County of Denver - Senior Engineer – Right of Way Services – Department of Transportat

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City and County of Denver - Senior Engineer – Right Way Services – Department of Transportation & Infrastructure

Senior Engineer – Right of Way Services – Department of Transportation & Infrastructure

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Full-Time

Job Description / Primary Objective About Our Job

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.

The Senior Engineer position is within the Development Engineering Services Transportation Section of the ROWS division. This role will be part of a team responsible for ensuring land development projects meet or exceed the City’s transportation requirements resulting in high quality and safe infrastructure development in the City Right of Way.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional engineering work on a variety of large and complex private development projects and assignments from inception to completion, including reviewing construction plans and designs for conformance and compliance, providing technical engineering guidance, coordinating project phases, and recommending solutions to complex engineering issues and problems.
• Apply City and DOTI rules, standards and policies in the strategic review of engineering plans, specifications and technical reports. Perform calculations to check applications and drawings for code and/or standards compliance. Provide technical expertise to DOTI and other departments and divisions.
• Work with stakeholders both internal and external to the city, including design consultants and contractors, utility companies, other city agencies and departments, elected officials, and intergovernmental organization.
• Regularly meet with applicants, internal project managers, contract personnel, other City staff, and the public to resolve plan review comments, provide process and technical guidance, and minimize regulatory and field conflicts.
• Monitor the ROWS review process and keep interested parties advised as to the various stages of review while providing strong customer service and attention to detail with follow up.
• Perform field reviews and occasionally review site construction as appropriate to assure compliance with approved plans and regulations.
• Demonstrate flexibility in decision making to address a variety of case-by-case scenarios.
• Lead and support fellow and less experienced team staff towards department and division goals.

Requirements (Education, Level of Experience, etc.)

About You

• Understanding of general principles and practices of Transportation and Utility engineering and construction with educational and/or work experience in design, review and/or inspection of transportation/roadway and/or utility plans.
• Municipal engineering experience in managing stakeholders and sensitive public engagement activities and demonstrate flexibility and ease in interactions with stakeholders.
• Multi-modal transportation, roadway design, standard details and specifications including preparation of associated reports a plus.
• Deconfliction techniques, effective communication, and strong customer service skills for proposed infrastructure and collaborate with team, department staff, and…