JOB TITLE: CIVIL ENGINEER SUPERVISOR

JOB CODE: 11118

DEFINITION: This is professional supervisory civil engineering work.

Employees in this job perform a variety of engineering duties in the design, construction, or maintenance of roads, bridges, flood control, mine reclamation, recreational structures and facilities, or other civil engineering projects by serving as a project engineer and supervising technicians or inspectors in ensuring contractors complete work in accordance with established agreements in the maintenance and construction areas. In the Department of Transportation, work may include supervising the maintenance of highways in a geographical sub-division of a highway maintenance unit or performing managerial work in directing various functions in roadway programs management. Emphasis is placed upon the application of a broad knowledge of engineering principles and practices to varied and comprehensive engineering projects and materials resolutions. Work is assigned with general instructions and specific objectives by a manager who reviews work for results attained.

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 any civil engineering environment, applies engineering principles and practices to the investigation of subsurface condition, geotechnical testing or sampling, and identification of soil and rock materials; prepares or reviews plan details and specifications for foundations, slopes, drainage, and other geotechnical related features; and supervises individuals who assist in the accomplishment of these tasks.

• In a transportation engineering environment, supervises the quality control or quality acceptance inspection and field testing of construction and maintenance material sources such as bituminous or portland cement plants or aggregate sources.

• In a transportation or bridge engineering environment, defines, analyzes, and resolves materials problems on maintenance and construction projects.

• In any civil engineering environment, serves as a construction engineer for roadways, bridges, and other civil engineering projects; checks contractors' work for compliance with contract stipulations and specifications; 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 transportation engineering environment, supervises and inspects the maintenance of highways and bridges within an assigned geographical area to determine maintenance needs of surface, shoulders, structures, and other facilities; performs or reviews mathematical calculations for design geometrics, grade lines, alignments, stress analysis, and hydraulic reviews; and conducts market analysis and computes cost of work in the preparation of project cost estimates and schedules.

• In a transportation environment, coordinates and participates in the monitoring of work units completed, work hours spent, and equipment and materials used; and reviews output data to identify reasons for work program problems in roadway programs management.

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

• 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:

• Knowledge of the 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 differential calculus.

• Knowledge of fluid mechanics and hydraulics.

• Knowledge of statics and dynamics.

• Knowledge of plane and engineering surveying.

• Knowledge of geotechnical and materials engineering.

• 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 engineering economics.

• Knowledge of materials science.

• Knowledge of geographic information systems.

• Ability to operate all standard surveying instruments.

• Ability to use computer software 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.

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

• One year of civil engineering experience in highway design, construction or maintenance related projects and a bachelor's degree with major course work in civil engineering;

or

• Five years of civil engineering experience 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.