Definition
Performs technical engineering or architectural program management work; oversees the work of other engineers, technicians, or contractors in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of buildings, utilities, earthwork, and related facilities; performs related work as required.
The work examples and competencies listed below are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to be the primary basis for position classification decisions.
Work Examples
Assists supervisor by performing such duties as instructing employees, answering questions, distributing and balancing the workload, and checking work; may make suggestions on selection, promotions, and reassignments.
Confers with departmental and institutional personnel concerning program requirements for proposed construction, maintenance, repair, or alterations to existing and new facilities; provides technical advice to a higher-level manager regarding engineering/architectural design of new and existing facilities.
Oversees onsite construction managers to ensure construction project results are delivered; advocate for the State’s best interests.
Monitors all aspects of construction project activity to ensure construction is satisfactorily progressing based upon design and specification requirements; ensures timely project completion.
Functions as the primary liaison between the State and all other parties (e.g., customer agencies, vendors, contractors) involved in construction projects.
Leads development of construction project scope by evaluating and quantifying needs and solutions; leads the evaluation and selection of project team members (e.g., construction managers and design professionals).
Prepares written engineering analysis and assessment plans and specifications regarding general structural, mechanical, or electrical design compliance to various codes and regulations; recommends conceptual design changes to consultant plans.
Reviews advanced plans and specifications for engineering/architectural features of construction projects and coordinates complex construction projects from proposal to completion; reviews and evaluates plans and specifications prepared by architectural/engineering firms to determine compliance with sound professional practices and established standards, codes, and regulations; reviews the requirements for plumbing, sewage, water supply, electrical and electronic equipment, elevators, air conditioning, heating, and ventilating for proposed and existing structures; if licensed/registered, affixes professional seal or stamp and signature to in-house drawings and reports.
Analyzes and recommends solutions to non-routine maintenance problems for state agencies or other entities; evaluates the existing conditions of state or other buildings in relation to structural, mechanical, fire protection, and electrical design work.
Visits sites to observe construction or alteration in order to ensure compliance with approved plans and specifications; prepares progress reports and keeps superiors informed as to the status of projects.
Competencies Required
Knowledge:
Design – Design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Engineering and Technology – The practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Building and Construction – Materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
English Language – Structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Mathematics – Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Physics – Prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Law and Government – Laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Abilities:
Category Flexibility – Generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning – Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning – Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering – Arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Mathematical Reasoning – Choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Oral Comprehension – Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression – Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity – Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Visualization – Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Written Comprehension – Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression – Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Skills:
Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Mathematics – Using mathematics to solve problems.
Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operations Analysis – Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Science – Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Systems Analysis – Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in architecture, construction management, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, fire protection engineering, or a related field and experience equal to six years of full-time engineering work in the design and construction of buildings, utilities, earthwork, or related facilities and structures; work with building codes, fire codes, and handicapped accessibility regulations, direct involvement in the preparation of architectural or building engineering construction documents or in the review of such documents for conformance with applicable portions of these codes and regulations; or work as a construction manager, general contractor, subcontractor, or similar role.
All of the following (a and b):
Six years of full-time work experience in engineering work in the design and construction of buildings, utilities, earthwork, or related facilities and structures; work with building codes, fire codes, and handicapped accessibility regulations, direct involvement in the preparation of architectural or building engineering construction documents or in the review of such documents for conformance with applicable portions of these codes and regulations; or work as a construction manager, general contractor, subcontractor, or similar role; and
A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in architecture, construction management, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, fire protection engineering, or a related field equals one year of full-time experience.
All of the following (a and b):
Four years of full-time work experience (as described in number one); and
Licensure as a Professional Engineer by the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board.
All of the following (a and b):
Four years of full-time work experience (as described in number one); and
Licensure as an Architect by the Iowa Architectural Examining Board.
Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Design & Construction Engineer 1.
Effective Date: 08/26 SA