Engineering Technician - Public Works

Rooted in Community, Growing with Purpose

Wheat Ridge was founded during the 1859 Gold Rush as a rest stop for miners and later named for its golden wheat fields. As unsuccessful miners turned to farming, the area thrived with orchards, vegetable fields, and later, greenhouses, earning the title “Carnation City.” Incorporated in 1969, Wheat Ridge now offers a central location with easy access to Denver and the Rocky Mountains.

It operates as a home-rule city with a council-manager government, where the elected council sets policy, and the manager oversees daily operations and budgeting. We strive to create a welcoming environment for all staff, volunteers, and members of our community.

This position is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the quality, safety, and compliance of public infrastructure and construction projects within the public right-of-way. The role involves inspecting streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, and related improvements to verify adherence to City specifications as well as State and Federal regulations. Responsibilities include reviewing design plans for constructability and traffic safety, conducting preconstruction meetings, managing schedules and contract timelines, negotiating change orders, and processing pay applications.

The role also requires preparing contract documents, evaluating field conditions, and ensuring compliance with approved plans and permits.

In addition, the position supports transportation and infrastructure planning efforts by collecting and analyzing field data, evaluating pavement conditions, prioritizing maintenance needs, and contributing to capital improvement planning and budgeting. The incumbent may conduct traffic studies, review and approve traffic control plans, and ensure safe and efficient traffic flow through work zones.

Strong communication is essential, as this role regularly interacts with contractors, residents, and public agencies, providing updates, addressing concerns, and maintaining transparency throughout project life cycles.

• Inspects construction projects, streets, alleys, curbs, gutters, asphalt, sidewalks, street overlays, rights-of-way, for compliance with city specifications, and State and Federal laws.
• Observes the activities of contractors and assists in the management of consultants. Serve as project manager and review design plans for constructability, traffic safety
• May perform various transportation engineering studies and communicate findings to the public, staff and other agencies. Participates in traffic control device warrant studies.
• Perform related work as required and assigned.

Training– High School Diploma or GED

Experience– Some experience in construction inspections, surveying, soils and materials testing or related experience in civil engineering, surveying, and/or construction inspection preferred.

Training– High School Diploma or GED required;
Associates Degree in Civil Engineering or certification in related area preferred

Experience– Five (5) years of experience in project management, construction inspections, surveying, soils and materials testing or related experience in civil engineering, surveying, and/or construction inspection;
AutoCAD/ LDD/ Civil 3D experience preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Requires CDOT Inspection Certification (math, survey, plan reading);
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Training– Associates Degree in Civil Engineering or related field required

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