Canton Senior Engineer (Water)

Salary Range : $84,179 - $123,608 (+$10-$20 / hour in benefits)

Employment at the City of Canton comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, and sick time.

Applicants must apply at governmentjobs.com / careers / cantonohio. Applicants MUST submit a copy of a valid driver's license or other photo ID along with their application and any other pertinent documentation.

This is an open examination. To be eligible for this position, applicants must be a U. S. Citizen or have a permanent resident card. Applicants must be a High School graduate or possess a G.E.D. and be at least 18 years of age.

General Statement of Duties

• This is a responsible and professional position with higher-level managerial responsibilities
• Perform professional work which involves the application of civil engineering, surveying, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), or project management to the design, oversight, and construction of public works projects
• This position consists of professional engineering work directly involving public health and safety requiring thorough familiarity with engineering and surveying principles and practices, American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards, Ten-State standards, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and regulations
• Perform professional work of an engineering and administrative nature in assisting in the direction of the office and field staff of the Water Department
• Maintain healthy relationships with Ohio EPA and expect to be actively involved with the Ohio AWWA
• Direct in-house planning and design of public works projects, involving preparation of preliminary engineering reports and detailed construction plans and specifications
• Direct and coordinate activities of department staff as they relate to engineering and related aspects of projects and department functions
• Prepare funding applications and administer funds accordingly
• Application of sound technical principles, practices, and judgment at various levels of project design and construction
• Work must be performed in accordance with applicable laws, codes, and regulations
• Assist the Department Head in developing and monitoring the department budget and handling confidential materials such as personnel files
• Assist the Department Head in creating and enforcing rules and regulations for the administration of the operations of the Water Department
• Assist the Department Head in developing, coordinating, evaluating, managing, and encouraging the implementation of various programs for Water Department
• This position is responsible for the direction of work and manner of accomplishment of assigned personnel
• Overall, the Senior Engineer is expected to be knowledgeable, thoroughly involved in, and reasonably responsible for the proper functioning of all aspects of the Water Department
• This position reports to the Department Head or Assistant Department Head

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Examples of Work

SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION, THE CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.

REPEATING AN EXAM Per OAC Rule 123 : 1-9-01, an applicant who has competed in a civil service examination cannot repeat that examination or take an examination for the same classification within FOUR MONTHS from the date of original examination, unless an alternative form of examination is given, or unless other standards are specified in the examination announcement.

RATING

Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. Once the list has been established, your name will remain on the list for a period of one (1) year.

DISCLAIMER

All applicants should receive an email from noreply@governmentjobs.com confirming that their application was received. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact Civil Service at jobs@cantonohio.gov to confirm that your application went through. Once Civil Service processes applications, you will be emailed again within 5 business days. Should you not receive an email, please call our office at 330-489-3360.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VETERANS

As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who have been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than 180 days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States or an act of Congress of the United States may file with the director a certificate of service or honorable discharge (DD-214 – Long version), and upon this filing, the person shall receive an additional credit of twenty percent (20%) of the person's total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.

A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member's initial entry-level training shall receive a credit of fifteen percent (15%) of the person's total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.

NOTICE OF DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENT

Pursuant to Civil Service Rules applicants are hereby advised that the position of employment being examined for is subject to a drug test. Accordingly, eligibility is not considered final until drug testing has been successfully completed with a negative result.

NOTICE OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Be advised that candidates may be subjected to a confidential background investigation, including, but not limited to, a criminal record check and driving record check.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available upon request to those qualified applicants in need of it, in order to achieve the essential job functions as described above.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age, type of disability, or any other non-merit factor.

BY ORDER OF THE CANTON CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Rachel A. Forchione, Director

Anna M. Moeglin, Assistant Director

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