Denver

Waterways Program Delivery Engineering Specialist

Greater Denver Area · Senior · Full-time

No sponsorship$116k-$156kDetected 8 days ago

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About the role

Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
The target salary range for this position is $115,683.00 - $156,172.00 /year, based on experience and education.
You can expect to work in office 3 days per week.

Lead technical planning, design, and delivery of complex urban waterway projects, including creek, gulch, and river corridor improvements.
Serve as the technical lead for hydrologic and hydraulic analysis supporting flood mitigation, floodplain management, and channel stability.
Guide multidisciplinary consultant teams responsible for planning, design, permitting, and construction services.
Advance projects within the WATR Program, ensuring project scopes and design solutions support broader waterways resilience objectives.
Balance hydraulic performance, geomorphic stability, ecological function, and community outcomes when evaluating channel design alternatives.
Manage project development from concept through construction and closeout, including scope definition, budget development, schedule creation, stakeholder engagement, communications management, resource assig nme nt, and risk management.
Provide technical expertise in urban channel design, including grade control, bank stabilization, sediment transport considerations, and vegetation strategies.
Understand the tradeoffs inherent in urban waterway design and can balance flood protection, stability, ecology, and community needs.
Effective at coordinating consultant teams, internal staff, and external partners across complex infrastructure projects.
Keep projects moving forward through design, permitting, and construction while managing scope, schedule, and budget.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture.
Three (3) years of experience at the type and level of a Senior Engineer or Senior Architect.
Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Detailed cover letter about your interest in public servic e and experience working on dynamic long-term engineering projects.

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.
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
We offer a flexible spending account option specifically for parking
DOTI's Commitment to Equity:

Downtown parking expenses are the responsibility of the employee.
We offer a flexible spending account option specifically for parking; if you elect this option, you can use pre-tax dollars for parking.
We also offer a City-sponsored RTD EcoPass to all City employees- allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee.
Who We Are & What You'll 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 and equitable public infrastructure, and services.
For more information, please visit the DOTI website.
(1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.
DOTI is seeking a Waterways Program Delivery Engineer ing Specialist to serve as DOTI's lead engineer for waterways initiatives such as the WATR Program and similar multi-agency efforts.
You will be reporting to the DOTI Environmental Implementation Division (EID) Wastewater Design Supervisor.
Our second position will be housed with the Special Projects and Initiatives Division.
The WATR Program is a long-term effort to restore the ecosystem on 6.5 miles of the South Platte River and reduce flood risk on the Weir Gulch and East Harvard Gulch tributaries.
The WATR Program is being delivered through an innovative pilot partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers.
As the Waterways

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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