Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer – Internal Only

The Senior Engineer is a full-performance professional engineering position within the City of Lone Tree Public Works & Mobility Department. Reporting to the City Engineer, the position independently performs and leads complex engineering work involving municipal infrastructure, private development, stormwater and water quality, and capital improvement projects.

The Senior Engineer serves as a senior technical and program lead within the Engineering Work Group. The position exercises substantial independent professional judgment in planning, reviewing, designing, delivering, constructing, and managing complex engineering projects and programs; provides senior technical review and quality assurance; mentors Engineers and technical staff; and leads consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.

Depending on organizational needs and the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, the position may have a primary specialization in one or more of the following functional areas:

• Stormwater, drainage, water quality, MS4, GESC, and floodplain engineering;
• Development review and development-related infrastructure; and/or
• Capital improvement planning, design, project management, and construction delivery.

The following functions are illustrative and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties may vary based on the position’s primary functional assignment and the needs of the City.

• Performs full-performance professional engineering work on large, complex, and multidisciplinary municipal engineering projects and assignments from inception through completion.
• Exercises independent professional judgment in evaluating plans, designs, studies, reports, specifications, construction conditions, regulatory requirements, and proposed solutions.
• Serves as a senior technical resource to the Director of Public Works and Mobility, City Engineer, Engineers, Project Mangers, inspectors, consultants, contractors, developers, other City departments, and external partners.
• Provides senior technical review, peer review, quality assurance, mentoring, and lead work to Engineers, inspectors, and technical staff.
• Leads or supports the development, interpretation, application, and periodic update of engineering standards, criteria, specifications, procedures, workflows, and technical guidance; recommends changes to the City Engineer.
• Identifies complex technical, regulatory, contractual, or project-delivery issues; evaluates alternatives and risk; and develops clear recommendations for resolution.
• Makes technical and engineering decisions within adopted criteria and delegated authority and elevates policy, precedent-setting, high-risk, major financial, legal, public-commitment, or responsible-charge matters to the City Engineer.
• Leads and coordinates consultants, contractors, technical specialists, inspectors, and other project participants on assigned projects and programs, including matrix direction without formal supervisory authority.
• Supports cross-training, knowledge transfer, succession planning, and continuous improvement within the Engineering Work Group.
• Represents the City in technical meetings with partner agencies, developers, consultants, contractors, utilities, districts, stakeholders, and the public as assigned.
• Prepares and presents technical reports, recommendations, project information, and program updates to City leadership, City Council, boards, commissions, stakeholder groups, and the public as assigned.

• Leads implementation, documentation, and…