SUPERVISOR 3, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER
- LAS VEGAS CONSTRUCTION
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$63,746.64 to
$95,672.16
PAY GRADE: 40
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Positions in this series supervise professional engineering associates, technical engineering staff, and/or engineering students; direct activities of assigned staff, organize personnel, equipment and materials, and delegate assignments; evaluate the performance of employees according to established policies and work performance standards; ensure accurate and timely completion of work assignments; and provide guidance and training.
Incumbents function as managers who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of subordinate supervisors; develop policies and procedures; and allocate staff and resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
This position is located in Las Vegas on Crew 914. Incumbent is responsible for performing construction survey activities; training, monitoring, and managing assigned crew for their work performance on a variety of activities related to successful completion of construction contracts including surveying, material testing, inspection, and documentation of work accuracy to ensure adherence to contract plans and specifications. Duties also include performing various inspection of construction activities, ensuring conformance to material testing requirements, and performing activities involved in office administration. This position will be responsible to teach the Survey Class, maintain an inventory of the survey equipment, and perform any survey needed for betterment/miscellaneous projects in District I. This position also requires the incumbents to work alternate shifts and outside of traditional business hours and to work outside in a wide range of temperatures and climate, and often have temporary assignment away from their normal duty stations. Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a closely related engineering field and four years of professional engineering experience, two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR certified as an Engineering Intern and four years of professional engineering experience, two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR two years of experience comparable to the Staff II, Associate Engineer or Supervisor II, Associate Engineer; OR four years of professional engineering experience with two years of experience comparable to the Supervisor I, Associate Engineer.
Special Notes
Employees in this class who are not licensed professional engineers may not represent themselves as such to other persons or entities.
Special Requirements
Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances.
A valid drivers license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Additional Position Criteria
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The Examination
SUPVR 3, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER (06.209) Training and Experience Exam
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
1) Describe your experience in the following areas: a) Supervision of survey, including calculating and staking horizontal and vertical alignments of highways; b) supervision of inspecting production and placement of asphalt or concrete paving, aggregate base, structural concrete and earthwork for highways and bridges; c) supervision of operating a construction field laboratory and using basic quality control methods for sampling and testing of engineering materials; d) supervision of construction office procedures including recording file data for documentation of contract progress reports, specification compliance and correspondence that may include biweekly contractor progress payment process; and e) critical path scheduling or other comparable construction project management scheduling.
2) Please describe your experience working with a contractor in the following areas:
a) interpreting compliance with contract documents;
b) coordinating inspection/testing personnel to accommodate contractor's operations;
c) traffic control requirements; and
d) partnering or dispute resolution.
3) Describe your experience in the interpretation of engineering plans, specifications and technical manuals.
4) Describe your experience in the application and interpretation of state and federal statutes and regulations in any of the following areas: a) Stormwater pollution prevention; b) hazardous materials and hazardous waste; and c) Right-of-way.
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
