Senior Engineer - Engineering Development Review

Senior Engineer - Engineering Development Review

In this role, the Senior Engineer will act as the primary liaison for the City Engineer in evaluating the technical aspects of proposed developments within Colorado Springs. The position oversees staff responsible for reviewing submittals to ensure compliance with the City’s Engineering Criteria Manuals and City Code. Responsibilities include staff scheduling and management, as well as coordination with other City departments and external agencies to support efficient and consistent development review.

This position is subject to budget‑required furloughs to be implemented in the 2026 calendar year, and any furloughs subsequently approved.

• Directly supervise three engineers and a senior licensed surveyor on the Engineering Development Review (EDR) team, while coordinating with and supporting EDR field inspectors.
• Oversee and supplement EDR efforts to review all development applications and utility plans submitted to the City, and review City capital plans when requested.
• Collaborate with other Public Works divisions and City departments on proposed developments and City‑led projects.
• Prepare monthly EDR and Stormwater Enterprise (SWENT) reports summarizing review volumes and completion time frames for Public Works leadership.
• Manage and facilitate cost recoveries and reimbursements for public improvements, including establishing agreements and processing payments.
• Represent City Engineering or lead City‑led annexations by attending Annexation Technical Committee meetings, reviewing and modifying developer agreements, working with other City departments, and completing annexations involving City‑owned property or rights‑of‑way (ROW).
• Facilitate the dedication, vacation, or encroachment licensing of public improvement and utility easements, and process public ROW vacations as well as conversions of private streets to public streets.
• Lead efforts to develop and record private retaining wall agreements and maintenance agreements within the ROW.
• Work with developers and City staff to establish and collect escrow accounts for public improvements, and collaborate on phasing plans while tracking delayed improvements.
• Develop and implement quality control procedures and development‑related policies, including providing guidance and clarification on the EDR process.
• Manage and draft responses to technical variance requests, providing recommendations to the oversight committee.
• Participate in and support meetings with industry stakeholders to address development and engineering matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the City Engineer.

Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page.

• Advanced principles, practices, and methods of professional civil engineering
• Project management principles and practices
• Federal, state, and local codes, laws, and regulations, including but not limited to:
  City Code, Engineering Criteria Manuals, CDOT Highway Access Code, EPA MS4 requirements, FHWA geometric design standards, and MUTCD traffic control standards
• Methods and techniques for engineering plan design, review, and approval
• Principles and practices of supervision, leadership, and staff development
• Business correspondence and the preparation of clear, concise technical reports

• Oversee or conduct reviews of engineering plans, specifications, cost estimates, and complex engineering reports
• Perform project management duties and professional civil engineering functions
• Provide technical supervision, mentoring, and training to junior engineering staff
• Ensure project compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and procedures
  
  Prepare and administer project budgets
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study. Bachelor's degree requirement waived if PE was obtained via C.R.S. 12‑25‑114(1)(a).
• Sev…