JOB TITLE: SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER SUPERVISOR

JOB CODE: 1114I

B - Bridges 1114B

I - General 1114I

J - Hydraulic 1114J

S – Structural 1114S

T - Transportation 1114T

DEFINITION: This is advanced professional supervisory civil engineering work.

An employee in this job supervises civil engineers who perform journey level work associated with the design, construction, or maintenance of roads, bridges, buildings, dams or related hydrologic structures, water or sewage treatment facilities, structural life support systems, commonwealth facilities, or other civil engineering projects; or transportation planning, traffic control of highways, construction materials testing or sampling, environmental project delivery, and geotechnical analysis and design. Work involves supervising and performing preliminary engineering studies or foundation investigations, preparing plans and specifications, or serving as construction engineer supervisor on large and complex projects. In the Department of Transportation (DOT), work may include functioning as a design unit or squad supervisor over other engineers or technical personnel; or supervising the maintenance of highways and bridges and administering highway and bridge maintenance programs in a geographic portion of a county highway maintenance organization, which includes the development, preparation, evaluation, and monitoring of agreements with local government and related public service organizations for the sharing of maintenance services. In other agencies, work includes functioning as a first-level supervisor of journey level civil engineering functions. Assignments require the independent selection of courses of action for which well established guidelines are not available. Supervision is exercised over engineers, technicians, and inspectors. Employees may be required to take professional responsibility for their own work products and may be directed to assume responsible charge for unlicensed employees within the work unit. Work is assigned in broad outline by an administrative or technical supervisor who reviews completed work for engineering soundness and satisfactory completion of assigned projects.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (NOTE: The examples of work are representative of the work, but every position classified to this job may not perform all examples of work listed. Conversely, this is not an all-inclusive list of work examples.)

• In a civil engineering environment, supervises civil engineers who perform work requiring the application of engineering principles and practices as related to all phases of design, maintenance, or construction of roadways, bridges, buildings, or other civil engineering projects.

• In a civil engineering environment, serves as a supervisory construction engineer for large and complex roadways, interchanges, bridges, buildings, or other civil engineering projects; checks contractor’s work for compliance with contract stipulations and specifications; assigns inspection of sections of projects to assistants; makes changes in design as indicated by on-site conditions; and estimates amount of work completed for purposes of making payments to contractors.

• In a civil engineering environment, monitors the preparation of construction plans by consultant engineers, makes field trips in conjunction with the development of design details, and reviews construction and provides guidance with regard to agency policies and engineering standards and requirements.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises a specialized engineering district function such as planning and programming, transportation systems management, pavement evaluation, maintenance project control coordination, environmental project delivery, utilities, and safety design liaison.

• In a civil engineering environment, supervises project proposal or estimate preparation, including special provisions and specifications, quantities, and descriptive material as indicated in related specifications; conducts market analysis and computes cost of work for project cost estimates and schedules.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises district bridge inspection teams to include inspection, structural analysis, and recommendations for rehabilitation.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises the review, issuance, and inspection of all highway occupancy permits from the central office.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises construction materials testing and research within the central or district office; assists in the establishment and revision of testing standards; and acts as the departmental specialist in the assigned phase of work.

• In a civil engineering environment, supervises a geotechnical unit preparing plans and specifications for foundations, slopes, drainage, and other geotechnical features; participates in design development; and investigates the cause of geotechnical related failures, develops options, and makes recommendations for their remediation.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises the geotechnical engineering functions of an engineering district, characterized by moderately complex geotechnical design features, including minimal seismic analysis, structure foundations on favorable rock, and conventional cantilever or proprietary wall systems.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises one of the various traffic engineering functions, such as traffic studies, signal design, accident analysis and safety improvement, and county signing and pavement markings; or supervises statewide work zone safety or signs standards development from the central office.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises the reviews of programs, estimates, and plans of regional maintenance operations pertaining to road surface treatment, surface patching, aggregate stockpiling, snow removal, and other projects.

• In a transportation engineering environment, prepares programs, estimates, and plans for various maintenance operations, including surface treatment, surface patching, aggregate stockpiling, snow removal, bridge maintenance, and other projects; and develops, prepares, negotiates, evaluates, and monitors agreements with local government and related public service organizations for the sharing of maintenance services.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises a unit responsible for pavement management.

• In a transportation engineering environment, controls and monitors highway design project manpower resources, budgets, and schedules; evaluates department design member performance; and manages consultant activities as a design project manager for moderately complex design projects.

• In a transportation engineering environment, directs, through subordinate supervisors, the inspection of materials and workmanship of complex road or bridge projects as a construction project engineer.

• In a roadway engineering environment, directs moderately complex highway or structural design projects from inception through completion while managing resources, costs, quality, and on-time delivery in a matrix management design environment to include scopes of work, project schedules, environmental clearance plans specifications and estimates packages, permits, project designs and status reports.

• In a roadway engineering environment, controls and monitors project manpower resources, budgets and schedules for moderately complex highway or structural design projects.

• In a roadway engineering environment, evaluates department design project member performance and manages consultant activities for moderately complex highway or structural projects.

• In a roadway engineering environment, ensures the quality and timeliness of completed, moderately complex highway or structural design projects.

• In a roadway engineering environment, directs, through subordinate supervisors, the inspection of materials and workmanship of complex road or bridge projects as defined by their project features, such as number of lanes and type of bridge, signs, or traffic signals.

• In a roadway engineering environment, functions as a project engineer on several concurrent, moderately complex construction projects.

• In a civil structural engineering environment, supervises and participates in the preparation of plans and specifications for the complex structural portions of buildings and bridges; performs field investigations and depicts terrain and its effect on structural support; designs piles, footings, foundations, structural frameworks, and other steel and concrete members necessary to support the architectural designs; performs engineering computations to determine weight loads and stresses; and prepares cost estimates, job and material specifications, and detailed working drawings.

• In a civil engineering environment, supervises the review of consultant designs related to location and design, construction, or maintenance of roads, bridges, buildings, dams, or related hydrologic structures, water or sewage treatment facilities, structural life support systems, and designs for commonwealth facilities.

• In a civil engineering environment, supervises the review of soil erosion and sedimentation control plans for the construction of various projects, such as bridges, dams, culverts, stream channel relocations, and similar projects.

• In a civil engineering environment, performs the full range of supervisory functions.

• In a civil engineering environment, may serve as the responsible charge engineer for unlicensed staff.

• Travels to field sites in remote locations.

• Employees in this job may participate in the performance of their subordinates’ work consistent with operational or organizational requirements.

• Performs related work as required.

ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

ALL PARENTHETICALS (GENERAL AND TRANSPORTATION)

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of effective supervision.

• Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices.

• Knowledge of the engineering principles used in the development of drawings and specifications for components of civil engineering projects.

• Knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry and physics.

• Knowledge of linear algebra, analytical geometry and plane trigonometry.

• Knowledge of differential calculus.

• Knowledge of fluid mechanics and hydraulic principles.

• Knowledge of statics and dynamics principles.

• Knowledge of foundations and soil mechanics, design, and testing.

• Knowledge of the engineering principles of construction cost estimating and construction inspection.

• Knowledge of the characteristics and properties of natural and manufactured materials used in construction.

• Knowledge of plane and engineering survey methods.

• Knowledge of engineering economics principles.

• Knowledge of materials science principles.

• Knowledge of geographic information systems.

• Ability to operate all standard surveying instruments.

• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and codes used in the design or construction of buildings and related structures.

• Ability to use computer software applications to perform engineering modeling and analyses.

• Ability to interpret soil profiles, maps, and construction plans.

• Ability to read and interpret inspection and testing reports, engineering drawings and specifications, and topographic and other maps.

• Ability to conduct technical investigations applying engineering principles and procedures.

• Ability to analyze and present technical data in clear, concise engineering reports.

• Ability to read and interpret federal, state, and local codes, regulations, and standards applicable to the design, construction, or evaluation of engineering projects.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

BRIDGES PARENTHETICAL

• Knowledge of the principles and practices applicable to the design and construction of bridges, concrete structures, steel structures, pre-stressed and reinforced concrete structures, and foundations.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices applicable to the testing of materials and assemblies used in the construction of bridges and other structures.

• Knowledge of the primary engineering reference works and other sources of engineering data used in the design and construction of bridges and other structures.

HYDRAULIC PARENTHETICAL

• Knowledge of hydrologic systems and watershed processes.

• Knowledge of the principles of civil engineering pertaining to the development of drawings and specifications for components of hydraulic structures such as dams, weirs, and similar structures.

• Knowledge of the principles of hydraulics and hydrology used in the determination of runoff, backwater curves, anticipated flow, and ground water characteristics.

• Knowledge of the standard reference sources used to determine the nature and characteristics of watershed areas, flood plains, river basins, and similar elements affecting engineering decisions of a hydraulic nature.

• Knowledge of the standard reference sources regarding the costs, principle applications, and characteristics of materials and equipment used in the construction of hydraulic structures.

• Ability to read and interpret civil engineering drawings and specifications, topographic, geologic, and other maps used in the design or construction of hydraulic structures such as dams, weirs, and similar structures.

CIVIL STRUCTURAL PARENTHETICAL

• Knowledge of the principles of civil engineering pertaining to the development of structural drawings and specifications, including the use of various types of materials, such as steel, reinforced concrete, and timber.

• Knowledge of the standard reference sources regarding the costs, principle applications, and characteristics of materials and equipment used in structural construction.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: (NOTE: Based on the Entry Level Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities)

• Two years of professional civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related engineering discipline;

or

• Five years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty; and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists; and an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology or a closely related engineering discipline;

or

• Six years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty; and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Certain positions require possession of a valid Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

• Certain positions require possession of a valid driver’s license.