$84,797.87 - $135,337.58 Annually
LocationPlantation, FL
Job TypeFull-Time
Job Number1412716
DepartmentParks DA Planning & Design
Opening Date08/22/2024
Closing DateContinuous
Veterans' Preference NoticeUnder Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
Description Benefits Questions REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCESThe Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Licensed Engineer (Civil/Structural) at Parks Planning & Design.
This Job Announcement will remain open until a sufficient number of applications are received. Job Brief
An experienced Civil / Structural / Marine engineer is needed to expand our team. You will be in charge of managing design and permitting of site utilities and development, structures, shoreline hardening, and marine docking facilities for various site and building capital improvement and repair projects.
In order to ensure that projects are successfully completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with the necessary requirements, you will collaborate with clients, other engineers, and project managers.
General Description
Advanced professional and supervisory engineering work in the design and review of a wide variety of engineering and environmental projects.
Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.
Minimum Education and Experience RequirementsRequires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or closely related field.
Requires four (4) years progressively responsible experience in professional engineering work appropriate to the area of assignment including six (6) months of lead work/supervisory experience.
Special Certifications and LicensesPossess and maintain Professional Engineer License in State of Florida for duration of assignment.
PreferencesMasters degree with major coursework in Civil engineering (Structural/Marine) or closely related field.
Engineering Society membership
LEED certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Coastal/Marine Engineering certification
Threshold Building Inspector/Special Inspector license
3+ years experience with BIM - ArchiCAD preferred, Revit, Civil 3D, etc
5+ years experience in public sector structural engineering design and/or construction management
3+ years experience with Cost Estimating
3+ years experience with permitting thru USCOE, SFWMD, etc
Ability to speak foreign language (not limited to Spanish, French/Creole, Portuguese)
Additional Information:
All candidates must complete an extensive ten (10) year work history verification and criminal background check which includes post-offer physical examination, clearing of DCF's Affidavit of Good Moral Character (https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/background-screening/docs/DCF%20AGMC.pdf
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Design and design management of civil engineering discipline which include structural systems for buildings, shoreline hardening, marine docking facilities, pump stations, site utilities, land development and other miscellaneous applications.
Management of environmental permitting with County, state, and federal agencies.
Using CAD software, create schematics, diagrams, and layouts for civil systems. For planned initiatives, carry out cost-benefit evaluations and feasibility studies.
Working with project managers, other engineers, contractors, and clients to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Develop the civil & structural specifications, drawings, and calculations for construction contract bid and permit documents.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations when designing and specifying civil, structural, and marine systems.
Support and advice other team members with regard to technical matters.
Keep abreast with new developments in technology and business trends that affect civil, structural, and marine systems.
Prepares plans and technical specifications for construction bid; works with Purchasing to develop contracts, reviews and edits documents; attends pre bid and pre construction meetings; reviews all complete bids for construction award.
Performs in depth technical review of construction plans in various submittal stages; reviews plans for concurrence with agreed upon design requirements, and constructability; works with other County public works agencies to maintain and update design and equipment standards; performs general communication, decision making and coordination with a multitude of professionals within these projects.
Manages construction contracts including procurement, cost accounting, schedules, and construction engineering inspections; manages engineering consultants, conducts negotiations, supervises preparation of scope and fees, provides oversight of consultant design services and approve invoices.
Reviews customer construction plans for dewatering determination; conducts quality assurance and quality control reviews of internal design projects.
Enters data and uploads documents in the Broward County and Florida State computer systems to track contaminated site cleanup status; maintains oversight and control of assigned cleanup projects, site inspections, and enforcement related activities to ensure compliance with regulations.
Trains and assists in resolving complex Air Permitting issues; schedules, assigns and supervises engineering projects prepared by consultants; supervises the Design Section staff's day-to-day activities.
Supervises and participates in the studies and reports prepared by engineering consultants; participates in negotiation with consultants and contractors; conducts meetings with consultants, contractors, staff and other stakeholders.
Coordinates the process of bidding, contract development, exchange of information, and surveys.
Reviews environmental assessment reports and remedial action designs and reports, construction and dewatering plans and updates databases to reflect these activities; prepares and reviews paperwork for issuance of order for own/others projects.
Provides training, peer review, technical support (including review/approval of technical designs) of documents/correspondence for team members; attends internal/external meetings related to own and team members' projects.
Maintains contact with State of Florida personnel, consultants and responsible parties including meetings and telephone conversations.
Performs site inspections for own projects and for team member projects that require Professional Engineer review; reviews contractor submittals for compliance with contract documents. Responds to contractor requests for information.
Provides technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or computer-aided design (CAD) technicians and other technical personnel; prepares PS&E (plans, specifications and estimates) documents for design of County facilities.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENTPhysical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.
SPECIAL INFORMATIONCompetenciesTech SavvyAnticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. Investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.
Manages ComplexityMakes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks questions to encourage others to think differently and enrich their analyses of complex situations. Accurately defines the key elements of complex, ambiguous situations.
Decision QualityMakes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Ensures that people's decisions comply with policies and standards. Integrates analysis, experience, and other inputs to make effective decisions. Accepts workable decisions and also seeks better alternatives.
Action OrientedTakes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Takes timely action on important or difficult issues. Identifies and pursues new opportunities that benefit the organization.
Plans and AlignsPlans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Stays focused on plans and improvises in response to changes, including risks and contingencies. Aligns own team's work with other workgroups'. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans.
Optimizes Work ProcessesKnows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Pays close attention to a variety of metrics and benchmarks; determines both major and subtle ways to optimize processes. Swiftly resolves process breakdowns; takes steps to ensure that problems do not recur.
Ensures AccountabilityHolds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Tracks performance and strives to remain effective, learning from both successes and failures. Readily takes on challenges or difficult tasks and has reputation for delivering on commitments.
Communicates EffectivelyDevelops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Disseminates knowledge, insights, and updates in a polished, precise, and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others' comments. Creates rich documents and reports.
County Core ValuesAll Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ComplianceBroward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management ResponsibilitiesNote: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee ResponsibilitiesAll Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount. Additional information about Broward County Benefits.
01 How many years of progressively responsible experience in professional electrical engineering work do you possess? Less than 4 years 4 to 6 years 7 or more years 02 Describe your professional civil/structural engineering experience, providing the scope and complexity of projects that you have worked on. Ensure to include the number of years and work location(s) of your experience. 03 Do you have at least six (6) months of lead work/supervisory experience? Yes No 04 What is the highest level degree that you have obtained from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or closely related field? No Degree Associates Degree Bachelors Degree Masters Degree or higher 05 What area of study is your degree in? 06 Do you possess an active Professional Engineer License in the State of Florida? Yes No 07 Please indicate if you possess any of the following active certifications and/or memberships. Select "N/A," if none. Engineering Society Membership LEED Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) Coastal/Marine Engineering certification certificate Threshold Building Inspector/Special Inspector license N/A 08 What languages, other than English, are you fluent in reading, writing and speaking? 09 Describe your experience with BIM - ArchiCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, etc. Ensure to include number of years and work location of your experience. 10 Describe your experience in public sector structural engineering design and/or construction management. Ensure to include the number of years and work location of your experience. 11 Describe your experience with Cost Estimating. Ensure to include the number of years and work location of your experience. 12 Describe your experience with permitting with the USCOE (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), SFWMD (South Florida Water Management District), or similar. Ensure to include the number of years and work location of your experience.Required Question
Agency Broward County Address 115 S. Andrews Ave.Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301-4800 Phone (954) 831-4000
Website http://www.broward.org/careers REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Licensed Engineer (Civil/Structural) at Parks Planning & Design.
This Job Announcement will remain open until a sufficient number of applications are received. Job Brief
An experienced Civil / Structural / Marine engineer is needed to expand our team. You will be in charge of managing design and permitting of site utilities and development, structures, shoreline hardening, and marine docking facilities for various site and building capital improvement and repair projects.
In order to ensure that projects are successfully completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with the necessary requirements, you will collaborate with clients, other engineers, and project managers.
General Description
Advanced professional and supervisory engineering work in the design and review of a wide variety of engineering and environmental projects.
Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.
Minimum Education and Experience RequirementsRequires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or closely related field.
Requires four (4) years progressively responsible experience in professional engineering work appropriate to the area of assignment including six (6) months of lead work/supervisory experience.
Special Certifications and LicensesPossess and maintain Professional Engineer License in State of Florida for duration of assignment.
PreferencesMasters degree with major coursework in Civil engineering (Structural/Marine) or closely related field.
Engineering Society membership
LEED certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Coastal/Marine Engineering certification
Threshold Building Inspector/Special Inspector license
3+ years experience with BIM - ArchiCAD preferred, Revit, Civil 3D, etc
5+ years experience in public sector structural engineering design and/or construction management
3+ years experience with Cost Estimating
3+ years experience with permitting thru USCOE, SFWMD, etc
Ability to speak foreign language (not limited to Spanish, French/Creole, Portuguese)
Additional Information:
All candidates must complete an extensive ten (10) year work history verification and criminal background check which includes post-offer physical examination, clearing of DCF's Affidavit of Good Moral Character (https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/background-screening/docs/DCF%20AGMC.pdf
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Design and design management of civil engineering discipline which include structural systems for buildings, shoreline hardening, marine docking facilities, pump stations, site utilities, land development and other miscellaneous applications.
Management of environmental permitting with County, state, and federal agencies.
Using CAD software, create schematics, diagrams, and layouts for civil systems. For planned initiatives, carry out cost-benefit evaluations and feasibility studies.
Working with project managers, other engineers, contractors, and clients to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Develop the civil & structural specifications, drawings, and calculations for construction contract bid and permit documents.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations when designing and specifying civil, structural, and marine systems.
Support and advice other team members with regard to technical matters.
Keep abreast with new developments in technology and business trends that affect civil, structural, and marine systems.
Prepares plans and technical specifications for construction bid; works with Purchasing to develop contracts, reviews and edits documents; attends pre bid and pre construction meetings; reviews all complete bids for construction award.
Performs in depth technical review of construction plans in various submittal stages; reviews plans for concurrence with agreed upon design requirements, and constructability; works with other County public works agencies to maintain and update design and equipment standards; performs general communication, decision making and coordination with a multitude of professionals within these projects.
Manages construction contracts including procurement, cost accounting, schedules, and construction engineering inspections; manages engineering consultants, conducts negotiations, supervises preparation of scope and fees, provides oversight of consultant design services and approve invoices.
Reviews customer construction plans for dewatering determination; conducts quality assurance and quality control reviews of internal design projects.
Enters data and uploads documents in the Broward County and Florida State computer systems to track contaminated site cleanup status; maintains oversight and control of assigned cleanup projects, site inspections, and enforcement related activities to ensure compliance with regulations.
Trains and assists in resolving complex Air Permitting issues; schedules, assigns and supervises engineering projects prepared by consultants; supervises the Design Section staff's day-to-day activities.
Supervises and participates in the studies and reports prepared by engineering consultants; participates in negotiation with consultants and contractors; conducts meetings with consultants, contractors, staff and other stakeholders.
Coordinates the process of bidding, contract development, exchange of information, and surveys.
Reviews environmental assessment reports and remedial action designs and reports, construction and dewatering plans and updates databases to reflect these activities; prepares and reviews paperwork for issuance of order for own/others projects.
Provides training, peer review, technical support (including review/approval of technical designs) of documents/correspondence for team members; attends internal/external meetings related to own and team members' projects.
Maintains contact with State of Florida personnel, consultants and responsible parties including meetings and telephone conversations.
Performs site inspections for own projects and for team member projects that require Professional Engineer review; reviews contractor submittals for compliance with contract documents. Responds to contractor requests for information.
Provides technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or computer-aided design (CAD) technicians and other technical personnel; prepares PS&E (plans, specifications and estimates) documents for design of County facilities.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENTPhysical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.
SPECIAL INFORMATIONCompetenciesTech SavvyAnticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. Investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.
Manages ComplexityMakes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks questions to encourage others to think differently and enrich their analyses of complex situations. Accurately defines the key elements of complex, ambiguous situations.
Decision QualityMakes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Ensures that people's decisions comply with policies and standards. Integrates analysis, experience, and other inputs to make effective decisions. Accepts workable decisions and also seeks better alternatives.
Action OrientedTakes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Takes timely action on important or difficult issues. Identifies and pursues new opportunities that benefit the organization.
Plans and AlignsPlans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Stays focused on plans and improvises in response to changes, including risks and contingencies. Aligns own team's work with other workgroups'. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans.
Optimizes Work ProcessesKnows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Pays close attention to a variety of metrics and benchmarks; determines both major and subtle ways to optimize processes. Swiftly resolves process breakdowns; takes steps to ensure that problems do not recur.
Ensures AccountabilityHolds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Tracks performance and strives to remain effective, learning from both successes and failures. Readily takes on challenges or difficult tasks and has reputation for delivering on commitments.
Communicates EffectivelyDevelops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Disseminates knowledge, insights, and updates in a polished, precise, and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others' comments. Creates rich documents and reports.
County Core ValuesAll Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ComplianceBroward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management ResponsibilitiesNote: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee ResponsibilitiesAll Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount. Additional information about Broward County Benefits.
01 How many years of progressively responsible experience in professional electrical engineering work do you possess? Less than 4 years 4 to 6 years 7 or more years 02 Describe your professional civil/structural engineering experience, providing the scope and complexity of projects that you have worked on. Ensure to include the number of years and work location(s) of your experience. 03 Do you have at least six (6) months of lead work/supervisory experience? Yes No 04 What is the highest level degree that you have obtained from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or closely related field? No Degree Associates Degree Bachelors Degree Masters Degree or higher 05 What area of study is your degree in? 06 Do you possess an active Professional Engineer License in the State of Florida? Yes No 07 Please indicate if you possess any of the following active certifications and/or memberships. Select "N/A," if none. Engineering Society Membership LEED Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) Coastal/Marine Engineering certification certificate Threshold Building Inspector/Special Inspector license N/A 08 What languages, other than English, are you fluent in reading, writing and speaking? 09 Describe your experience with BIM - ArchiCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, etc. Ensure to include number of years and work location of your experience. 10 Describe your experience in public sector structural engineering design and/or construction management. Ensure to include the number of years and work location of your experience. 11 Describe your experience with Cost Estimating. Ensure to include the number of years and work location of your experience. 12 Describe your experience with permitting with the USCOE (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), SFWMD (South Florida Water Management District), or similar. Ensure to include the number of years and work location of your experience.Required Question
Agency Broward County Address 115 S. Andrews Ave.Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301-4800 Phone (954) 831-4000
Website http://www.broward.org/careers