Senior Civil Engineer​/Technical Lead - Municipal Infrastructure

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Regular Full-Time Fort Collins, CO, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

ABOUT DITESCO

At Ditesco, an ESP Company, we don’t just manage projects – we deliver success. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, we are a full-service engineering, program, project, and construction management firm dedicated to turning vision into reality. Since 2006, we’ve been the trusted partner bridging the gap between owners, engineers, architects, and contractors, ensuring seamless collaboration and exceptional results. From water and wastewater systems to transportation, utilities, municipal facilities, and fiber telecommunications, we drive infrastructure projects forward – on time, on budget, and beyond expectations.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Civil Engineer and Technical Lead at Ditesco, you will be the technical backbone of our civil municipal design practice across northern Colorado.

The Senior Civil Engineer / Technical Lead is a senior technical role responsible for the quality, accuracy, and constructability of Ditesco’s civil municipal design work. This position serves as the primary design reviewer for civil projects, providing independent quality control review of plans, specifications, calculations, and reports before they reach our clients. The Technical Lead also mentors and develops junior engineers, sharing technical knowledge and building the next generation of Ditesco’s engineering staff.

This role works closely with project managers and the Division Manager to set design standards and ensure every deliverable meets Ditesco’s standard of excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties may be assigned. Duties are varied in nature and include:

• Serve as the technical lead and senior design reviewer for civil municipal design projects, including water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, roadway, and site/grading improvements.
• Perform and document independent quality control reviews of plans, specifications, calculations, reports, and cost estimates at each design milestone (e.g., 30%, 60%, 90%, and final).
• Verify that design deliverables comply with applicable municipal criteria manuals, state and federal regulations, and industry standards of care.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve design standards, checklists, CAD/drafting standards, and QA/QC procedures for the civil design group.
• Mentor, coach, and train junior and mid-level engineers and designers; provide technical guidance, constructive review feedback, and support for professional development and PE licensure.
• Provide technical direction to project teams on design approach, alternatives analysis, constructability, and value engineering.
• Stamp and seal engineering documents as Engineer of Record when assigned.
• Resolve complex technical issues and serve as the escalation point for design questions from project managers, clients, reviewing agencies, and contractors.
• Support construction phase services, including submittal and RFI review, design clarifications, and field problem-solving.
• Collaborate with project managers to develop scopes, level-of-effort estimates, and schedules for design work; support the technical content of proposals and interviews.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with municipal clients, reviewing agencies, and industry partners.
• Stay current with emerging design practices, software, and regulatory…