Castle Rock Water - Engineering Manager

This posting will remain open continuously until filled

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication. We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation.

We welcome all that share those values to apply.

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
• This position may be eligible for 80 hours of personal time dependent on education, training, and experience

You can’t live without water, and Castle Rock Water can’t function without great employees. We’re on the lookout for talented individuals who are seeking a place to be valued and make a difference.

Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock’s more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado and it’s consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live in the State.

Castle Rock Water is a national leader in the water industry, recently expanding its infrastructure to accommodate reuse water, implementing progressive conservation measures and implementing legacy stormwater projects. Whether managing water treatment at the award-winning plant, maintaining the $730 million in infrastructure, or ensuring and protecting long-term water, Castle Rock Water has many opportunities available to learn and grow with the organization.

• Supervises personnel within the Engineering Division. Assigns and plans work of others. Establishes performance standards, coordinates activities and allocates personnel. Makes decisions related to staffing, performance evaluations, salary increases, and training. Ensures compliance with applicable personnel guidelines and employment law.
• Provides strategic leadership for the Engineering Division by evaluating organizational needs, developing staffing plans, optimizing workflows and business processes, establishing project management standards, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and customer service.
• Provides leadership through coaching, mentoring, and professional development of Engineering supervisors and staff. Establishes clear staff performance expectations, promotes accountability, supports succession planning, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and employee engagement.
• Develops and oversees applicable budgets within the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Funds including recommendations regarding projects, timing, and impacts to rates and fees. Responsible for inter-departmental communication and coordination and oversight of public education and involvement regarding engineering division projects and activities.
• Develops and oversees project improvement planning and development for capital improvement projects. Ensures successful completion of projects on time and within budget. Provides senior level reviews of change orders and contract amendments.
• Ensures development projects are reviewed for impact to program area. Works closely with the Plan Review Supervisor to ensure all projects are being reviewed on time. May meet with developers.
• Prepares and delivers Town Council, Commission and public presentations.
• Coordinates with various stakeholders. Ensures effective communication and coordination with outside agencies.
• Ensures compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws, reporting requirements, permits and environmental regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned and as necessary.