City of Cincinnati Job Opportunity
Exceptional Appointment - Announcement #09-127
(Open to the Public and to City Employees)
Salary: $72,690 - $98,132 annually
APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPT & DETAILED RESUME DEADLINE:
Priority Deadline Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
Final Deadline Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS REGARDING DEADLINE DATES
It is in your best interest to apply early. You are advised that we may select a qualified applicant or applicants at any time after the Priority Deadline. This means a candidate may be appointed prior to the Final Deadline date. For the greatest chance of consideration, it is in your best interest to apply as early as possible.
The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC), a forward-thinking major utility providing comprehensive water reclamation services to the Hamilton County region in southwestern Ohio, is seeking an energetic, experienced, strategic-minded professional for a key leadership role as a Principal Engineer in our organization. Under the general direction of the Sewers Chief Engineer, the Principal Engineer will lead the management and supervision of the recently formed Project and Business Development Division that is responsible for the preliminary designs used in the MSDGC capital improvement program, including the project scope used in the annual production of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) submitted for approval by the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners. MSDGC offers a fast-paced, diverse, team-based work environment, with an outstanding pay and benefits package.
The Principal Engineer in this position supervises a staff of engineer planners, modelers, and technicians that maintain and utilize the MSDGC flow model, the related flow monitoring program, and the overall CIP preliminary design projects. The Principal Engineer will determine to a great extent MSDGC’s success in executing the program associated with accomplishing Consent Decree remediation of the Hamilton County sewerage infrastructure over the next 18 years. The Project and Business Development Division, along with its recently created sister program, Project Delivery Division will be responsible for the complete project delivery process. The projects within this program will affect every ratepayer, stakeholder, business and citizen within Hamilton County. This position is important to MSDGC’s success in carrying out the program for meeting its obligations under the Consent Decree. The Wet Weather Improvement Plan is the capital investment portion of the Consent Decree and consists of over 300 projects scheduled over two decades. It will include a variety of construction processes and new technologies. More information on MSDGC’s Consent Decree can be found at http://www.msdgc.org/consent decree/. This person may act as Division Head in the absence of the Sewers Chief Engineer. Performs other related duties as required.
APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPT AND DETAILED RESUME:
There are three ways to apply for this position.
- ONLINE – Apply online by visiting https://jobs.msdgc.org/. Be sure to read and follow the instructions carefully, and upload supporting documentation as required. All required supporting documents must be received in order for your application to be considered complete. If you are experiencing technical difficulties, email msdhelpdesk@cincinnati-oh.gov.
- IN PERSON – Download application forms from this site http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityhr/pages/-4284-/, OR obtain hard copy forms at the office of the City of Cincinnati Human Resources Department, Two Centennial Plaza, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Compete the forms, and return personally to the Human Resources office. Application and supporting documents must be received no later than the closing date. You may submit your detailed resume in lieu of the Work Experience Form.
- BY U.S. MAIL – Download application forms from this site http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityhr/pages/-4284-/, complete them, and return them by first class U.S. Mail to the City of Cincinnati Human Resources Department, Two Centennial Plaza, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Application and supporting documents must be postmarked no later than the closing date. You may submit your detailed resume in lieu of the Work Experience Form. Please enclose a copy of your driver’s license with your mailed application package.
TRANSCRIPTS showing your qualifications for this position must be submitted by the deadline date. The City does not maintain a transcript file; you must submit transcripts with each application you submit. You may submit a readable photocopy of your official transcripts in lieu of requesting a new copy from the school for each application. Please note: copies of unofficial versions or Internet printouts of transcripts are NOT acceptable.
QUALIFICATIONS: Each applicant must have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and at least three years of supervisory experience assigning and reviewing engineering design projects, assuring quality control, and adherence to policies and procedures. Must be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Ohio, or in a state with equivalent registration requirements. If registered in another state, Ohio registration must be obtained within the one year probationary period. Ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree with 10 to 15 years of planning, design and management of engineering projects as a Professional Engineer and has planned and/or designed projects presented in a Global Consent Decree and WWIP. Applicant must demonstrate ability to supervise a large staff and have or obtain a Project Management Professional registration. Experience should be in the sanitary and combined sewer field dealing with combined sewer overflows and treatment plant upgrades. Experience in pump station design and rehabilitation will be considered a plus. Applicant should highlight experience demonstrating their versatility of engineering and project management experience in civil, environmental, mechanical or process type projects ranging from small projects to large multi-million dollar civil or environmental projects to facility projects that include buried pipelines and pump station planning and design, instrumentation and treatment process experience. Applicant must be able to work in a collaborative team environment with program management, quality control, startup engineering, startup engineering, operations and project controls. Candidate must be willing to work irregular hours. Applicant must possess a valid Ohio’s driver license. All required experience must have occurred within the last (5) five years. You are required to show your valid driver’s license to the Human Resource Resources staff NO LATER THAN THE DEADLINE DATE FOR FILING APPLICATIONS. If you are filing by mail or online, please include a copy of the driver’s license with your application form. Must be a resident of the State of Ohio at the time of appointment, further residency requirements may apply. Please inquire further at the time of application.
CONTACT PERSON: Kathy Allen, 513.557.7197
Date Released: November 2, 2009
TDD: 513.352.2419
City of Cincinnati, Human Resources Department
Two Centennial Plaza
805 Central Ave., Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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