Associate Engineer - Engineer - Senior Engineer; Development Review

Overview

Join Our Development Services Team! The El Paso County Department of Public Works (DPW) is seeking a motivated engineer with strong technical and interpersonal skills to serve as a review engineer on our Development Services team. Your responsibilities will include reviewing civil engineering plans, analyzing data, and developing engineering solutions to ensure the safety and efficiency of the County’s roadways and drainage systems.

As part of a small, dedicated team of professionals, you will collaborate with experts in drainage, traffic, roadway design, and land development. We foster a supportive environment of teamwork and mentorship, offering training tailored to various interests to encourage career advancement.

What you’ll do and why it matters: conduct technical civil engineering work, reviewing plans, documents, and reports for residential, commercial, and industrial developments to ensure compliance with County policies and criteria, and represent Development Services at public meetings and hearings. You will collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies, communicate with stakeholders, and support the County’s long-term infrastructure goals. Whether you are an Associate, Engineer, or Senior Engineer, your contributions will help ensure our community enjoys safe and reliable services.

• Work on impactful civil engineering projects.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and public officials.
• Contribute to the planning and development of County infrastructure.
• Access opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Bring your civil engineering expertise to El Paso County’s Development Services team and help us build a stronger, safer community!

This position will be primarily working at our Regional Development Center located at 2880 International Circle.

• Associate Engineer — Full Salary Range: 75,870.;
  Hiring Range: 84,000.
• Engineer — Full Salary Range: 90,350.;
  Hiring Range: 99,000.
• Senior Engineer — Full Salary Range:  - ;
  Hiring Range:  -

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Tuesday – Friday, 7:00am – 5:30pm, subject to change. Alternative schedules available:
Monday – Thursday, 7:00am – 5:30pm or Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 4:30pm, subject to change. This position may close without advance notice if a sufficient number of qualified applications are received.

• Provides input and technical assistance in the design, plan review, or production of civil engineering plans.
• Assists senior engineers with complex engineering assignments and prepares formal and technical reports and presentations.
• Performs plan check review and processing of plans for assigned projects; analyzes plans for compliance with standards and criteria.
• Formulates and prepares departmental recommendations for conditions of approval for assigned projects.
• Participates in data collection and analysis; prepares quantity calculations and cost estimates; determines project feasibility based on data analysis.
• Communicates with County departments, developers, engineers, architects, contractors, consultants, outside agencies, and the public regarding technical and procedural aspects of projects.
• Coordinates with Local, State, and Federal agencies during applicable phases of assigned projects.
• Analyzes and ensures projects and related plans conform to County criteria; works with senior engineers on policy and infrastructure considerations.
• Attends meetings and represents the County; assists in presenting projects to boards and commissions.
• Responds to questions and concerns from the public regarding engineering and public works issues.
• Assists in developing goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities; reviews environmental documents as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Performs complex engineering assignments requiring judgment and initiative; provides technical assistance in design, plan review, or production of civil engineering plans; prepares reports and presentations.
• Ensures plan checks comply with standards; coordinates plan review with stakeholders to ensure…