This is a limited position with an expected end date of December 31, 2022.

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.

DOTI’s 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.

• DOTI’s 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 Right-of-Way Services (ROWS) division of DOTI is seeking a qualified individual to fulfill a limited Engineer position within our Engineering and Regulatory (ER) Strategic team.  The services offered by our ER team include evaluation of capital projects, utility projects, and land use proposals in the public right-of-way against City, State and Federal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures while promoting excellent coordination between a multitude of projects and stakeholders. Few other divisions of DOTI are involved in such a large variety of exciting and challenging projects, types of public space activities and uses, the myriad of stakeholders, and we are regularly called upon to solve unique and nonstandard problems. 

In this Engineer role for the ROWS ER team, you will expect to:

• Practice “STARS” Values of Service to Customers, Teamwork, Accountability, and Ethics, Respect for Self and Others, and Safety through all interfaces with peers and customers

• Apply City and DOTI rules, standards and policies in the strategic review of engineering and architectural plans, specifications, design calculations and technical reports in support of City and Outside Agency capital improvement projects, utility projects, privately-owned encroachment permit applications, right-of-way vacation applications, easement relinquishment applications, and wireless small cellular site applications (5G) for compliance and deconfliction of proposed work in the public right-of-way

• Apply City and DOTI rules, standards and policies in the strategic review of engineering plans, specifications and technical reports. Performs calculations to check applications and drawings for code and/or standards compliance

• Demonstrate skill in applying a “common sense”, collaborative approach to resolving complex or technical problems. Regularly simplify issues with clearly written summaries

• Monitor the review process and keep interested parties advised as to the various stages of review

• Regularly meet with applicant, internal project managers, contract personnel, other City staff, and the public to resolve plan review comments, provide process and technical guidance, and minimize regulatory and field conflicts

• Research and develop policies and procedures, rules and regulations, guidelines, inter-agency agreements, and standards and details to effectively represent DOTI requirements

• Use technology effectively for team collaboration, project tracking, mapping, drafting of graphical details, assembly of department metrics, issuance of permits, record keeping, process improvement, and/or to support other department functions

• Perform field reviews and occasionally review site construction as appropriate to assure compliance with approved plans and regulations

• Demonstrate ability to clearly and creatively express ideas as part of an evolving and dynamic team with exposure across many City interests

• Demonstrate flexibility in decision making to address a variety of case-by-case scenarios

While the full pay range of this Job Classification is $72,887.00/year - $120,264.00/year, our target hiring salary for this position is between $73,157.00/year - $95,104.00/year, depending on education, experience and qualifications

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Understanding of general principles, practices, and regulations of Transportation and Utility engineering and construction with educational and/or work experience in design, review and/or inspection of transportation/roadway and/or utility plans

• Passion for excellent customer service; adding value to the City, DOTI, and our customers; and the safe use of the public right-of-way

• Dedicated to continual self-improvement, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence in the workplace and to maintaining a safe and supportive work environment

• Desire to innovate and continuously improve regulations, regulatory requirements, processes, and procedures

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in a professional, technical environment

• Ability to embrace change and contribute and adapt to changing priorities, technologies, and process improvements

• Municipal engineering experience in managing stakeholders and sensitive public engagement activities and demonstrate flexibility and ease in interactions with stakeholders

• Deconfliction techniques for proposed infrastructure and collaborate with team, department staff, and various stakeholders to issue guidance and approvals

• Demonstrate initiative in performing assigned duties, identifying challenges and solutions, and supporting Engineering and Regulatory values and goals 

We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

• Experience: Four (4) years experience as an entry level Engineer

• License/Certifications: Valid Driver's 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 of probation. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

• Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience