Senior Bridge Engineer
Denver, CO - USA
Job Summary
About Our Job
With competitive pay great benefits and endless opportunities working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you and those who benefit from your passion skills and expertise.Join our diverse inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver Denver.
What We Offer
The City and County of Denver offerscompetitive paycommensurate with education and experience.New hiresare typically brought into the organizationbetween$109134 - $150000/annually based on experience and education.We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include butarenot limited to:
A guaranteed life-long monthly pension once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
140 hours of PTO earned within first year 12paid holidays 1 personal holiday 1 Wellness Dayand 1 volunteer day per year
Competitive medical dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
Location & Schedule
The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model.Employees work where needed at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed.In this position you can expect work onsite at the Denver Wastewater Building (2000 W. 3rd Ave. Denver CO 80223) on your in office days.Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.
Who We Are & What Youll Do
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) through its employees enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective high-quality safe andequitablepublic infrastructure and services.
For more information please visit theDOTI website.
DOTIs Commitment to Equity:
DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areasassetsand people of the city with the greatest need. Throughequitablecontractingequitableinvestments andequitableworkforce development.
DOTIs culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People (2) Operate with Discipline (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions and (4) Deliver Results.
DOTIs Infrastructure Delivery Division Bridge Office has an opening for a Senior Engineer. This position would be part of a larger 17-person team working with engineers project managers inspectors skilled tradesmen and business administrators.As a Senior Engineer you will have an opportunity to manage the design and construction aspects of bridge preventative maintenance rehabilitations replacements and emergency repair projects.
TheSenior Engineerroles and responsibilities may include the following:
Performing project management work by managing coordinating and directing large complex multi-disciplinary capital improvement projects including project initiation development production/execution and closing/maintenance and project coordination with city departments elected officials affected community and business organizations and other internal/external stakeholders
Providing technical input and guidance to supportother internal City projects. Leverage and advocate best practices to further enhance DenversBridge system.
Preparingdocumentation reports and presentations.
Conductingquality assurance and quality controlon deliverables as well as perform reviews of work performed by others to ensure accuracy and completeness standard of care and compliance withdesign criteria andstandard practices.
Engagingandcollaboratingwith other city agencies outside governmental municipalitiesand regional partnersbusinessand/or community groups the public and other stakeholders as needed.
Coordinatingalignment with internal DOTI departments andother cityagenciesincludingDOTI Right-of-Way Services (ROWS) DOTI Wastewater OperationsDenver Parks and Recreationand Community Planning and Development (CPD).Partnerwithagenciesthatmay include Mile High Flood District Metro Water Recovery Denver Waterandothergovernmentalentities.
Supporting planning effortsthat may includebridgeinfrastructure projects.
Servingas a technical and/or subject matter expert andprovidetraining and mentoring to other staff members in the areas of projectdevelopment project design project specification preparation project management contract managementprojectconstructionandquality control
Performingother relatedduties asassigned.
What Youll Bring
Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience skills and characteristics:
The ideal candidate has5to 10 yearsofprogressive experience inmanaging the design and construction ofbridge boxculvert and wallprojects.
Background and experience inthe planning anddesign ofbridgeprojects
Experience withhighly complex multi-disciplineprojects that includeadditionalcomponents such as roadway improvements signal reconstruction and bike lanes
Strong communicationcollaborationskillsand experience working with diverse groups of stakeholders and the public through community engagement
Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment creativity and innovation
Skilled in Microsoft OfficeExcel and PowerPoint
SkilledinMicroStationArcGIS Pro/ArcMap desktop and online products
Minimum Qualifications
Education requirement:Bachelors Degree in Engineering
Experience Requirement:Three (3) years of professional engineering work experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license. (Some positions may require experience in a specific engineering area)
Education/ExperienceEquivalency:No substitution of experience for education ispermitted. Additionalappropriate educationmay be substituted for experience requirements.
Licensure:Requires a valid Drivers License at the time of application.
Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application.
Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of1-yearprobation.
Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Application Deadline
This position is expected to stay open untilMonday May 25 2026 .Pleasesubmit your application as soon as possible and no later thanMay 25that 11:59 PM to ensure consideration.
About Everything Else
Job Profile
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Position Type
UnlimitedPosition Salary Range
$109134.00 - $180071.00Target Pay
$109134 - $150000/annually based on experience and educationAgency
Dept of Transportation & InfrastructureRedeployment during Citywide Emergencies
City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability genetic information age or any other status protected under federal state and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance sign language interpretation real-time captioning via CART or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you please contact with three business days notice.
Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Denver has an independently-elected Auditor to serve as a check and balance on Denver’s “strong mayor” form of government. Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA, was elected to a four-year term as Denver’s 24th Auditor in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 and 2023. The Auditor’s Office is responsible for ... View more