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Title: Town Engineer
Department: Public Works Department
Supervisor: Director of Public Works
Status: Full-time – 40 Hours, Non-Union, (Salary DOQ, $110,000-$118,000 range, Stipend eligible)
The Public Works department is a service-driven department that operates in an extremely fast-paced environment and responds to numerous inquiries on a wide range of subject matters daily.
This position requires an energetic, technical, proactive professional and knowledgeable person to balance and prioritize situations. Must work independently and be responsible for ensuring that responsibilities of the job are done accurately.
This position reports directly to the Director of Public Works; confers daily with the Director and other DPW managers to confirm department goals and objectives and obtain insight and technical engineering direction, to discuss work schedules, personnel assignments, engineering support for activities and general financial and administrative direction.
The position provides oversight of all engineering functions within the Public Works department, including the daily planning, scheduling, permits, contracts and vendors. Provides technical support, consultation and inspections for the Department of Planning and Conservation and the Zoning Board in all zoning, conservation and planning needs including all those associated with new construction and developments.
Responsible for ensuring operations meet all technical, service goals and all department standards and requirements, including financial, quality, safety, procurement and environmental. This individual shall be capable of employing educational and professional experience to effectively define and resolve a wide scope of issues of varying complexity in the design, construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of the municipal infrastructure; provide engineering design, construction management and construction inspection of municipal projects; administer projects, procure contracts, and grant programs, provide technical advice to the various divisions of the department, as well as other departments of town.
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