2026 Town Engineer

Town Engineer

We have a great opportunity within the Town of Milford! We are seeking a qualified and motivated individual to fill the full-time salaried position as Town Engineer. This position reports to the Public Works Director.

Essential:

Applicants should be able to perform professional engineering work of a technical nature within the Public Works Department including design, layout, construction management and mapping of municipal projects, investigations, and development review. The person will assist the Department of Public Works as well as town boards and other departments in matters relating to the design and inspection of various construction projects, public and private.

Additionally, this individual will provide technical assistance to other departments, boards and committees as requested.

The role will also be responsible for the management, administration, and mobilization of efforts in compliance with the Town's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit program. The person selected for this role will coordinates with Town Departments to manage the assigned resources and project teams toward cost-effective and timely results.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain electronic and written records and prepare reports and to document any and all information pertaining to the activities and responsibilities of the position.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Apply logical and rationale thinking to solve problems or accomplish tasks; to understand, interpret and communicate complicated policies, procedures and protocols.
• Speak effectively before public groups and respond to questions.
• Planning, organizing, and evaluating the work activities of Planning Department and Planning Board.
• Planning and conducting special projects.
• Manage municipal stormwater efforts relative to water quality, mapping, and reporting requirements associated with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for stormwater discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering required; 4 or more years progressively responsible experience in public works design and construction, preferably in a municipal setting; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive knowledge in the application of civil engineering and surveying skills to public works projects; thorough knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing the municipal infrastructure.
• Four or more years of progressively responsible experience; or any combination of education, training and experience, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities, required for the job.

Salary range is $98,000.00 -$ depending on qualifications and experience and includes full town benefits.