Engineer IV - Stormwater

City of Virginia Beach; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

City of Virginia Beach seeks a supervisory leader for the Stormwater Engineering Center. The role directs a team of Project Managers, guiding engineers and staff with training, coaching, and strategic direction.

The ideal candidate has stormwater project management experience across major infrastructure, erosion control, permits, and construction, and excels in cross-department coordination with stakeholders and consultants. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a PE license from the Virginia board (APELSCIDLA).
• Seven years of progressive professional experience in engineering or related field.
• Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning, direction, and management of the Stormwater Engineering Center Project Management division.
• Provide training, supervision, and coaching for professional staff to ensure standards and good engineering practices.
• Develop and manage capital project scopes, costs, schedules, and budgets for the Flood Protection Program.
• Prepare technical reports for upper management and City Council.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stormwater engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

This is a supervisory position in the City Engineer’s Office in the Stormwater Engineering Center. This position will lead and oversee a dedicated team of Project Managers within the Project Management division of the Stormwater Engineering Center. This position requires an accomplished leader capable of managing and working effectively on a team and providing direction, guidance, training and coaching for the engineers on the team.

The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable in Stormwater disciplines with demonstrated project management experience in major infrastructure projects, erosion and sediment control, permitting, and construction.

Candidates must be adept at working on multiple projects. Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must. Coordination with other City Departments, consultants, contractors, government agencies, and project stakeholders is expected.

Job duties include:

• Provide planning, direction, and management of the Stormwater Engineering Center Project Management division to support efficient and productive staff
• Provide training, supervision, and assistance for professional staff to ensure City standards are adhered to and good engineering practices are followed
• Provide comprehensive engineering and management for the development of capital projects, including scopes of work, cost estimates, developing/maintaining project schedules and budgets, and related items for the Stormwater Engineering Center to administer the Flood Protection Program
• Provide professional responses to citizen inquiries concerning specific projects to properly inform them
• Prepare technical reports, studies, or presentations for upper management and present them to executive leadership including City Council
• Interview and hire professional staff
• Conduct annual performance reviews for professional staff

Minimum Qualifications: Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related field with a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license from the Virginia Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects (APELSCIDLA) and seven years of progressive professional experience.

The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.