Stormwater Drainage Engineer
About the role
The City of Aurora is seeking dedicated and collaborative individuals to join its team of talented and valued employees. The position is available in the Aurora Water – Planning and Engineering Division, specifically for a Drainage Engineer role focusing on preliminary drainage and civil plan drainage review.
Responsibilities
- Reviews master drainage reports, preliminary drainage reports (site plans), and final drainage design (civil plans) for conformance to annexation agreements, city code ordinance, and specification manuals
- Actively coordinates projects with the City’s Floodplain Administrator and Drainage Planning staff and may participate in basin-wide planning efforts including MDPs, OSPs, FHADs, etc.
- Participates or leads criteria evaluation and updates
- Reviews drainage studies for conformance to hydrology, hydraulic and Mile High Flood District criteria
- Maintains coordination with other departments, consultants, and government agencies
- Manages and prioritizes workload
- Provides technical expertise to other departments and divisions
- Responds to requests from City staff and members of City Council
- Performs other duties as required
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor of Engineering Degree from ABET accredited program
- Experience:
- Engineer I: No experience required
- Engineer II: Required: Two (2) years of construction development, performing engineering calculations, reviewing design criteria and performing project (or task) management
- Project Engineer I: Required: Minimum of four (4) years of reviewing design/construction drawings, performing engineering calculations, reviewing design criteria and performing project (or task) management
- Licenses or Certificates Required:
- Engineer in Training/Engineering Intern license for Engineer II
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) with the State of Colorado or ability to obtain through reciprocity from another state within 6 months of employment for the Project Engineer classification
- Preferred: Colorado Certified Floodplain Manager Certificate
- Knowledge: Basic or intermediate knowledge of engineering drawings, calculations, specifications and project management, contract administration and procurement rules, plan review processes, department policies and procedures
- Introductory or intermediate interaction with outside agencies and jurisdictions
- Basic or intermediate ability to recommend field solutions
- Presentation of task/project material at the staff/group or management level
- Basic or intermediate ability to effectively manage consultants/contractors (scope of work, fee, change orders, direction)
- Basic knowledge of applications required to perform job functions (MS Platform, Sharepoint, MS Teams)
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Motivation, ability and perseverance for daily duties
- Demonstrated effective communication with supervisor and teammates
- Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with City employees, officials and the general public
Benefits
Salary is to be commensurate with experience. The hiring range for an Engineer I is $72,638 - $90,798/year, for an Engineer II is $79,902 - $99,877/year, and for a Project Engineer I is $87,266 - $109,083/year.
Pay
To Be Commensurate With Experience
Schedule
N/A
Benefits
N/A
Application Instructions
All applications must include a Resume and Cover Letter. Any applications received without these items will not be reviewed. The deadline to submit applications is midnight on July 18th, 2026. The City of Aurora will conduct ongoing screenings of applications on a first come, first-serve basis; as soon as they determine to have a qualified pool of applicants, this position may close quickly and without notice.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Aurora is an equal opportunity employer. It maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts thorough criminal background checks on all finalists for City of Aurora vacancies.