Engineer IV

Can you see yourself in a career where each week offers the opportunity to manage interesting projects and lead a team of dedicated engineers and technicians in a wide variety of transportation projects improving one of the fastest growing counties in Washington? Snohomish County Public Works is hiring a talented individual to fill a key Public Works Engineer IV position in our Engineering Services Design team.

In this senior level professional position, you will provide leadership for a core staff of design engineers and technicians to meet the challenges of delivering a wide variety of transportation improvement projects throughout the County. You will share your knowledge, perspective, and skills by mentoring your team as they ensure high-quality roads, bridges, pedestrian improvements, stream restoration, and other projects that benefit the lives of the residents of Snohomish County.

The ideal candidate will have extensive project management and design experience preparing engineering studies, plans, specifications, estimates, and construction documents for a variety of public works projects. This is a senior level professional position where the successful candidate shall have the ability to lead a diverse team, have excellent communications skills and be able to creatively solve problems on complex projects.
Qualified candidates Join our award-winning team if you have a proven track record of accomplishment and collaboration to deliver multiple projects ranging in size and complexity from $400K to more than $10M. Ideal candidates will bring these skills to our team:

• Experience designing and permitting transportation projects from concept through construction.
• Proven track record of delivering results and building accountability.
• Ability to create a positive work environment for staff, promoting teamwork and creative thinking.
• Ability to coach and mentor staff to develop their skills.
• Leadership.
• Communication.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with staff and stakeholders.

A Professional Engineer (PE) license is required for this position.

This job posting is to fill one (1) Engineer IV position and to create an eligibility register to fill future Engineer IV positions for the next 6 months.

Application assessments will begin July 27, 2027. Please apply as early as possible.

Join Snohomich County Public Works and enjoy these perks:

• Make a contribution in shaping one of Washington’s fastest growing counties
• Join an award-winning organization well known for excellence and commitment to high-quality public service
• Advancement opportunities
• Employee development and training opportunities
• Excellent medical, dental, and other benefits
• Earn a Pension! Start vesting for a Washington Department of Retirement System (DRS) PERS pension.
• Security, stability, and a lifelong career!

• Retirement:
  County employees participate in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) administered by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).
• Medical benefits:
  The County offers a choice of three comprehensive medical insurance plans with low deductibles. The county’s contribution to this benefit is significant.
• Flexible work schedules for some positions.
• Career development training.
• Sick leave:
  You will accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month.
• Vacation Leave:
  You will start out accruing 8 hours of vacation leave per month totaling 2.4 weeks of vacation in your first year. Your leave accruals increase based on your years of employment with the County.
• Holiday Pay:
  The County observes 11 paid legal holidays per year and provides employees with two floating holidays annually.
• Benefits:
  The County offers a wide range of benefits including, medical, and dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, deferred compensation and more.
• Deferred Compensation:
  If you choose to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the County will match your contributions up to 1 percent of your base monthly salary.
• Pay Increases:
  Each year you will be eligible for a step increase until you reach the top step.
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA):
  Effective January 1, 2027,…