Under the direction of the Utility Engineering Services Manager, the Utility Engineering Associate reviews commercial and residential development plans to ensure compliance with utility standards, manages permitting for the City’s right-of-way, and provides technical services in the City’s Public Works Department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts periodic field inspections for all projects being reviewed and under construction.
• Prepares written technical comment letters for reviews of development applications.
• Provides information to the public concerning engineering issues in person and on the telephone concerning subdivisions and site development utility engineering requirements, water and wastewater utilities, development permits, and other utility engineering issues.
• Reviews utility design calculations for right-of-way, subdivision and site development plans.
• Maintains assigned portions of the computer-based tracking system (MyGovernmentOnline) to show status of all city plat, subdivisions, building permits and construction plan submittals.
• Conducts commercial site plans and subdivision development review with a focus on utilities, including but not limited to, reviews of subdivision plats, construction plans site development plans, and engineering analyses for compliance with City Codes and design criteria.
• Assists with management of the public right-of-way through various permitting processes, project development, and site reviews to protect the City’s rights-of-way and utilities.
• Performs site inspections as related to utilities when necessary to support development projects and ROW construction activities.
• Attends staff, internal and external meetings and predevelopment meetings.
• Coordinates and processes easement dedications, vacations/releases, and encroachment agreements; and
• Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college. Major course work in civil,

environmental, water resource planning, or biological and agricultural studies preferred.

Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

EIT Certification-preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• City of Cedar Park development ordinances
• Utility ordinances and construction standards
• The City’s Utility Policy Manual
• The City of Austin construction standards

Skill/Ability to:

• Read and interpret information from subdivision plats and construction plans
• Manage multiple projects
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers
• Operate standard office equipment including personal computer
• Demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication
• Gather, compile, analyze, and evaluate a variety of data; and make sound decisions regarding that data as it applies to providing services.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs. as needed.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Utility Engineering Services Manager

Directs: This is a non-supervisory position

Other: Has frequent contact with engineers, developers, property owners, and the general public

Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Cedar Park is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. As an EEO employer, the City will conduct its staffing activities, selection, promotion, demotion, transfer, training, and separation in accordance with Federal, State, and Local EEO laws and regulations as they affect the City. The City of Cedar Park will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, veteran status, or disability.

The City of Cedar Park has the right to revise this position description at any time, and does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performance of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.