Engineer Supervisor – Right of Way Services

About Our Job With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

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 in the field, as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their remote days. In this position you can expect to work on site at least 3 days per week at the Wellington Webb Building (201 W.

Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202) and occasionally at the Denver Wastewater Building (2000 W. 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80223).

Please note:

Downtown parking expenses are the responsibility of the employee. We offer a flexible spending account option specifically for parking; if you elect this option, you can use pre-tax dollars for parking. We also offer a City-sponsored RTD Eco Pass to all City employees– allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee.

The 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. 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. For more information, please visit the DOTI website.

Few divisions within DOTI are involved in as broad and dynamic a range of projects, public space activities, and stakeholder engagement as Right-of-Way Services (ROWS). ROWS is responsible for regulatory review and permitting related to capital infrastructure and private development projects, construction permitting and inspection, land surveying, land use administration, and addressing services. The Engineering Plan Review (EPR) Section within DOTI ROWS is comprised of more than 30 engineers who provide regulatory review services for private development and capital improvement projects proposing infrastructure within the public right-of-way.

EPR is organized into three specialized teams focused on:
Transportation Engineering Wastewater Engineering, including storm and sanitary sewer systems Floodplain Management. The EPR Transportation Engineering Team is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead and support a high-performing team responsible for upholding the division’s rules, regulations, standards, and policies. This role will foster a collaborative culture built on trust, accountability, innovation, and team cohesion while ensuring the delivery of high-quality regulatory review services.

• Supervise and manage workload for 8 to 10 professional engineers, providing guidance and technical expertise.
• Develop goals, evaluate and document performance and provide performance feedback; provide reward and recognition for proper and efficient performance.
• Assist staff in achieving performance standards and identifying opportunities for continual improvement.
• Foster a work environment which encourages excellent customer service and continuous process improvement.
• Monitor team process and keep interested parties advised as to the various stages of team deliverables.
• Regularly simplify issues with clearly written summaries.
• Develop data-driven team performance metrics for management and executive level consumption.
• Interpret, research, revise as necessary, and apply City rules, regulations, and permitting requirements of DOTI to public and private projects.
• Mentor all team members in best practices.
• Assist in the maintenance of the department’s engineering standards and recommend rule/…