Interagency Civil Engineer Supervisor

City of Seattle•Seattle, WA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Seattle Department of Transportation’s Street Use Division Interagency Program seeks an experienced Civil Engineer Supervisor to provide staff supervision, technical leadership, and project and program management for complex transportation projects delivered with other public agencies. The role supervises and develops professional staff while serving as a senior technical and project lead across the Interagency portfolio. It works closely with the Interagency Program Manager, SDOT teams, other City departments, and external agency partners to set priorities, resolve complex technical and delivery issues, and support projects from planning and design through construction, asset handoff, and closeout. The position represents SDOT in technical, project, and management discussions; coordinates with internal and external stakeholders; and supports portfolio priorities, workload and resource planning, management briefings, and program improvement. The employee independently advances assigned work and provides leadership across the portfolio as needed. Work is typically hybrid: at least three days per week in a City office and two days remotely, within a regular 40-hour work week. The role may require nights, evenings, weekends, holidays, and field assignments involving all types of weather, traffic conditions, hazardous or toxic substances, and construction sites. The full salary range is $81.17–$94.12 per hour. The City offers vacation, holiday, and sick leave, plus medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology, or an equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating the ability to perform the duties.
Six years of professional civil engineering experience, including two years of supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Registration as a Professional Engineer in Washington State.
Current Washington State driver’s license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
Ability to supervise and develop professional staff and manage complex transportation projects and programs.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and drive complex issues toward resolution while recognizing when management involvement or escalation is appropriate.
Ability to adapt to a changing portfolio and collaborate with program leadership to support organizational priorities and needs.
Strong negotiation, conflict-resolution, relationship-management, written communication, and presentation skills, including ability to communicate complex technical and programmatic issues to technical staff, agency partners, and senior management.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of progressively responsible experience as a licensed professional engineer in construction or design of highways, bridges, and related structures.
Four or more years of progressively responsible managerial or supervisory experience managing a diverse workforce; experience supervising public-sector employees in a union environment.
Experience representing an asset owner or public agency in planning, design, construction, acceptance, operation, or closeout of major capital infrastructure.
Significant project-management and construction-management experience across multiple phases of large, complex transportation or public infrastructure projects.
Experience with alternative project delivery methods such as design-build (DB), progressive design-build (PDB), and general contractor/construction manager (GCCM), and working across owner, designer, contractor, consultant, and other delivery roles.
Experience in complex multi-agency environments resolving differing organizational requirements, responsibilities, standards, and priorities.
Experience developing, interpreting, implementing, or administering interagency agreements, scopes, reimbursement arrangements, roles and responsibilities, or other project commitments.
Experience with asset acceptance and handoff, construction closeout, punch-list resolution, warranty, and operations and maintenance responsibilities.
Knowledge of and experience applying federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, engineering standards, design criteria, and specifications for transportation and public infrastructure, including City of Seattle and WSDOT standards and requirements.
Knowledge of departmental design and construction principles and practices, contracting methods and procedures, stewardship agreements, and program accountability for budget, schedule, environment, and quality.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate complex transportation projects with other public agencies through planning, design, construction, asset handoff, and closeout.
Provide senior engineering review and technical guidance, and coordinate resolution of multidisciplinary issues involving design, construction, utilities, right-of-way, permitting, constructability, City standards, and long-term asset responsibilities.
Oversee project scopes, schedules, budgets, risks, consultant and contractor coordination, construction issues, change management, documentation, agreements, and closeout.
Coordinate across SDOT, City departments, consultants, contractors, asset owners, and partner agencies to clarify responsibilities, reconcile requirements, develop solutions, and elevate issues for management decisions when needed.
Represent SDOT in technical, project, and management-level discussions and build effective relationships with external agencies and internal stakeholders.
Work with the Interagency Program Manager on portfolio priorities, workload and resource planning, management briefings, and program improvement; independently advance assigned work and provide portfolio leadership as needed.
Supervise professional engineering and project-management staff by assigning and reviewing work, setting priorities, managing workloads, coaching and providing technical guidance, evaluating performance, and supporting employee development.