Senior Bridge Engineer

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is seeking a Senior Engineer for its Bridge Office. This role involves managing the design and construction of bridge maintenance, rehabilitation, replacement, and emergency repair projects. The position offers an opportunity to work on large, complex, multi-disciplinary capital improvement projects, provide technical guidance, and ensure quality control. The role also involves collaboration with various city departments, external agencies, and stakeholders, and serving as a technical expert and mentor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Three (3) years of professional engineering work experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Valid Driver's License at the time of application.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application. Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of 1-year probation.
• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
• Background and experience in the planning and design of bridge projects
• Experience with highly complex, multi-discipline projects that include additional components such as roadway improvements, signal reconstruction, and bike lanes
• Strong communication, collaboration skills and experience working with diverse groups of stakeholders and the public through community engagement
• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint
• Skilled in MicroStation, ArcGIS Pro/ArcMap desktop and online products

Nice To Haves

• 5 to 10 years of progressive experience in managing the design and construction of bridge, box culvert, and wall projects.

Responsibilities

• Performing project management work by managing, coordinating, and directing large, complex, multi-disciplinary capital improvement projects including project initiation, development, production/execution, and closing/maintenance and project coordination with city departments, elected officials, affected community and business organizations, and other internal/external stakeholders
• Providing technical input and guidance to support other internal City projects.
• Leverage and advocate best practices to further enhance Denver’s Bridge system.
• Preparing documentation, reports, and presentations.
• Conducting quality assurance and quality control on deliverables, as well as perform reviews of work performed by others to ensure accuracy and completeness, standard of care, and compliance with design criteria and standard practices.
• Engaging and collaborating with other city agencies, outside governmental municipalities and regional partners, business and/or community groups, the public, and other stakeholders, as needed.
• Coordinating alignment with internal DOTI departments and other city agencies, including DOTI Right-of-Way Services (ROWS), DOTI Wastewater Operations, Denver Parks and Recreation, and Community Planning and Development (CPD).
• Partner with agencies that may include Mile High Flood District, Metro Water Recovery, Denver Water, and other governmental entities.
• Supporting planning efforts that may include bridge infrastructure projects.
• Serving as a technical and/or subject matter expert and provide training and mentoring to other staff members in the areas of project development, project design, project specification preparation, project management, contract management, project construction and quality control
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 12 paid holidays
• 1 personal holiday
• 1 Wellness Day
• 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

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