Project Engineer

Job Title:  Project Engineer

 

Employment Opportunity:  Open opportunity for all qualified applicants

 

Hours Per Week:  40

 

Current Salary Range:  $57,420 TO $68,292 Per Year

 

Anticipated Number of Openings: 1

 

Probation Period: Six Months

 

Duration of Eligible List:  Seven Months

 

Own it, Solve it, Take Pride!

 

Your career here offers the opportunity for challenging work, providing innovative solutions, and enhancing the services for more than 87,000 citizens.  We know that you are driven to challenge the status quo and would like the opportunity to talk more with you about the career opportunities that we currently have available.

 

Our community offers outdoor adventures (hiking, skiing, hunting, boating, biking, and much more) and competitive sports (including nationally ranked collegiate teams), balanced with quality arts found only in this area.  Take pride in residing in this community and enjoy exceptional health (in some cases, fully paid premiums), dental, and life insurance benefits, as well as retirement plan contributions and deferred compensation options.

 

Job Summary: To perform, and to supervise others who perform engineering work in the design, construction, and maintenance of street improvements, utility installations, buildings and other structures, and water, gas, storm, and sanitary utility systems.

 

Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must be a PE and have two years of full-time professional engineering experience.  Candidates must also have a valid driver’s license.

 

 

 

Education/Experience Review: All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be rated based on the type (relatedness) and extent of their education and experience as they document on the expanded application provided.    

 

Oral Performance Exam: The top scoring applicants from the Education & Experience Review exam will be invited to participate in the oral performance exam.  In addition, applicants eligible for veteran’s preference who pass the Education & Experience Review will move forward to the oral performance exam.  If selected, you will be notified by letter regarding the date, time, and location of the oral exam.  Applicants who pass the Exam will have their names placed on an eligible list for this position. 

 

Alternative Exam Process: For persons who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alternative examination processes are available on an individual basis upon prior arrangement.  Contact the Human Resources Division, 313 City Hall, (218) 730-5203, as soon as possible prior to the scheduled date of the exam.  TDD services are available through 730-5630.

 

Veterans: For applicants claiming veterans’ preference, a legible discharge certificate (DD214) verifying 181 days of consecutive service and separation under honorable conditions MUST be filed WITH the application for veterans’ preference.  Failure to provide the required documentation may eliminate the candidate from subsequent steps in the selection process.  Veterans’ points will be added only if the applicant successfully completes all phases of the exam process and has submitted all required documentation to the Human Resources Division.  For applicants claiming disabled veterans= preference a letter dated within one year from the Veterans= Administration documenting entitlement to compensation for a permanent service-connected disability MUST be filed WITH the application for veterans' preference.

 

Work Eligibility: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the City of Duluth requires verification of identity and work eligibility at the point of hire.

 

Obtaining Applications: Application packets and veterans' preference forms are available at the Human Resources Division, 411 West First Street Room 313, Duluth, MN 55802 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM weekdays except holidays.  The fillable PDF version of this application can be found and filled out by clicking on the link below.

 

Human Resources Generalist Assigned:  Cliff Tanner, ctanner@duluthmn.gov, 218-730-5203.

 

Filing Applications: APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:30 PM LOCAL TIME ON THE CLOSING DATE OF JANUARY 18, 2013.  Job applicants must meet all minimum qualifications listed above by the closing date of the application period.  The complete job description is included in the application packet. Applications can be submitted to the Human Resources Office in person, by mail, or as an email attachment to hrinformation@duluthmn.gov.  It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify that the application is on file on or before the closing date. 

 

 

December 17, 2012

Job Number C1255