Senior Engineer Engineering Development Review

*This position is subject to budget-required furloughs to be implemented in the 2026 calendar year and any furloughs subsequently approved.*

• Directly supervise three engineers and a senior licensed surveyor on the Engineering Development Review (EDR) team while coordinating with and supporting EDR field inspectors.
• Oversee and supplement EDR efforts to review all development applications and utility plans submitted to the City and review City capital plans when requested.
• Collaborate with other Public Works divisions and City departments on proposed developments and City-led projects.
• Prepare monthly EDR and Stormwater Enterprise (SWENT) reports summarizing review volumes and completion timeframes for Public Works leadership.
• Manage and facilitate cost recoveries and reimbursements for public improvements including establishing agreements and processing payments.
• Represent City Engineering or lead City-led annexations by attending Annexation Technical Committee meetings reviewing and modifying developer agreements working with other City departments and completing annexations involving City-owned property or rights-of-way (ROW).
• Facilitate the dedication vacation or encroachment licensing of public improvement and utility easements and process public ROW vacations as well as conversions of private streets to public streets.
• Lead efforts to develop and record private retaining wall agreements and maintenance agreements within the ROW.
• Work with developers and City staff to establish and collect escrow accounts for public improvements and collaborate on phasing plans while tracking delayed improvements.
• Develop and implement quality control procedures and development-related policies including providing guidance and clarification on the EDR process.
• Manage and draft responses to technical variance requests providing recommendations to the oversight committee.
• Participate in and support meetings with industry stakeholders to address development and engineering matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the City Engineer.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study. Bachelors degree requirement waived if PE was obtained via C.R.S.(1)(a).
• Seven (7) years of full-time professional experience in civil engineering development plan review or a related field including two years in a leadership or supervisory capacity.
• Possess or obtain upon hire and maintain a valid non-probationary Colorado drivers license not subject to restrictions.
• Possess or obtain upon hire a Professional Engineer (PE) License in the state of Colorado orobtain reciprocity for a Professional Engineer (PE) License in the state of Colorado within 6 months of hire.

The following qualifications are not required but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants

• Experience working in a municipal government setting
• Experience working with developers legal teams and the public to resolve complex engineering and regulatory issues.
• Experience with the following programs: Microsoft Oce Accela Projectdox and GIS for data collection/access.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Colorado Springs is committed to a culture that values our employees unique individual qualities and fosters an inclusive environment where people want to be.

The City of Colorado Springs offers additional compensation depending on the position area of assignment and specific job assignments including shift differential pay differential acting or lead special assignment hazard pay longevity cell phone allowance uniform allowance relocation awards standby call out compensatory time off tuition overtime extra duty incentive holiday premium proficiency and vacation sell back.

NOTE: This job announcement is not intended to include a complete listing of all responsibilities knowledge skills and abilities associated with the position.

The City does not sponsor applicants for work visas of any kind (including but not limited to F-1 H-1B or TN visas). Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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