STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CIVIL ENGINEER IV
Class Code: 2024-27 Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 7-5-9 Date of Last Revision: 08-03-11
BASIC PURPOSE: To supervise a variety of major civil
engineering projects or provide technical expertise in the review of civil
engineering systems design.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Supervises the
training and education of subordinate personnel to achieve engineering goals
and to enhance ability to perform assigned duties.
·
Plans,
coordinates, and supervises a major civil engineering project or projects.
·
Resolves
conflicts and avoids delays by identifying, analyzing and evaluating project
factors.
·
Communicates
with organizations and conducts public meetings, maintains good public
relations and solicits appropriate input for the projects.
·
Studies,
recommends and presents design problem solutions to supervisors.
·
Administers
and enforces statutes as they apply to civil engineering projects.
·
Acts as
project manager to coordinate and track engineering projects and to ensure work
is completed according to established timeframes.
·
Directs the
inspection and monitoring of construction activities; reviews construction plans
both in progress and upon completion.
·
Reviews
project records and approves the progress payment to the contractors.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and interpreting
data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to arrive at logical
conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific understanding
to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular
field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving major
aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs or of
employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including disciplining
employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and terminating
employees, and developing work methods.
The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or section with
responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and reports and
making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve work
objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires formal
presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to
increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in planning and
evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of professional,
technical and managerial standards under administrative direction and according
to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Master of Science degree from
a recognized college or university with a major concentration in civil
engineering.
Experience: Four years' post baccalaureate experience in
the practice of civil engineering.
OR
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from a
recognized college or university with a major study in civil engineering.
Experience: Six years' post baccalaureate experience in
the practice of civil engineering.
OR
Education: Possession of an Associate's degree from a
recognized college or technical school with a major study in civil technology.
Experience: Six years' experience in the practice of
civil engineering at a level equivalent to Civil Engineer I (or higher), plus
two additional years' experience in a position comparable to an Engineering
Technician.
License/Certification: Must be a Licensed Professional Engineer in
the State of New Hampshire or a Licensed Professional Engineer in another state
and obtain licensure in NH within one year of employment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
(For Department of Environmental Services only) Other related
engineering degrees as indicated on the supplemental job description will be
accepted for this class series.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and practices of
civil engineering with special reference to the activities of the appropriate
specialty. Knowledge of modern methods
and techniques as applied to the design, construction, maintenance and
operation of public works. Knowledge of
effective supervision. Ability to
perform mathematical computations applicable to engineering surveying and
design operations. Ability to prepare,
interpret and utilize civil engineering plans, maps and specifications. Ability to plan and supervise the work of
professional and technical assistants.
Ability to make comprehensive recommendations on engineering
problems. Ability to communicate
effectively. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with associates, subordinates,
consultants, contractors, and contractor's employees. 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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