Castle Rock Water - Engineering Manager

About the Role

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and quality of life depend on the choices we make today. Join a team that values teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication while providing exceptional public service. This role offers the opportunity to make a difference in the community, with a focus on preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future.

About Castle Rock Water

Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock’s more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado, consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live. Castle Rock Water is a national leader in the water industry, known for expanding infrastructure to accommodate reuse water, implementing progressive conservation measures, and managing legacy stormwater projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervises personnel within the Engineering Division, including assigning and planning work, establishing performance standards, and allocating resources.
• Makes decisions related to staffing, performance evaluations, salary increases, and training while ensuring compliance with personnel guidelines and employment law.
• Provides strategic leadership by evaluating organizational needs, developing staffing plans, optimizing workflows, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops Engineering supervisors and staff, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and employee engagement.
• Develops and oversees budgets within the Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Funds, including recommendations for projects, timing, and impacts to rates and fees.
• Oversees inter-departmental communication, public education, and involvement regarding Engineering Division projects and activities.
• Manages project improvement planning and development for capital improvement projects, ensuring completion on time and within budget.
• Provides senior-level reviews of change orders and contract amendments.
• Ensures development projects are reviewed for impact to program areas and works closely with the Plan Review Supervisor to meet deadlines.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to Town Council, Commissions, and the public.
• Coordinates with stakeholders and ensures effective communication with outside agencies.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws, reporting requirements, permits, and environmental regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Customer Service & Communication

• Communicates with Town staff, developers, contractors, outside agencies, and citizens.
• Makes independent decisions regarding engineering designs, construction, operations, and strategies while staying current on Town plans, regional projects, and industry tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline; Master’s degree in Civil Engineering preferred.
• Six years of experience, including project management of capital projects from engineering through construction and at least two years of supervising a team of technical professionals.
• Valid Colorado Driver’s License.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in Colorado or ability to become registered within six months of hire.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of municipal capital project design, engineering, construction contract management, and project management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Outlook, and PowerPoint, as well as water system modeling programs.
• Experience in design and construction of utilities and roadway projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with adversarial parties.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make independent decisions.
• Ability to conduct on-site project evaluations and travel to meetings.
• Advanced knowledge of contract documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Excellent public presentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to apply Town standards and policies to capital project management.

Physical Demands

• Sedentary work for long periods, with occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, walking, standing, and use of hands for handling objects or tools.
• Frequent hand-eye coordination for operating computers and office equipment.
• Vision, speech, and hearing required for communication with employees and citizens.

Work Environment

• Primarily works in a clean, comfortable office environment.
• Conducts on-site project evaluations and attends out-of-office meetings.
• Uses standard office equipment, including personal computers, and may occasionally use personal equipment (e.g., vehicle, cell phone, tools).

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a difference in the community.
• Career advancement programs.
• Employee well-being program.
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package.
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center.
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer.
• Eligibility for 80 hours of personal time, dependent on education, training, and experience.

Pay

Anticipated hiring range: $133,972.80 - $156,312.00, dependent on qualifications and experience.