Introduction
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Function
This position works in the booming field of land development, site design, and infrastructure retrofit and replacement. Heavy elements of area master planning, large capital project coordination, and construction interaction are part of this position’s day-to-day activities.
Summary
This position will report directly to the IDS (Installation and Development Services) Division Manager and will be responsible for project coordination meetings, engineering plan review, project management, and permitting for (Developer) donated water and sanitary sewer infrastructure projects. This position will be responsible for supervising a team of Engineering Plan Reviewers.
This unit will oversee coordination efforts and collaboration opportunities with other Charlotte Water divisions, partner agencies, private engineering firms, developers, and contractors.
This is a senior level engineering position requiring substantial knowledge in underground utility design, regulatory requirements, and civil engineering principles.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Oversees the review and permitting of water and sanitary sewer infrastructure design plans with respect to applicable local ordinances, regulatory requirements and adopted design standards
• Supervise a team of office staff in the design and permitting of water and sanitary sewer infrastructure.
• Communicates with employees, private engineering firms, developers, contractors, customers, and other governmental/non-governmental organizations as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned
• Must be familiar with a host of Microsoft office products, such as excel, word, etc. as well as CLT Explorer, Polaris, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, Accela Plan Review Software and GIS. Must be able to learn new software products as needed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of engineering and construction principles for installation of water and sanitary sewer infrastructure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills on both an individual level and for larger more diverse audiences as well as conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of Federal and State rules governing public water and sewer collection systems.
• Skill in supervising a work group with diverse responsibilities and performance measures.
• Skill in communicating, both verbally and in writing to a varied audience.
• Skill in working with Microsoft Office, including Excel and word.
• Skill in applying customer service methods.
• Ability to demonstrate composure under tight deadlines.
• Ability to read, interpret, and redline infrastructure and civil engineering plans.
• Ability to apply independent judgment.
• Ability to resolve conflict.
• Ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, charts, and graphs.
• Ability to obtain City driving authorization.
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment, managing many varying priorities and needs for engineering service.
• Possess or ability to gain a good working knowledge of the City of Charlotte’s Land Development and Mecklenburg County’s Code Enforcement processes.
• Ability to make sound decisions based on limited information.
• Ability to learn, interpret and enforce Charlotte City Code and Charlotte Water policy.
Preferred Qualification
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE)
• A minimum of 1 year of successful leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience working with Charlotte Land Development Center
• Experience with site design projects
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Construction Management
• Five (5) years of progressive experience progressive experience in the water and wastewater industry
• This position requires the ability to obtain a City Driving Permit.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
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