Senior Civil Engineer

About the role

Responsible for performing complex engineering duties related to project management and plan design and review. Duties include managing projects through the design and construction phases. Incumbents receive projects and determine how to work out the details. Projects differ from Engineers’ projects in that they contain a variety of disciplines and design criteria and are typically larger in size and scope, making them complex in nature. Work is performed with general direction, working from broad goals and policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage large‑scale projects involving multiple disciplines and design criteria, including developing project scopes; overseeing design, bidding, and construction phases; selecting design consultants; reviewing plans; managing construction bidding processes; administering construction contracts; responding to technical project inquiries; managing project budgets; ensuring conformance with timelines and fiscal constraints; authorizing payments to contractors; and performing related activities.
• Respond to a broad range of requests for information, service, concerns, or complaints from citizens, businesses, government agencies, and other interested parties regarding engineering‑related issues; gather and analyze data; make recommendations based on research findings.
• Participate in meetings, committees, and task forces to provide expert‑level technical engineering advice and information; analyze, review, and critique development projects and plans.
• Develop and implement engineering plans within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Perform in‑house design, detailing, and drafting of capital improvement projects.
• Assist in amending, interpreting, and implementing City ordinances and policies to improve safety and respond to changing market demands in development.
• Provide expert‑level technical assistance to applicable Boards.
• Design, draw, and prepare a variety of engineering plans in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Stormwater Utility Administration: Manage policy decisions and adjustments for customer utility accounts; oversee the stormwater fee administrative review and appeals process; coordinate with internal departments; assist with stormwater utility rate analysis; maintain required records; serve as the primary contact for stormwater utility fee inquiries.
• Provide guidance and instruction to lower‑level engineers.

Skills

• Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices.
• Knowledge of construction principles and practices.
• Knowledge of large‑scale project management principles.
• Knowledge of contract management principles, including contract preparation, negotiation, and implementation.
• Knowledge of engineering models relevant to the assigned area of responsibility.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering documents, construction plans, and schematics.
• Skilled in leading negotiations and communicating effectively with diverse individuals.
• Ability to interpret and apply applicable laws, codes, rules, regulations, ordinances, and design standards.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, ArcINFO and/or GIS software applications.
• Ability to design and construct engineering documents and plans.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating theories, concepts, and principles.
• Independent judgment, personal discretion, and resourcefulness in applying guidelines.
• Project and contract management expertise.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Customer‑service orientation.
• Competence in gathering and analyzing information and making recommendations to support organizational goals.
• Proficiency with standard computer and software applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Six years of engineering experience.
• Texas Professional Engineering (PE) license or ability to obtain within nine months of employment.
• Valid Texas driver’s license.
• Preference for stormwater utility management or municipal stormwater program experience.
• Must pass pre‑employment drug test, criminal history check, and motor vehicle records check.

Working Conditions

• Frequent reaching, sitting, standing, walking, talking, seeing, hearing, and manual dexterity.
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds.
• Work is typically performed in a standard office environment.