Engineering Lead, Development Review & Planning

Town of Frederick; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with up to 10% match

Paid Time Off (PTO) 29 days vacation +

Sick days 10 days annually

11 paid Town holidays + floating day

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Town of Frederick is seeking a Senior Development Review Engineer to lead the engineering review of development proposals, coordinate with Planning, Public Works, and external partners, and drive safe, well-designed growth for the community.

You will provide technical direction, negotiate development agreements, and oversee consultants to ensure plans meet Town standards and regulatory requirements throughout pre-application to project closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional civil engineering experience involving development review, land development, municipal engineering, infrastructure design, construction engineering, project management, or a closely related field.
• Experience independently reviewing complex development plans, engineering studies, construction documents, and infrastructure improvements is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs and leads engineering review of development applications, including site and subdivision plans, grading and drainage plans, utilities, transportation improvements, traffic studies, geotechnical reports, floodplain considerations, water rights, and other engineering documents for conformance with Town standards, applicable regulations, and accepted engineering practices.
• Serves as the Town's primary engineering representative for development projects, providing professional engineering analysis, technical direction, recommendations, and problem-solving from pre-application through construction and project closeout.
• Leads and coordinates the engineering review process, including internal and external reviews, review cycles and deadlines, technical comments, outstanding requirements, and resolution of conflicting or competing comments among departments, consultants, and outside agencies.
• Manages engineering consultant support for development review, including assignments, scope, schedules, deliverables, technical comments, utilization, and performance, using consultants to supplement internal expertise and capacity as appropriate.
• Participates in development-related meetings, including pre-application, Development Review Committee, applicant, neighborhood, pre-construction, and construction meetings, and clearly communicates engineering requirements, technical concerns, alternatives, and next steps.
• Leads negotiation of engineering, infrastructure, public improvement, and technical provisions of development agreements and related documents, coordinating with Planning, Legal, Finance, Public Works and Engineering, and other appropriate staff on matters outside the position's technical authority.
• Participates in construction-phase activities and public improvement acceptance, including inspections, infrastructure issues, record drawings, grading certifications, warranties, collateral requirements, and verification that improvements are constructed in accordance with approved plans and Town standards.
• Ensures responsible project closeout by clearly documenting and communicating ongoing ownership, maintenance, warranty, outstanding obligations, and future handoff responsibilities to appropriate internal and external parties.
• Provides professional engineering recommendations to Town leadership, Planning Commission, and the Board of Trustees and represents the Town at formal meetings involving development projects and engineering matters.
• Tracks development review workload, timelines, consultant utilization, project status, and service levels to identify capacity needs, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve performance.
• Collaborates with Town departments to improve development review processes, clarify roles and responsibilities, streamline workflows, strengthen coordination, and implement approved process improvements.
• Provides technical guidance and subject matter expertise to staff, consultants, interns, and others involved in development review and may lead project-based work or coordinate technical assignments.
• Maintains current knowledge of engineering practices, regulatory requirements, development trends, infrastructure standards, and industry practices relevant to municipal development review.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project management

Negotiation

Technical analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

GIS

Plan review software

Job description

The Town of Frederick is seeking a Senior Development Review Engineer to lead the engineering review of development proposals, coordinate with Planning, Public Works, and external partners, and drive safe, well-designed growth for the community.

You will provide technical direction, negotiate development agreements, and oversee consultants to ensure plans meet Town standards and regulatory requirements throughout pre-application to project closeout.