City of Hutto, TX - City Engineer
About The Position
The City of Hutto, TX is seeking a collaborative and strategic engineering leader to guide infrastructure development, manage capital improvement projects, build high-performing teams, and support responsible community growth. The ideal candidate will be experienced in municipal engineering, infrastructure planning, and development review, skilled at building processes, mentoring teams, and managing complex CIP projects, and able to communicate effectively with elected officials, developers, staff, and the public. Hutto, Texas, is a rapidly growing and family-friendly community located in Williamson County along the SH-130 corridor, approximately 30 minutes northeast of downtown Austin. The Engineering Department ensures the City’s infrastructure is safe, reliable, and built for the future. The department oversees infrastructure planning, development review, construction inspection, public works coordination, capital improvement implementation, engineering standards, and long-range infrastructure planning. Reporting to an Executive Director, the new City Engineer will lead and continue developing the City’s Engineering Department and internal systems, manage development reviews and oversee capital improvement projects to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery, coordinate infrastructure planning associated with rapid community growth, develop measurable processes and KPI tracking aligned with the City’s Strategic Plan, collaborate with developers, City leadership, residents, consultants, and regional partners, supervise engineering and construction inspection personnel while fostering a culture of teamwork and accountability, provide technical leadership regarding drainage, floodplain management, utilities, transportation, and infrastructure systems, and support City Council presentations and public communication regarding engineering projects and initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET/EAC accredited college or university
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible engineering experience
- Minimum of three (3) years supervising staff and consultants
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas or ability to obtain within six months
- Strong knowledge of municipal engineering, infrastructure systems, drainage, utilities, development review, and capital project management
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Local government or municipal engineering leadership experience
- Experience working in rapidly growing communities
- Experience implementing organizational process improvements and KPI systems
- Active participation in professional engineering organizations and regional committees
Responsibilities
- Lead and continue developing the City’s Engineering Department and internal systems
- Manage development reviews and oversee capital improvement projects to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery
- Coordinate infrastructure planning associated with rapid community growth
- Develop measurable processes and KPI tracking aligned with the City’s Strategic Plan
- Collaborate with developers, City leadership, residents, consultants, and regional partners
- Supervise engineering and construction inspection personnel while fostering a culture of teamwork and accountability
- Provide technical leadership regarding drainage, floodplain management, utilities, transportation, and infrastructure systems
- Support City Council presentations and public communication regarding engineering projects and initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
