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[The City of Spring Hill, Kansas seeks a highly qualified, dynamic professional to provide leadership, management and direction on all the various components of engineering. Are you ready to establish a vision for and lead the development of organizational goals, objectives, policies, procedures as well as capital and maintenance program planning that align with the Citys priorities? If so, apply now!!! We offer excellent comprehensive benefits including 100% City paid medical, dental and vision premiums for the 2023-2024 Plan Year. We also offer other great benefits such as vision care allotment, paid leave, holiday pay, KPERS retirement and a City of Spring Hill Retirement package. Start a great new career with the City of Spring Hill. ]{new="" roman="" times=""}

Pay, Education and Experience:

• Range starts at $131,788.80. Actual starting pay depends on the experience and skills considered during the offer process. Relocation expenses may be considered during the offer process as well.
• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or a related field required
• Professional Engineer registration in the State of Kansas required or registration in another state with the State of Kansas registration required within one year of hiring
• Masters degree in Business or Public Administration desired
• Nine years of similar or related experience or combination of education and experience as well as working knowledge of KDOT, CARS and MARC projects is required. Tangible experience with KDOT, CARS and MARC projects in addition to employment with a municipality population of 25,000 or more is preferred. Continuous employment with a municipality in an Engineering capacity is desired.

Brief Description of Duties:

[Under the supervision of the City Administrator, the City Engineer is an exempt position under FLSA. This employee is a member of the Citys Leadership Team and is responsible for critical engineering work of an administrative and technical nature. The employee is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all engineering activities working closely with the Public Works Director and Community Development Director on subdivision development, commercial development, public works design and construction from an engineering standpoint. The City Engineer is responsible for developing and executing department operation, capital and maintenance program budgets while developing and implementing short as well as long-term planning, goals, objectives and policies. In addition, this employee is involved in overall project preparation and projecting a broad plan of public improvement, as well as the development and control of project schedules. This employee should possess a comprehensive knowledge of civil engineering, excellent communication, organizational, project management, budgetary and public relations skills.]{new="" roman="" times=""}

Provides leadership, management and direction to all components of engineering;

Establishes vision for and leads the development of organizational goals, objectives, policies, procedures, capital and maintenance program planning aligned with City priorities;

Makes timely decisions in balancing Code requirements, standards and specifications;

Provides technical assistance to inspectors on construction material, acceptability of construction and resolution of plan errors and omissions;

Resolves procedural, operational, and other work-related problems such as design problems or scheduling conflicts, or contract disagreements;

Conducts research and analyzes data regarding the design and construction of City projects;

[Responsible for short and long-range planning goals of the department;]{new="" roman="" times=""}