Floodplain Senior Engineer

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.

What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $ - $/year, based on experience and education.

We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date Location & Schedule 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 as needed.

In this position you can expect to work three (3) days in office.

For your in-office days, you can expect to work on-site at the Denver Wastewater Management Building (2000 W 3rd Ave, Denver, CO 80223). Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

Who We Are & What You’ll DoThe 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. DOTI also provides regulatory oversight services for both public and private development projects. 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.

DOTI is seeking a Floodplain Senior Engineer to join the Right‑of‑Way Services (ROWS) Engineering and Plan Review (EPR) Floodplain team. This position plays a key role in ensuring that public and private construction within Denver’s regulatory floodplain is safe, sustainable, and compliant with City, State, and Federal  this role, you will lead regulatory review and provide technical evaluation, documentation, and support for private site development, City infrastructure, utility work, and external‑agency projects located in the regulatory floodplain.

You will support permitting and inspection activities that uphold Denver’s floodplain management program and ensure compliance with engineering and environmental standards.

The EPR‑Floodplain team works across a diverse range of complex and nonstandard projects and is regularly called upon to solve unique technical challenges. Success in this position requires strong collaboration skills, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver excellent customer service in daily interactions with the public, developers, partner agencies, and internal staff.

Specifically, as a Floodplain Senior Engineer, you will:

Support floodplain management program administration, including permitting, audits, mapping activities, documentation, and process improvements.

Review engineering plans, specifications, reports, and flood models for compliance with applicable regulations and standards. Typical projects include, but are not limited to, City capital, outside…