Senior Engineer (Construction) – Transportation Implementation

About Our Job

Who We Are

Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure and services, including transportation planning, design and construction; major projects, maintenance of streets, bridges and storm and sanitary sewers; residential trash, recycling and compost collection; and oversight and regulation of use of the public right-of-way including on-street parking. We employ a culture of safety throughout the department to strengthen workplace health and organizational performance.

For more information, please visit the DOTI website.

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity:

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets and people of the city with the greatest need.  Through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.
• DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $121,000 - $141,000.00 We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work in the office 3 days a week and work from home or within the state of Colorado 2 days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

The DOTI Transportation Implementation Division is seeking a professional in the transportation industry to serve as a Senior Engineer within the Transportation Implementation Division which is comprised of three separate groups: Design, Construction, and Specialty Services.  This particular position will reside in the Construction group. The Transportation Implementation Division helps to deliver the City’s capital transportation program and carry out the Mayor’s goals outlined in the Denver Mobility Plan. Core functions of the Transportation Implementation Division include design and construction project management, program management, subject matter expertise, 3rd party coordination, contract oversight, One Build coordination, and more. The Construction group primarily manages construction contracts and transitioning newly completed facilities to City operations and maintenance teams.  Additionally, they play a critical role in the development of projects during planning and design by performing constructability reviews, field walks, and cost estimation.   Currently, the Construction Group manages approximately 30 active projects at a value of more than $100 million. The types of projects managed vary tremendously and are delivered through a wide variety of procurement strategies and delivery mechanisms.

Examples of work delivered through this Division include:

• Mobility programs (e.g., bikes, pedestrian facilities, ITS & signals, transit infrastructure, etc.)
• Safety initiatives (e.g., Vision Zero, Neighborhood Transportation Management Plans [NTMP], Safe Routes to School [SRTS], etc.)
• Complete streets, multimodal projects, and pedestrian facilities
• Large, complex projects (e.g., Monaco and Cherry Creek Bridge replacement, Colfax BRT, Jewell Evans Pedestrian bridge, etc.)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) programs and regulatory projects
• Ongoing citywide deferred maintenance
• And more

The primary role of this position is to lead construction projects from the end of the design process through procurement, construction, and close out.  To do so requires coordination with other City departments, contractors, design consultants, community stakeholders, CDOT Local agency, and others.  Projects may contain funding from Elevate/RISE Denver Bonds, Denver Moves Bicycles, Vision Zero, Denver Moves Pedestrians, as well as State and Federal funds.  Our team also works with other City departments, design consultants, community stakeholders, and others to implement projects. 

The Senior Engineer provides staff leadership, cross-organizational collaboration, technical guidance, budgeting, and performance reporting, among many other duties.  The Senior Engineer may have 1 or 2 direct reports and will report to the Construction group Engineering Supervisor.  It is expected that the Senior Engineer will escalate project level concerns (ex. project issues, procedural or funding, etc.) to the Engineering Supervisor and Manager as appropriate.

What You’ll Bring

In the role of Senior Engineer, you will have the ability to make a direct impact in bettering our city by implementing safe and equitable transportation mobility projects and programs that benefit all residents and the traveling public.

Construction group Senior Engineer primary duties include:

• Perform project management work by managing, coordinating, and directing large, complex, multi-disciplinary capital improvement projects including project procurement, construction project management/execution, management of the close out phase including any warranty or maintenance phases.
• Project coordination with in-house or consultant inspection teams, city departments, elected officials, affected community and business organizations, and other internal/external stakeholders
• Consult with supervisors, managers, elected officials, and stakeholders to deliver construction projects, monitor and manages scope of work and objectives, and monitor and maintain project work schedules including time frames, funding limitations, contract costs, and risk registers
• Perform Construction Management reviews on design projects for quality, technical competence, and code and standards compliance.
• Analyze project budgets, schedules, work plans, and cost estimates/projections, administer and monitor contracts including contract negotiation and preparation of contract recommendations, and monitor and maintain projects for conformance to approved plans and contract specifications
• Prepare pre-bid materials defining scope of work and related information necessary for request for qualifications (RFQ) and request for proposals (RFP), set up selection board; respond to questions concerning the project and/or contract(s); review bids, and prepare award recommendation(s)
• Develop a communication plan and related project status reports for key stakeholders and provide updates on project activities and information on risks and mitigation strategies
• Monitor and maintain the budget for project regulatory, and/or construction phases, and ensure project deliverables stay on-time, on-target, and on-budget
• This is a great opportunity to Interact with utility companies, city agencies/departments, and other governmental agencies to obtain necessary permits, clearances and to ensure regulatory compliance.
• You will also, matrix manage and/or coordinate and direct the work of consultants and related personnel who have been assigned responsibility for various projects and/or portions of a project. Which includes change management and quality assurance aspects of the project to ensure project success.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Experience managing construction of horizontal infrastructure projects
• Experience managing traffic signal installation
• Experience coordinating with utility companies and utility engineering
• The ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders, community members, and agency partners
• Ability to manage projects within a budget and schedule
• Experience managing complex programs or projects with high dollar values and high political profiles
• A passion for leading cultural and technical change within an organization to continuously improve work product and the working environment
• Experience and a comfort level with matrix management
• A degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
• Experience in leading/overseeing programs
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
• Experience with alternative delivery a plus

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional engineering work experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license. (Some positions may require experience in a specific engineering area)
• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.
• License/Certifications: 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.
• 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.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until February 18, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 17, 2025 at midnight to ensure consideration.

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