Development Review Engineer

Overview

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $77,507.00- $93,008.40

Workdays/

Hours:

Monday - Friday / 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

A flexible work environment, top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the Planning & Development Department a great place to work. We help plan and direct Durham’s growth to support a high quality of life, a robust economy, and a sustainable, equitable, and accessible Durham for generations to come. We work collaboratively with other agencies and the community in a fast- paced, innovative environment looking for solutions to today’s land-use, community planning, and infrastructure challenges.

If you’re talented, creative and focused on serving the community, join our team!

This position supports and assists with development review activities for the Planning & Development Department. The position performs professional engineering work engaged in permit review and assessment. Work requires independent evaluation and analysis of issues and the exercise of judgment, education and experience to select and apply criteria to resolve problems and make recommendations. Decision-making includes selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction.

Responsible for reviewing drawings; processing applications; conducting inspections; responding to customer questions; maintaining records; verifying permits; and/or performing related duties.

• Reviewing drawings and permit applications for conformance with applicable regulations and adopted plans;
• Reviewing traffic impact analyses to determine required mitigation for developments;
• Conducting signage and pavement marking inspections for new developments;
• Responding to customer questions;
• Maintaining GIS and other records;
• Coordinating review of traffic control plans and traffic signal plans with Traffic Operations staff.

• Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent.
• Five years of related engineering and/or project management experience.
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record or obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Have or be able to get registered by the state of NC as either an Engineering Intern (EI) or Engineer in Training (EIT) within 180 days of hire.
• Registration as a North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE).
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation engineering, bicycle/pedestrian transportation, complete streets, transportation planning, urban design, traffic safety, and construction;
• Knowledge of land development regulations or similar previous work experience;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; and
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ArcGIS.