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Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, drawings, specifications, plans and maps. Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and interpretation of construction services to others. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, department staff, City Council, members of the business community and other agencies and organizations. Ability to write correspondence. • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to work with formulas in the calculation of area, volume and percentages. Ability to work with metric measures, specifically the ability to convert from metric to standard measurements. • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to read and understand construction blueprints and specifications relating to public utilities and streets. • Thorough working knowledge of various trades and engineering methods /practices, CAD and GIS. • Knowledge of the City Code. • Knowledge of safety policies and procedures. • Conflict management and resolution skills. • Ability to work with various forms of mathematical calculations. • Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications for construction projects. • Ability to evaluate job - related problems and develop /recommend solutions. • Ability to work with outside contractors, the public and co- workers. • Ability to work flexible hours when necessary to facilitate meeting desired goals. • Ability to recognize questionable construction practices and provide proper guidance. • Ability to apply technology based tools to collect, interpret and analyze critical management information. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT: May require frequent use of a personal computer (including word processing and spreadsheet software); network computer system for e-mail and internet; 10 -key calculator; telephone; copy machine; and fax machine. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. 12