Deputy City Engineer

Duties, Functions and Supervision/Accountability

• Serve as the ACA/City Engineer's operational designee on assigned project, development, staff, and interdepartmental matters.
• Lead daily Engineering operations by coordinating priorities, workload, schedules, resources, and service delivery across development review, capital projects, field operations, and infrastructure-related activities.
• Oversee private development review and entitlement coordination, including Engineering comments, conditions, infrastructure requirements, agreements, and approvals.
• Provide high-level review and decision support for complex engineering, development, construction, infrastructure, and regulatory matters.
• Supervise and mentor assigned Engineering staff and coordinate consultant and contractor performance for assigned Engineering services.
• Direct capital infrastructure project delivery and support long-range infrastructure planning, including scope, schedule, budget, funding, asset needs, stakeholder coordination, and issue resolution.
• Respond to complex inquiries and support stormwater, drainage, floodplain, environmental, erosion control, and regulatory coordination.

Qualifications

• Possess a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field and at least seven (7) years of responsible civil engineering experience, including at least two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• Previous experience in municipal design, construction, planning, and real estate is highly desirable.
• A valid Wisconsin motor vehicle operator's license is required.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer with the Wisconsin Examining Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Surveyors, or be able to obtain registration within six (6) months of starting employment with the City.
• Strong knowledge of municipal engineering, public infrastructure systems, development review, capital project delivery, construction/contract administration, and applicable regulations.
• Ability to lead staff, manage competing priorities, interpret plans, specifications, ordinances, agreements, and technical reports, exercise sound professional judgment, and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.