City Engineer - City of Mountain Brook
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes:
- Job Summary (could be "About the role")
- Compensation & Benefits (includes pay range and benefits)
- Minimum Qualifications (could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications")
- Typical Job Duties (could be "Responsibilities")
- Physical Demands (maybe not a standard heading; but we could include as a separate section? The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Physical Demands and Work Environment are not in that list. Should we still include them? The instruction says: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples, not exclusive list. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests using those typical headings. However we could still include Physical Demands and Work Environment as sections with appropriate headings (maybe "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment") but they are not in the examples. The instruction says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings where applicable, but we could also use others if needed. However they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Physical Demands and Work Environment into a "Working Conditions" section? Not in list but could be okay. But better to stick to given headings: we have About the role (Job Summary), Responsibilities (Typical Job Duties), Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications), Benefits (Compensation & Benefits includes benefits), Pay (pay range). Could also combine Benefits and Pay into one "Compensation & Benefits" section but they said prefer few substantive sections; we could have a single "Compensation & Benefits" heading (though not in list). But they gave example Benefits and Pay separate. However we can decide to have two sections: Pay and Benefits. The posting includes both pay range and benefits description. So we can have Pay section with the range, Benefits section with list of benefits.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to remove EEO statement, accommodation note, disclaimer, note about target close date maybe? The Target Close Date is metadata; we could fold into a short p or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short paragraph at top with Target Close Date, Pay Grade, Type, etc. But they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Maybe we can include a brief
with that metadata before sections.
We must not include application instructions (like "click Apply").
We must preserve all substantive information: job summary, compensation & benefits details, minimum qualifications list, typical job duties list, physical demands, work environment.
We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Minimum Qualifications (list), Typical Job Duties (list), Benefits (list), maybe Physical Demands (not a list but prose). Work Environment (prose). Pay range maybe just a
.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading.
Let's craft:
Target Close Date: 10/02/2026 | Pay Grade: Grade 32 | Type: Full time
Then sections:
About the role
Job Summary ...
Responsibilities
- Plans, directs, coordinates and oversees all engineering activities by providing technical guidance to engineering staff and contractors and reviewing and analyzing plans and engineering studies related to projects involving in the City's traffic, roadway, and drainage systems.
- Performs plans review of major commercial or residential developments by reviewing, making suggestions/recommendations about necessary changes, and signing off/approving plans to ensure compliance with all applicable state, county, and city building codes.
- Investigates and responds to citizen requests/complaints related to public infrastructure (e.g., roadways, traffic systems, storm water drainage systems, etc.) by gathering information regarding complaints/requests in order to determine if repairs or modifications to the public infrastructure is required.
- Monitors construction projects throughout the city by inspecting sites and working closely with contractors, landowners, and crews in order to ensure compliance with relevant codes, ordinances, and laws, and takes appropriate actions when a project is found to be in violation of ordinances and permits.
- Oversees the process to announce, collect, assess, and accept bids from contractors for public infrastructure projects by determining scope of work, preparing bid announcements, and reviewing/selecting the best submitted bids in order to facilitate selecting external contractors for large construction projects within the city.
- Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.
- Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.
Requirements
- Driver’s license.
- Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, OR, have the ability to obtain your PE License within Alabama through reciprocity within 6 months of being hired.
- Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Civil Engineering or other closely related Engineering field from an ABET accredited program.
- Professional Engineering experience, including experience as a lead project manager directly responsible for successful design or construction of complex public works infrastructure projects (e.g., roadways, bridges, sidewalks, drainage systems, water treatment, sewer).
- Experience working with county and state organizations (e.g., ALDOT, ADEM, SWMA) on roadway construction and other infrastructure improvement projects.
- Experience in reviewing bids, preparing and evaluating Requests for Proposals (RFPs), administering contracts, and coordinating with contractors on public infrastructure projects.
Pay
$101,670 - $157,747
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension)
- Generous paid holidays
- Sick and vacation leave
- More (as described)
We could also include Physical Demands and Work Environment sections. But maybe we can combine them into a "Working Conditions" section not in list but acceptable. However instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding two more sections may be okay if they have substantive content. Let's see if we can incorporate them into existing sections: Physical Demands could go under a "Working Conditions" heading, but not in examples. Could we add a section "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment"? They are substantive. The instruction didn't forbid other headings, just gave examples. It said "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That suggests we should use those headings where applicable, but we can also use others if needed. However to be safe, we could add them as sections with headings "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment". That would increase number of sections but still substantive.
But the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." If we add two more sections, we go from maybe 6 to 8 sections. Might be okay. However we could incorporate Physical Demands and Work Environment into a single "Working Conditions" section. That would be one extra section. Let's do that: Working Conditions
with paragraphs covering Physical Demands and Work Environment.
Let's craft Working Conditions:
Physical Demands: Job involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking or standing. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
Work Environment: Work is primarily conducted indoors in an office setting with occasional field visits to outdoor worksites. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc. Work involves the use of a variety of equipment related to inspecting construction sites including, but not limited to: calculator, measuring devices, levels, etc. Job may require exposure to potentially hazardous work conditions (e.g., working in and around traffic, construction zones, heavy equipment). Job may also require exposure to inclement weather when working outdoors (e.g., extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.).
That seems good.
Now we need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO statement, accommodation note, disclaimer, note about target close date maybe we kept as metadata paragraph. Also we removed "More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply." and "Disclaimer". Good.
Now check that we preserved all substantive information:
- Job Summary: included in About the role paragraph.
- Compensation & Benefits: we separated Pay and Benefits; we included pay range and benefits list. Did we lose any nuance? The posting says "The City of Mountain Brook provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more." We captured that as benefits list with "and more". Good.
- Minimum Qualifications: we captured each bullet.
- Typical Job Duties: we captured each bullet as responsibilities.
- Physical Demands and Work Environment: captured in Working Conditions.
We omitted "Job may require exposure to potentially hazardous work conditions (e.g., working in and around traffic, construction zones, heavy equipment)." included.
We omitted "Job may also require exposure to inclement weather when working outdoors (e.g., extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.)." included.
We omitted "Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc." included.
We omitted "Work involves the use of a variety of equipment related to inspecting construction sites including, but not limited to: calculator, measuring devices, levels, etc." included.
We omitted "Job involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking or standing. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs."
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: - Job Summary (could be "About the role") - Compensation & Benefits (includes pay range and benefits) - Minimum Qualifications (could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications") - Typical Job Duties (could be "Responsibilities") - Physical Demands (maybe not a standard heading; but we could include as a separate section? The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Physical Demands and Work Environment are not in that list. Should we still include them? The instruction says: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples, not exclusive list. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests using those typical headings. However we could still include Physical Demands and Work Environment as sections with appropriate headings (maybe "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment") but they are not in the examples. The instruction says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings where applicable, but we could also use others if needed. However they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Physical Demands and Work Environment into a "Working Conditions" section? Not in list but could be okay. But better to stick to given headings: we have About the role (Job Summary), Responsibilities (Typical Job Duties), Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications), Benefits (Compensation & Benefits includes benefits), Pay (pay range). Could also combine Benefits and Pay into one "Compensation & Benefits" section but they said prefer few substantive sections; we could have a single "Compensation & Benefits" heading (though not in list). But they gave example Benefits and Pay separate. However we can decide to have two sections: Pay and Benefits. The posting includes both pay range and benefits description. So we can have Pay section with the range, Benefits section with list of benefits.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to remove EEO statement, accommodation note, disclaimer, note about target close date maybe? The Target Close Date is metadata; we could fold into a short p or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short paragraph at top with Target Close Date, Pay Grade, Type, etc. But they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Maybe we can include a brief
with that metadata before sections. We must not include application instructions (like "click Apply"). We must preserve all substantive information: job summary, compensation & benefits details, minimum qualifications list, typical job duties list, physical demands, work environment. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Minimum Qualifications (list), Typical Job Duties (list), Benefits (list), maybe Physical Demands (not a list but prose). Work Environment (prose). Pay range maybe just a
. We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Let's craft:
Target Close Date: 10/02/2026 | Pay Grade: Grade 32 | Type: Full time
Then sections:About the role
Job Summary ...
Responsibilities
- Plans, directs, coordinates and oversees all engineering activities by providing technical guidance to engineering staff and contractors and reviewing and analyzing plans and engineering studies related to projects involving in the City's traffic, roadway, and drainage systems.
- Performs plans review of major commercial or residential developments by reviewing, making suggestions/recommendations about necessary changes, and signing off/approving plans to ensure compliance with all applicable state, county, and city building codes.
- Investigates and responds to citizen requests/complaints related to public infrastructure (e.g., roadways, traffic systems, storm water drainage systems, etc.) by gathering information regarding complaints/requests in order to determine if repairs or modifications to the public infrastructure is required.
- Monitors construction projects throughout the city by inspecting sites and working closely with contractors, landowners, and crews in order to ensure compliance with relevant codes, ordinances, and laws, and takes appropriate actions when a project is found to be in violation of ordinances and permits.
- Oversees the process to announce, collect, assess, and accept bids from contractors for public infrastructure projects by determining scope of work, preparing bid announcements, and reviewing/selecting the best submitted bids in order to facilitate selecting external contractors for large construction projects within the city.
- Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.
- Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.
Requirements
- Driver’s license.
- Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, OR, have the ability to obtain your PE License within Alabama through reciprocity within 6 months of being hired.
- Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Civil Engineering or other closely related Engineering field from an ABET accredited program.
- Professional Engineering experience, including experience as a lead project manager directly responsible for successful design or construction of complex public works infrastructure projects (e.g., roadways, bridges, sidewalks, drainage systems, water treatment, sewer).
- Experience working with county and state organizations (e.g., ALDOT, ADEM, SWMA) on roadway construction and other infrastructure improvement projects.
- Experience in reviewing bids, preparing and evaluating Requests for Proposals (RFPs), administering contracts, and coordinating with contractors on public infrastructure projects.
Pay
$101,670 - $157,747
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension)
- Generous paid holidays
- Sick and vacation leave
- More (as described)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That suggests we should use those headings where applicable, but we can also use others if needed. However to be safe, we could add them as sections with headings "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment". That would increase number of sections but still substantive. But the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." If we add two more sections, we go from maybe 6 to 8 sections. Might be okay. However we could incorporate Physical Demands and Work Environment into a single "Working Conditions" section. That would be one extra section. Let's do that:
Working Conditions
with paragraphs covering Physical Demands and Work Environment. Let's craft Working Conditions:Physical Demands: Job involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking or standing. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
Work Environment: Work is primarily conducted indoors in an office setting with occasional field visits to outdoor worksites. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc. Work involves the use of a variety of equipment related to inspecting construction sites including, but not limited to: calculator, measuring devices, levels, etc. Job may require exposure to potentially hazardous work conditions (e.g., working in and around traffic, construction zones, heavy equipment). Job may also require exposure to inclement weather when working outdoors (e.g., extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.).
That seems good. Now we need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO statement, accommodation note, disclaimer, note about target close date maybe we kept as metadata paragraph. Also we removed "More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply." and "Disclaimer". Good. Now check that we preserved all substantive information: - Job Summary: included in About the role paragraph. - Compensation & Benefits: we separated Pay and Benefits; we included pay range and benefits list. Did we lose any nuance? The posting says "The City of Mountain Brook provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more." We captured that as benefits list with "and more". Good. - Minimum Qualifications: we captured each bullet. - Typical Job Duties: we captured each bullet as responsibilities. - Physical Demands and Work Environment: captured in Working Conditions. We omitted "Job may require exposure to potentially hazardous work conditions (e.g., working in and around traffic, construction zones, heavy equipment)." included. We omitted "Job may also require exposure to inclement weather when working outdoors (e.g., extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.)." included. We omitted "Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc." included. We omitted "Work involves the use of a variety of equipment related to inspecting construction sites including, but not limited to: calculator, measuring devices, levels, etc." included. We omitted "Job involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking or standing. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs."