Civil Engineer III

Experience the best of both suburban and urban lifestyles in Chatham County in Coastal Georgia. It's an inviting community and a perfect place to live, work, and play. Chatham County has much to offer as the fifth-oldest county in Georgia and the largest one outside of Atlanta. You'll be amazed by the stunning riverfront community that includes the city of Savannah and a three-mile beach on Tybee Island. To ensure excellent service, over 1,800 diverse team members work in Chatham County Government's 35 departments to serve the county's citizens. We attract people from all over the country by providing amazing benefits, competitive salaries, and growth opportunities. Join Team Chatham today.

Description

Leverage your expertise in Civil Engineering. Chatham County's Engineering Department is seeking a Civil Engineer III to manage projects, ensure compliance, and provide technical guidance in its Sales Tax Division. This role requires a Bachelor's Degree, PE license, and extensive years of experience. Salary commensurate with Qualifications and Experience Level.

Examples of Duties

Manages assigned projects, including supervising, planning, scheduling, and coordinating project engineering work, reviewing and approving construction plans and supporting calculations, and ensuring project compliance with all codes and ordinances and established engineering standards.
Prepares design plans, construction details, specifications, and bid documents, holds bid conferences, evaluates bids, makes bid award recommendations, and reviews and processes contractor pay requests.
Participates in project budget administration, cost accounting, and project scheduling.
Serves as a liaison between contractors and County officials and department heads.
Coordinates and plans public information meetings, including preparing appropriate exhibits, plans, and information to present the message effectively.
Inspects ongoing and completed developments to ensure compliance with approved plans and issues violation notices and stop work orders to noncompliant sites.
Provides information and advice and makes recommendations to the County Manager, County Commissioners, and department heads regarding construction projects.
Attends meetings with the County Manager, County Commissioners, and others.
Reviews and provides technical assistance for proposed storm water drainage improvements.
Notifies property owners of property impacts and construction schedules of projects.
Completes all necessary reports, charts, graphs, correspondence, maps, and reports.
Addresses, processes, investigates, and coordinates efforts to respond to citizen questions, complaints, and concerns about projects, including providing citizens with information.
Coordinates with contractors, other departments and agencies, and other interested parties to solve construction difficulties and problems and adjusts designs.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or a closely related field and
At least ten (10) years of experience in Civil Engineering, or
Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
Must possess and maintain a state of Georgia Professional Engineering (PE) License.

During emergencies and disasters affecting Chatham County, you may be required to report to work as part of a disaster operations team.

In accordance with the Department of Transportation, Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holders and those employed in safety-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing.

Candidates with direct and relevant experience may receive an offer of up to 10% above the minimum salary that is posted, reflecting their exceptional qualifications.

Chatham County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, or military/veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.