STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF
ENGINEER, WATER DIVISION
Class
Code: 1785-35
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational
Code: 7-5-9
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC
PURPOSE: To perform professional engineering and
administrative duties in directing and coordinating the operations of the Water
Division.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Directs subordinate
engineers in determining the location, design, construction, maintenance, and
operation of dams and reservoirs owned by the Water Division.
·
Supervises
establishment of design standards and in reviewing designs, and plans for new
construction and for repairs to existing dams and appurtenant structures.
·
Reviews the periodic
inspection reports of state and privately owned dams to determine that proper
maintenance activities are being followed and that no hazards exist.
·
Negotiates long-term
leases of state owned dams to private operators of hydro-electric facilities to
promote hydropower generation.
·
Reviews staff
recommendations on design and construction plans for proposed construction
and/or reconstruction of recreation, flood control and power producing
projects.
·
Performs studies on
and develops water level determinations for major bodies of water in the state
to advise subordinates of water level changes and appropriate dam operations.
·
Appears before
legislative committees to present evidence, for or against, proposed statutes
that affect the Water Division and related activities.
·
Administers overall
day-to-day operations of the Water Division and assumes the role of the
Division Director in his/her absence.
·
Supervises
preparation of operating and capital budgets and appears before legislative
committees to defend them.
·
Consults with the
Attorney General's Office relative to implementation of division orders and the
drafting of contracts and other documents.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill
in evaluating, planning or integrating analysis of data to formulate current
and long-range solutions, strategies or policies of a specialized or technical
nature.
Knowledge: Requires
logical or scientific expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or
professional nature in a wide range of applications.
Impact: Requires
overall administrative responsibility for achieving agency objectives by
directing all aspects of operations management. Errors at this level result in disruption of system wide
programs or services as well as long-term adverse impact on agency image and
the future success of organizational operations.
Supervision: Requires
agency-wide administrative supervision, including the responsibility for
developing and evaluating internal personnel policies. This level also involves the
administrative management of a program which affects more than one agency,
including overseeing the interaction of agency employees or policies to
accomplish organizational objectives or goals.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical
Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires
acting as the official representative of the agency, including explaining and
defending current and long-range goals or objectives which directly affect
public policy decisions regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires
formulating the combination of overall job functions in order to address highly
diverse or novel situations requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches
to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Independent
Action: Requires administrative decision-making
in authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of
a Master's degree from a recognized college or university with major study in
civil engineering.
Experience: Ten years'
experience in civil engineering, preferably including duties related to dam
design, soils mechanics and stream hydraulics. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education at the graduate level
only.
License/Certification: Registered
Professional Engineer. Valid
driver's license and/or access to transportation for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles of civil engineering
with emphasis on hydraulics.
Knowledge of modern methods and techniques in regard to the design,
construction, maintenance and operation of dams, water diversion and related
designs of engineering structures and making complete engineering plans and
specifications. Skill in
negotiating leases and contracts.
Ability to supervise professional and non-professional employees. Ability to make comprehensive
recommendations on engineering problems.
Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with federal, state and local authorities, co-workers and the
general public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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