Senior Engineer, Utilities

Come Join the City of Bellevue! Please fill out your application as fully as possible. The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. Read the "Hiring Process" section below to learn more. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Bellevue Utilities provides high quality, essential drinking water, wastewater, and storm and surface water services that over 145,000 customers rely on every day. We take pride in making sure these services are dependable, a good value for the money, and delivered with our customers in mind. Our Utility Capital Improvement Program invests $40+ Million annually in infrastructure renewal, capacity for growth, and environmental preservation projects to ensure customer service and satisfaction remain high.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to utilize your knowledge and experience to support this mission. Bellevue Utilities is looking for a talented Senior Engineer to join our collaborative team for design and project management of the drinking water, wastewater, and storm and surface water Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.

• Effectively manages project scope, schedule, and budget to ensure that changes in the project are anticipated early on and addressed through a strategic change‑management approach.
• Prepares and/or oversees engineering consultant preparation of preliminary and final engineering plans, specifications and cost estimates for complex water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, and stream restoration projects.
• Prepares construction contracts for bidding and responds to bidder inquiries. Reviews contractor submittals for compliance with the plans and specifications. Assists inspectors in resolving field conflicts or changes.
• Conducts field investigations to identify problems, assess project feasibility and evaluate alternatives. Provides research, analysis, reports and recommendations on engineering issues. Valid driver’s license required; regular driving is an essential function of the job.
• Ensures that engineering work is in compliance with federal, state and local codes and regulations. Coordinates other city departments, agencies, and regulators to obtain needed permits and agreements.
• Provides quality control oversight to ensure that project goals are met and prevent cost overruns resulting from construction change orders.
• Utilizes a business case analysis with triple bottom line decision modeling to analyze project alternatives.
• Leads the engineering, permitting and public involvement components of technically and politically complex capital projects.
• Produces accurate monthly project progress reports so that financial anomalies and design contingencies become visible and discussed in order to consider and limit their disruption/cost to the project plan.
• Represents the City and makes presentations to City officials, other jurisdictions or organizations and the general public to explain technical design features, project priorities, or project modifications requiring additional funding.
• Leads the public involvement component of complex capital projects. Coordinates project planning and design with property owners, interested citizens and other affected city departments and agencies. Responds to customer inquiries and complaints. Provides technical assistance to help resolve issues.
• Prepares and administers consultant contracts for general and specialized design services.
• Assists Property Services staff in the acquisition of needed easements or property rights.
• Provides technical support to other sections within the Utilities Department as well as other city departments, regulatory agencies and other jurisdictions.

• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field; and
• Five (5) years of experience designing municipal water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, and open stream projects…