Director of Engineering​/County Engineer

Director of Engineering / County Engineer

$145,000 Annually – Salary Exempt

Serves as the department head and senior technical authority for County engineering and capital project delivery. Plans, directs, and coordinates County Engineering Services; provides professional engineering oversight; establishes priorities and technical standards; and is accountable for the Roads & Transportation, Stormwater & Utilities, and Parks & Vertical Construction portfolios. Directly supervises the three division leads and three Project Coordinators and coordinates major capital projects from planning and funding through design, procurement, construction, closeout, and turnover.

• Direct, organize, and evaluate the work of County Engineering Services, including the three division leads and three Project Coordinators.
• Establish departmental priorities, workloads, performance expectations, procedures, technical standards, and project assignment practices.
• Conduct or participate in hiring, coaching, performance management, training, and corrective action in coordination with Human Resource Services.
• Coordinate staff capacity across portfolios and reassign resources when project schedules, funding, or operational needs require.

• Provide senior professional engineering review and technical direction for County infrastructure and capital projects.
• Oversee the County capital improvement portfolio, including scope development, feasibility, cost estimating, design, procurement, construction, change management, closeout, and turnover.
• Review plans, specifications, studies, calculations, contracts, and consultant deliverables for completeness, compliance, constructability, and alignment with County objectives.
• Oversee consultant and professional-service contracts, including scopes, solicitations, selection support, negotiations, performance, invoices, amendments, and deliverables.
• Administer and oversee public works contracts, and coordinate contract scope, performance, service levels, expenditures, compliance, and issue resolution with responsible departments and contractors.
• Identify project risks, schedule conflicts, cost pressures, and regulatory issues and provide recommendations to County leadership.

• Develop and administer the department budget and support development of the County capital improvement program.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, funding sources, change orders, encumbrances, and forecasts in coordination with Finance and Procurement.
• Ensure grant-funded and special-purpose-funded projects meet applicable documentation, reporting, reimbursement, procurement, and compliance requirements.
• Hold division leads and Project Coordinators accountable for grant administration and project records within their assigned portfolios.

• Serve as the primary engineering advisor to the County Manager and provide technical information and recommendations to the Board of Commissioners.
• Coordinate with County departments, elected offices, consultants, contractors, utilities, developers, GDOT, state and federal agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate closely with Development Services on development-related engineering matters, infrastructure impacts, plan review coordination, permitting issues, and projects affecting County facilities and infrastructure.
• Engage with residents, property owners, businesses, community groups, and other members of the public regarding engineering projects, infrastructure concerns, planned improvements, and County processes; communicate technical information in a clear and professional manner.
• Attend Board meetings,…