Sr. Professional Engineer - Major Roadway Infrastructure

The City of Fort Worth•Weatherford, TX

7d•$93,574 - $121,646•Hybrid

About The Position

A Sr. Civil Engineer – Major Roadway Infrastructure position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department Capital Delivery Division. The position will serve in the capacity of a senior project manager to lead teams of engineering consultants, professional engineers and inspectors in the management and execution of complex and dynamic roadway infrastructure improvement projects. These projects are designed by outside consultants and constructed by outside contractors. Project scope is generally multi-lane roadways ranging from half a mile to over 2 miles in length and include intersection improvements, traffic signals, roundabouts, street lighting, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, underground drainage and railroad crossing widening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related field
Three (3) years of professional civil engineering experience as a Licensed Professional Engineer, of which two (2) years must relate to civil engineering
Possession of registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment
Valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Experience managing roadway projects for a public agency
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Proficiency with Adobe Pro, Understanding of the PMBOK, an industry-recognized project management standard, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and geographic information systems (GIS)
Experience with the requirements of federally funded projects

Responsibilities

Working independently to perform project management and professional civil engineering work to deliver multiple infrastructure improvement projects simultaneously while coordinating with a variety of stakeholders to deliver the projects within budget and on schedule within very tight time constraints
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
Communicating proactively about projects with City leadership, stakeholders in other City departments, residents of the City of Fort Worth, state and federal agencies
Managing professional services and construction contracts
Reviewing construction drawings and specifications
Performing construction management activities, including processing amendments, change orders and task orders
Reviewing and approving payment requests and performing other tasks as needed while utilizing City of Fort Worth software/systems and processes
Assisting in the development and professional growth of graduate engineers and professional engineers