Manager, Water Utility Development Review

About the role

This position provides leadership and oversight for development services, construction inspection coordination, project management services and capital project review functions supporting water, wastewater and stormwater utilities. This role leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for development review, construction administration, and customer service, ensuring alignment with utility planning, infrastructure delivery, regulatory requirements and OneWater objectives.

Responsibilities

• Leads, develops and supports a team responsible for water utilities infrastructure review, development services, construction coordination and customer service.

• Establishes performance expectations, provides coaching and professional development and fosters a high-performing, collaborative, and customer-focused team.

• Oversees and leads continuous improvement of development review processes, service delivery practices and operational workflows to enhance predictability, efficiency, and customer experience.

• Promotes integrated OneWater collaboration across planning, development review, construction, operations, maintenance and capital project functions.

• Builds and maintains partnerships with developers, consultants, regulatory agencies, utility providers, regional organizations and community stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.

• Leads the resolution of complex technical, regulatory, financial and policy issues involving development and utility infrastructure projects.

• Advises utility leadership on growth-related policies, development impacts, infrastructure investments and strategic initiatives affecting utility systems and service delivery.

• Ensures growth-related infrastructure investments align with utility master plans, capital improvement programs, financial policies and ratepayer interests.

• Collaborates with internal departments and external partners to ensure consistent implementation of City policies and development requirements.

• Develops and manages division budgets, monitors expenditures and ensures responsible stewardship of financial and operational resources.

Requirements

• Associates / Bachelor's degree or other specialized skill training / certification may be required in some positions.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.

• Experience Requirements: 8 years of experience in performing engineering studies, design and construction administration of municipal stormwater/water/wastewater improvements or similar experience in the planning and maintenance of stormwater, water and sanitary sewer systems; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Certifications/Licenses/Specialized Training: Valid driver’s license, Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.

• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.

• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.

• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Skills

• Leadership and employee development practices that promote accountability, collaboration, and high performance.

• Principles and practices of utility engineering, infrastructure planning, and development review processes.

• OneWater principles and integrated approaches to water, wastewater, stormwater, and related utility systems.

• Utility design standards, service criteria, construction coordination, and regulatory compliance requirements.

• Development agreements, public-private partnerships, growth-related funding mechanisms, and infrastructure cost-sharing strategies.

• Process improvement, organizational change management, and business process analysis methodologies.

• Partnership building and stakeholder engagement across internal teams, developers, consultants, regulatory agencies, and community partners.

• Negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus-building in complex, multi-stakeholder environments with competing priorities.

• Systems thinking and evaluation of interconnected operational, financial, regulatory, and community impacts.

• Strategic judgment in balancing customer service, infrastructure needs, regulatory obligations, financial stewardship, and community development goals.

• Analysis of development trends, infrastructure demands, and regulatory changes to support planning and policy recommendations.

• Project and program coordination involving multiple stakeholders, timelines, and operational dependencies.

• Budget development, financial oversight, and stewardship of public resources.

• Written and verbal communication, including technical guidance, policy interpretation, and executive-level recommendations.

• Continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery, customer experience, and organizational effectiveness.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision (for self, spouse, domestic partner, children)

• Paid vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional one-time bank of 40 PTO hours for new, full-time, Classified and Unclassified Management hires

• Retirement + company contributions – after 6 month probation period and immediate vesting

• Flexible spending: Medical expenses FSA, dependent FSA or both

• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, financial assistance

• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

• Wellness program, workout facilities

• Employee/family onsite health clinic

• Learning and development opportunities at all levels in the organization with opportunities for career mobility

• Collaborative work environment

Pay

Annual salary range: $92,222.00 - 153,705.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)

Annual anticipated hiring range: $115,000.00 - 135,000.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)

Schedule

Full-Time Regular