City and County of Denver · 21 hours ago
Senior Engineer (Limited) - Affordable Housing Policy Alignment – Right-of-Way Services
Downtown Denver
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $180K/yr
3+ years expThe City and County of Denver is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Senior Engineer to join their Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. In this role, you will lead efforts to ensure DOTI policies align with regulatory requirements for land development approvals, focusing on streamlining processes to support affordable housing projects.
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Responsibilities
Conduct assessments of engineering plan review procedures, department policy, and related processes. Identify solutions and lead or support the implementation of rule, policy, and procedural improvements
Ensure alignment across departments, facilitate effective communication, and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with and support other DOTI and HUD grant activities as needed to ensure consistency and alignment with citywide plans and HUD requirements
Coordinate closely with partners to ensure compliance with the grant agreement and alignment with adopted plans and policies
Participate in design coordination meetings regarding private development projects to gain an in-depth understanding of the site engineering development process
Work with customers, internal and external stakeholders, including design consultants and contractors, utility companies, other city agencies and departments, the public, and elected officials to communicate regulatory and code requirements and interpretations, resolve plan review procedural issues, provide process and technical guidance, and identify conflicts
Monitor the ROWS review process and keep interested parties advised as to the various stages of review while providing strong customer service and attention to detail with follow up
Demonstrate flexibility in decision making to address complex and highly variable scenarios
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Three (3) years of professional engineering work experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license
Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application
Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application
Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
Preferred
Understanding of general principles and practices of Transportation, Wastewater, and Utility engineering and construction with educational and/or work experience in design, review and/or inspection of transportation/roadway and/or utility plans
Municipal engineering experience in managing stakeholders and sensitive public engagement activities with flexibility and ease in interactions with stakeholders
Technical writing experience drafting or amending technical engineering and regulatory policies and procedures, ideally with an understanding of best practices in engineering plan review for land development projects
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to set priorities, manage resources, and deliver timely outcomes
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex concepts to varied audiences
Excellent customer service skills, thrives by working with people and provides solutions-based information for clients
Experience engaging diverse stakeholders—including city agencies, experienced planning and engineering colleagues, and the public
Initiative in performing assigned duties, identifying challenges and solutions, and supporting regulatory engineering goals
Proficiencies with a wide array of technologies such as Office 365 (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint), Adobe Suite, Bluebeam Revu, and Accela Civic Solutions (or equivalent permit software)
Benefits
A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
Company
City and County of Denver
The City and County of Denver has adopted the ''Adoption of Level Red-Severe Risk'' Public Health Order, as amended by Colorado Public Health.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.37MKey Investors
Consumer Product Safety CommissionOpportunity Now ColoradoUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2024-07-02Grant· $0.08M
2024-03-19Grant· $1.54M
2023-11-09Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Merlin Namuth
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