Engineering Manager – Neighborhood Streets

Pay Range: $104,360 - $135,668 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday; 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Engineering Manager position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department. We are seeking an exceptional leader to motivate and drive excellent capital program implementation overseeing our Neighborhood Streets team in Capital Delivery Division.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field.
• Five (5) years of increasing responsible engineering construction management experience, including two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.
• Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six (6) months of employment.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certifications Project Management Professional (PMP), Construction Management Agent (CMA), and an understanding of the PMBOK.
• Municipal or local government agency experience in capital projects planning and delivery, budget and resource management experience.
• Experience with Bluebeam, VueWorks, BIM 360 or other similar project management software.

The Engineering Manager- Neighborhood Streets job responsibilities include:

• Manage a team of project managers accountable for integrating, managing, executing, and the delivery of the City's infrastructure projects that include: streets, traffic improvements, intersection reconstruction, water lines, sewer lines, paving, drainage, streetlights, signals, bridges, railroad crossings, and bicycle/pedestrian facilities among other infrastructure features.
• Process improvements including the development of work instructions to improve existing or create new processes leveraging tools and systems.
• Work within very tight time constraints to prepare RFQ proposals, manage contracts, and have strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Possess outstanding oral and written communication skills; and capability to lead meetings, discussions, collaborative initiatives, and contract negotiations.
• Facilitate and coordinate with multiple parties, such as utilities and interagency, to achieve a consistent outcome.
• Understanding of operational and maintenance characteristics, services, and activities of a comprehensive civil engineering program involved in the design, construction, inspection, and contract administration of streets, intersections, utilities, signals, street lights, and storm water systems.
• Manages and participates in the development of the divisional budget and finances.
• Preparing presentations for stakeholders including senior leadership and city officials.

Working Conditions

Depending on the assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling, and lifting.

Physical Demand

Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.