Professional Engineer

The City of Fort Worth • Weatherford, TX

2d • $78,326 - $101,824 • Hybrid

About The Position

The City of Fort Worth is hiring a Professional Engineer to perform project management duties and professional civil engineering work for capital infrastructure projects, primarily Stormwater-related. This includes storm drain pipe rehabilitation, channel restoration, culvert design, and other stormwater improvement design projects. The role involves evaluating stormwater-related issues, developing project scopes, schedules, and budgets, managing consultants, reviewing plans and specifications, conducting public meetings, and reviewing contracts, amendments, and invoices.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related field
• Four (4) years of professional civil engineering experience, two (2) of which must be related to stormwater management/drainage and infrastructure capital improvement projects
• Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment
• Valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Highly familiar with fundamental principles, practices, and techniques of Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, drainage and civil engineering
• Experience with FEMA and other federal agencies regulations and permitting

Responsibilities

• Perform project management duties and professional civil engineering work for capital infrastructure projects which are primarily Stormwater-related such as storm drain pipe rehab, channel restoration, culverts design and other Storm water improvement design projects.
• Perform professional civil engineering work to evaluate Stormwater-related issues and develop the scope, schedule, and budget for Stormwater infrastructure capital improvement projects to address these issues.
• Manage consultants, review consultant plans and specifications, conduct public meetings, review contracts, amendments, and invoices, and perform other tasks as needed.
• Performing construction project management and professional civil engineering work to evaluate Stormwater-related issues and develop the scope, schedule, and budget for Stormwater infrastructure capital improvement projects to address these issues.
• Ability to meet pressing deadlines and manage contracts; A significant amount of contact with the public will be required. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively with City officials, residents, commercial entities, and other agencies.
• Exceptional customer service, time management, communication, and writing skills are essential to address telephone, email, and public inquiries.
• Reviewing consultant Plans and Specifications to Ensure project compliance with appropriate Federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations.
• Prepare, review and evaluate construction bids, cost estimates, change orders and related financial impact analyses.
• Providing direct support to the Engineering Manager and assisting in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, goals and objectives and making recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards and procedures.

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Top-Notch Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 3 Weeks’ Vacation Time
• Robust Pension Plan
• Voted Best Place for Working Parents 2025
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Sign-on Incentive: $5,400 50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level