally drive a motor vehicle?

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: City of Bloomington, Indiana
Address: 401 North Morton Street

Bloomington, Indiana, 47404
Phone: 812-349-3404
Website: https://bloomington.in.gov/

Utilities - Engineer