Engineer Senior – Water

The City of Gresham is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the Engineer Senior position in the Water Engineering Division of the Department of Environmental Services. The primary purpose of this role is to lead a team of three engineers and engineering technicians in the design and delivery of drinking water related capital projects. This leadership role requires a blend of practiced expertise in water system design and construction, as well as a passion to mentor and develop other team members. This role is also tasked with providing expert guidance regarding design of the water system to both internal and external stakeholders.

What you will get to do: 

• Provide daily supervision of our engineering design team. The successful candidate will prioritize, assign and review work from our engineering design team. As much of our engineering work is done in-house, this creates the chance for applying your skills and expertise to design and construct capital projects through the mentoring, development and support of subordinate staff. The successful candidate will ensure that projects stay within scope, schedule and budget, and is responsible for defining future staffing needs and overseeing hiring, development and retention of engineering staff
• Project management of Gresham’s interest in the partnered groundwater system. The City of Gresham and the Rockwood Water Peoples Utility District (Rockwood PUD) have formed a partnership to expand our shared groundwater facilities. The new groundwater system will allow the City to provide an independent source of drinking water to our customers. This $90 million dollar project constructs wells, transmission systems, pumping, storage capacity and treatment systems .Operation of the new facilities is scheduled for spring of 2026. The successful candidate will ensure proper design and construction is achieved on time and within budget.
• Provide expert guidance regarding design of the water system. The successful candidate is a professional engineer with years of experience in applying design standards and professional judgment toward the needs of our water system and its users. The successful candidate has not only a proven record of effectively applying this expertise but also in communicating to both technical and non-technical audiences. This expert guidance may be exercised in relation to capital projects, development review, and in coordination with other internal and external teams.
• Lead planning and implementation of construction and engineering projects. The successful candidate is integrally involved in development of the City's capital improvement programs for Water. On occasion, the successful candidate will need to manage capital projects, so they should be welI-versed in delivering capital projects, and in doing so while not neglecting the supervisory and leadership roles associated with this position.

Qualities we are looking for:

• A technically proficient engineer who looks forward to investing their experience and expertise in design and project management in order to develop, support, mentor, manage and lead a team of technical professionals
• Someone who effectively manages the performance of their teams by taking responsibility for their own and team members' performance by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress, ensuring feedback and addressing performance problems and issues promptly
• A relationship builder who cultivates and maintains effective working relationships
• A highly collaborative leader who pursues and encourages cooperation with other individuals and teams to coordinate contributions that result in mutually favorable outcomes
• A critical thinker who uses sound judgement and expertise to provide solutions and make decisions on the best course of action
• A problem solver who can apply the state of the practice to solve current challenges and is also willing to consider and adopt innovative solutions
• An excellent written and verbal communicator who can ably convey technical and non-technical information with other agencies, developers, construction contractors and regulatory agencies, as well as with elected officials, citizen committees and the general public
• An individual with strong emotional intelligence who uses a variety of approaches to manage and resolve concerns, disagreement, and conflict

Work schedule/environment:

The successful candidate will work from Gresham City Hall on a traditional 5-day work week. A flexible (9/80) work schedule may be available upon successful completion of probation. Hybrid work opportunities may be an option upon successful completion of probation. At this time, the City of Gresham is reviewing a return-to-office (RTO) policy which may increase on-site requirements with notice. The hiring manager for this position will have more current information at the time of all verbal/contingent offers.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Registered Professional Engineer
• Oregon Professional Engineer (PE) registration required within 6 months from date of hire
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (i.e., Civil, Environmental, or related field)
• Three (3) to six (6) years of related experience with project management in water engineering
• Valid driver's license
• Good driving record (as defined by our driving matrix)

DRIVING MATRIX:

• You will be disqualified from this process if you possess any of the following driving infractions:
• A major traffic offense or accident that results in death or major injury.
• Driving under the influence (DUI) offense within the last 5 years.
• Have more than 3 moving violations within a 3-year period or more than 2 within a one-year period.
• Have more than 2 accidents within a 3-year period.

Selection Process

Required application materials:

• Complete online application (Do not type 'see resume' in any fields or leave work experience fields blank in the application template.)
• Answers to supplemental questions

The City of Gresham offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience, skills, and education verified in your application. We encourage you to clearly describe how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials.  Learn more about Oregon Equal Pay.

**Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and driving record review.

For more details and to apply, visit:  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/gresham/jobs/4764116/engineer-senior-water?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

If you have questions, please contact HRRecruiting@GreshamOregon.gov