Engineer Manager Transportation Implementation

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.

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $134933-$182000/annually based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not 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 12 paid holidays 1 personal holiday 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

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 this position you can expect to work on-site at least three days per week at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building 201 W. Colfax Ave. Denver CO 80202. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) through its employees enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective high quality safe and equitable public infrastructure and services.

For more information please visit the DOTI website.

DOTIs Commitment to Equity:

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas assets and people of the city with the greatest need through equitable contracting equitable investments and equitable workforce 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.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) Transportation Business Unit is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional in the transportation industry to serve as the Engineer Manager within the Transportation Implementation (TI) team.

The TI team is responsible for delivering a diverse and complex set of design and construction projects. Core functions include project and program management subject matter expertise third-party coordination contract oversight One Build coordination and more. Projects are delivered through varied procurement strategies and contract methods. The team includes supervisors project managers design and construction engineers specialists inspectors and administrative support supplemented with consultant staff augmentation.

Representative project types overseen by this position include:

• Mobility programs (bikeways pedestrian facilities ITS/traffic signals transit infrastructure etc.)

• Safety initiatives (Vision Zero Neighborhood Transportation Management Plans Safe Routes to School etc.)

• Multimodal and complete streets projects

• Large complex projects (Vibrant RISE and Elevate bond program projects I-25 & Broadway Interchange etc.)

• Citywide deferred maintenance projects including bridge reconstruction

The projects the TI team delivers originate from various sources including: Elevate RISE and Vibrant bond programs Denver Moves Bicycles Vision Zero Denver Moves Pedestrians or other planning level TI team also partners closely with other City departments external agencies designers contractors and community stakeholders to implement projects.

To enhance delivery and distribute workload effectively the team is expanding its use of a hybrid project management model. Depending on complexity and delivery method projects may be managed by a single project manager from design through construction or may transition between dedicated design and construction managers. This position will require someone with experience managing both design and construction project phases.

The Engineer Manager provides staff leadership cross-organizational collaboration technical guidance and performance reporting among many other duties. The Engineer Manager will have direct reports and will support all staff on their team. This role will report to the TI Senior Engineer Manager.

In the role of Engineer Manager you will have the ability to make a direct impact in improving our city by implementing safe and equitable transportation mobility projects and programs that benefit all residents and the traveling public.

As the TI Engineer Manager duties will include:

• Lead a group focused on the delivery of transportation projects working to ensure projects meet scope schedule budget and quality requirements.

• Serve as a public face with the transportation community (contractors consultants residents and stakeholders) using effective communication and strong business relationship-building skills.

• Directly supervise and manage staff performance including setting goals monitoring progress providing ongoing coaching and feedback conducting formal performance evaluations recognizing effective performance and addressing performance issues through corrective action as needed.

• Manage an effective responsive and accountable team and provide professional development opportunities to all staff to successfully innovate and implement best practices to serve the evolving goals of DOTI.

• Foster collaborative and innovative partnerships with city regional state and federal agencies community groups industry organizations and the non-profit and private sectors to advance transportation initiatives. Occasional after-hours work for community meetings special events support and field observations may be required depending on project needs.

• Oversee design and/or construction schedules monitor progress and ensure conformance to schedules specifications regulatory requirements and contractual obligations. Provide on-time deliverables. Serve as a Project Manager In Charge on various projects.

• Review and provide quality assurance on TI project design and construction procurements.

• Respond to investigate and resolve escalated citizen and stakeholder complaints related to construction activities project impacts and service delivery ensuring concerns are addressed professionally equitably and in alignment with City policies.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience skills and characteristics:

• At least five years of supervisory level experience in transportation engineering and a passion for teaching others in a team-building atmosphere

• Strong demonstrated leadership skills in mentoring supervising diverse professionals from interns to PE licensed engineers while providing guidance with professional development

• Advanced analytical skills to oversee the engineering team to interpret and draw conclusions from a variety of data sources

• Experience designing reviewing and preparing bid documents and/or work orders and/or managing construction projects for transportation infrastructure projects including roadways bridges sidewalks bicycle facilities intersection geometrics pavement markings traffic signs and traffic signals and traffic operations.

• Organization and communication skills that builds the team and completes deliverables

• A comprehensive understanding of federal state and City agency policies standards and systems.

• Experience and a comfort level with matrix management.

• Education requirement: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Architecture.

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of experience at the type and level of functional or operational management which must have included supervising licensed engineers or architects.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.

• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.

• License/Certifications: 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. Or requires registration as an Architect by the Colorado State Board of Registration 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 of probation.

• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

To be considered for this position you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Resume

• Cover letter with details about your experience and your interest in the role.

This position is expected to stay open until Tuesday July 7 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than July 7th at 11:59 PM to ensure consideration.

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