Assistant City Engineer

sarasotagov; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Sarasota is seeking an Engineering leader to assist the Director in supervising planning, design, and management of engineering and right-of-way projects. The role involves acting as City Engineer in the absence of the City Engineer and coordinating with multiple stakeholders on major initiatives.

Minimum qualifications include a Civil Engineering degree and five years of progressive supervisory experience in governmental engineering, plus a Florida PE license within six months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Professional Engineer license in Florida required within six months of employment.
• PTOE certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in planning, design, coordination and review of activities within the Engineering Department.
• Coordinate efforts with consultants, contractors, utilities and City staff on major projects.
• Provide written or verbal progress reports on projects and respond to inquiries from the public.
• Maintain cost accounting records for projects and perform field inspections as needed.
• Serve as technical advisor to engineers, technicians and support personnel.
• Perform duties of City Engineer in the absence of the City Engineer.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida

PTOE preferred

Job description

NOTE: The City of Sarasota is an Equal Employment Opportunity , Veteran, E-Verify and Drug Free Workplace employer.

Department: Engineering

Employee Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Salary Range: $43.4849 - $57.6175 Hourly / $90,448.59 - $119,844.40 Annually

Job Posting Period: August 13, 2026 - Until Filled

Job Description:

Overview

To assist the Director, Engineering/City Engineer in the administration and supervision of the planning, organizing, direction and management of the City’s engineering and right-of-way management. This position is responsible for all Engineering related code functions in the absence of the City Engineer.

Essential Functions

• Assists the Director in the planning, design, coordination and review of all activities and personnel assignments within the Engineering Department.
• Coordinates efforts and maintains liaison between consulting design engineers, construction contractors, utility companies and the City for all major City-owned engineering projects.
• Provides verbal or written progress/or status reports on major projects.
• Responds to inquiries and complaints from the general public.
• Maintains an accurate cost accounting system of records for each assigned project.
• Performs scheduled and unscheduled field inspections of construction work.
• Serves as technical advisor to engineers, technicians and support personnel.
• Assists in handling day-to-day problems encountered in the Engineering divisions.
• Attends Commission meetings related to major projects.
• Performs duties of City Engineer during his/her absence.
• Assists the City Engineer in establishing the priorities for all projects and the assignment of departmental resources to be allocated for specific projects.

The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that would be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering plus five (5) years progressively responsible supervisory experience in the management of governmental engineering functions
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer by the Florida Department of Professional Regulation within six (6) months of employment is required
• A Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) is preferred

Job Based Competencies

• Knowledge of the modern techniques, methods, procedures and practices of public works engineering.
• Knowledge of the practices and procedures used in the construction of streets, utilities and public works facilities.
• Knowledge of contract and project management.
• Ability to supervise, plan, review and evaluate technical engineering projects, design and specifications.
• Ability to evaluate, direct and supervise work of contractors.
• Ability to prepare written technical reports, estimates, construction and cost reports.
• Ability to express one's self clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consultants, public employees, public officials and the general public.
• Ability to direct and effectively supervise personnel engaged in public works engineering.
• Ability to analyze and prioritize programmatic requirements and activities, so as to ensure continuity of essential functions and efficient use of available resources.
• Ability to forecast, formulate, justify and execute a complex, multi-program budget.

Responsibility

Under the general direction of and responsible to the City Engineer. This is a supervisory position. Assigns, directs, supervises and evaluates the work of all personnel assigned to the Engineering divisions for which the incumbent has primary management responsibility. Responsible for all departmental personnel in the absence of the City Engineer.

Physical Requirements

This is light work requiring the exertion of 20 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently. The work requires visual acuity and manual dexterity to operate computer equipment and for reviewing, checking, preparing and maintaining written and computer files. Incumbent is required to have sufficient hearing ability to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. Manual dexterity is required to operate equipment in performance of duties.

Public Contact

Public contact is an essential feature of this job. Incumbent has extensive, diverse contacts with the general public, contractors and