City and County of Denver · 3 hours ago
Senior Engineer Manager – Transportation Implementation
Greater Denver Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$146K/yr - $192K/yr
3+ years expThe City and County of Denver is seeking a Senior Engineer Manager to lead the Transportation Implementation Division within the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. This role involves overseeing the delivery of construction projects, managing staff performance, and fostering collaborations to advance transportation initiatives in the city.
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Responsibilities
Lead the group focused on the delivery of construction projects, working to ensure projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements
Serve as a public face with the transportation community (contractors, consultants, residents, and stakeholders) using effective communication and strong business relationship-building skills
Directly supervise and manage staff performance, including setting goals, monitoring progress, providing ongoing coaching and feedback, conducting formal performance evaluations, recognizing effective performance, and addressing performance issues through corrective action as needed
Manage an effective, responsive, and accountable team and provide professional development opportunities to all staff to successfully innovate and implement best practices to serve the evolving goals of DOTI
Foster collaborative and innovative partnerships with city, regional, state, and federal agencies, community groups, industry organizations, and the non-profit and private sectors to advance transportation initiatives. Occasional after-hours work for community meetings, special events support, and field observations may be required depending on project needs
Oversee design and construction schedules, monitor progress, and ensure conformance to schedules, specifications, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations. Provide on-time deliverables. Serve as a Project Manager In Charge on various projects
Assist with managing and developing the Transportation Implementation Team’s budget, including organizing and allocating funds for projects to accomplish annual goals and objectives
Respond to, investigate, and resolve escalated citizen and stakeholder complaints related to construction activities, project impacts, and service delivery, ensuring concerns are addressed professionally, equitably, and in alignment with City policies
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture
Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of experience at the type and level of functional or operational management, which must have included supervising licensed engineers or architects
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. Or requires registration as an Architect by the Colorado State Board of Registration at the time of application
Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of probation
Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
Preferred
At least five years of supervisory level experience in transportation engineering and a passion for teaching others in a team-building atmosphere
Demonstrated leadership skills in mentoring, supervising diverse professionals from interns to PE licensed engineers while providing guidance with professional development
Strong analytical skills to oversee the engineering team to interpret and draw conclusions from a variety of data sources
Experience designing, reviewing and preparing bid documents and/or work orders, and managing construction projects for transportation infrastructure projects including roadways, bridges, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, intersection geometrics, pavement markings, traffic signs, and traffic signals and traffic operations
Organization and communication skills that builds the team and completes deliverables
A comprehensive understanding of federal, state, and City agency policies, standards, and systems
Experience and a comfort level with matrix management
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
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Leadership Team
Merlin Namuth
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