Engineering Services Director

City of Marysville; Marysville (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Marysville seeks an Engineering Services Director/City Engineer to provide vision, leadership, and oversight of development review, transportation planning, signals, and the capital improvements program. This role serves as City Engineer, partners across departments, manages budgets and staff, and ensures compliance with engineering standards and state/federal requirements.

Candidates should have a WA PE license, at least ten years in civil engineering with supervisory experience, and a

Qualifications

• Ten years of professional engineering experience in public infrastructure and capital project delivery.
• Five years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with municipal construction contracts, alternative delivery methods, and funding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Services Department with vision and oversight of development review and capital projects.
• Direct transportation planning, signals, and CIP alignment with city priorities.
• Maintain engineering standards, regulations, and coordination with other departments.
• Manage budgets, hiring, performance, and labor agreements; respond to grievances.
• Engage with state and federal agencies on funding and permitting for capital projects.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, public administration, construction management, or related field

Washington State Professional Engineer License

Driver’s License (WA)

Job description

The Engineering Services Director/City Engineer is responsible for the overall vision, direction and leadership oversight of the Engineering Services Department. This includes executive-level engineering leadership and administrative oversight of development review; transportation planning engineering and signals; and the city’s capital projects portfolio. The position serves as the City Engineer and works in close collaboration with other departments and staff to deliver capital projects.

The work performed requires considerable independent judgment and problem solving of complex problems in accordance with accepted municipal public works and engineering principles and practices as well as departmental regulations.

Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Department Oversight and Administration:

1. Develops department goals and objectives, policies and procedures, budget development and oversight, and compliance with statutory requirements and industry standards.
2. Oversees and administers engineering activities (design and construction of public improvements, permitting, regulatory affairs, and master planning) determines needs, sets goals and objectives.
3. Develops and updates engineering standards, development regulations and department plans and policies in collaboration with other departments as appropriate; serves as the final technical authority on matters requiring engineering judgment.
4. Evaluates departmental capacity and makes recommendations on whether specific projects or services should be delivered in-house or through professional service contracts.
5. Provides mentoring and coaching to department staff; supports professional development and succession planning.
6. Oversees the preparation of the department’s annual budget, prepares and administers complex departmental budgets; reviews and forecasts operational and capital funds; monitors revenues and expenditures. Assesses and prioritizes needs of department programs and identifies and implements efficiencies.
7. Oversees the supervision, training, and evaluation of department staff including hiring, training, reviewing work assignments, performance evaluations, counseling employees, recommending disciplinary action, administering labor agreements, and responding to grievances.

Capital Improvement Program:

1. Leads the capital project staff within the department in the development, implementation, and contract compliance of capital projects for all city departments; ensures public engagement processes are incorporated.
2. Coordinates with all department directors and the Integrated Capital Committee to identify capital needs and incorporate departmentally identified projects into the citywide CIP; ensures alignment between the CIP and operating budget priorities.
3. Monitors and reports CIP implementation progress; tracks project milestones, budget performance, and delivery timelines across the capital portfolio; provides regular reporting to the City Administrator, Mayor and Council committees
4. Ensures that updates of transportation, utility, parks, facilities and other infrastructure-related master plans are reflected in CIP priorities and capital investment decisions.
5. Identifies grant opportunities and leads the development of grant applications for capital projects; coordinates with relevant state and federal agencies on funding, permitting, and regulatory matters when the complexity or stakes of the issue warrant City Engineer involvement.
6. Serves as the City Engineer; reviews and stamps engineering drawings and reports as required.

Transportation

1. Oversees and directs the work of the City traffic engineering and traffic signal technician staff. Leads the development of transportation planning for all modes, including freight, transit, pedestrian and non-motorized, and vehicular modes
2. Oversees, directs, and coordinates with the Police Department traffic calming programs for the city, including public engagement, data collection, collision reviews and reporting
3. Develops the annual transportation improvement program as required by the state law.
4. Serves as the city staff representative on regional transportation planning committees and organizations such as the Puget Sound Regional Council
5. Tracks and assesses traffic impact resulting from development. Oversees concurrency requirements, traffic impact study evaluations, impact fee assessments, and credits.

Engineering and Development Standards and Review

1. Coordinates with the Community Development department in the development and implementation of municipal codes, application and review processes, appeals, hearing examiner reviews, development agreements, and economic development efforts.
2. Responsible for overseeing, maintaining and recommending updates to the City’s design and construction standards, engineering standard details, specifications, and engineering procedures; ensure standards are applied consistently and document authorized revisions or exceptions.
3. Oversees the engineering review and inspection of subdivisions, site developments, early grading proposals, construction plans, and related revisions. Ensures private development of streets, drainage, water, wastewater, and other City infrastructure are reviewed, constructed, and inspected in compliance with adopted engineering standards, City ordinances, and applicable state and federal requirements.
4. Participates in predevelopment and design coordination meetings when needed to address infrastructure requirements, provides technical input on development agreements, latecomers agreements, public improvement obligations, drainage and utility easements, and project phasing.

Interdepartmental Coordination and Organizational Capacity

1. Exercises cross-organizational authority to improve coordination among departments whose work intersects with the infrastructure portfolio; identifies and resolves coordination failures that affect project delivery, service quality, or regulatory compliance.
2. Supports the City Administrator, Mayor and City Council and other executive leaders in strategic planning, policy development, and organizational initiatives as they relate to public infrastructure, engineering, and capital investment.
3. Supports, attends, and participates in agenda development for City Council committees, including the monthly Public Works Committee meetings.
4. Supports City economic development initiatives through the development and implementation of capital projects.

A combination of the experience, education, and training listed below which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position.

Experience:

• Ten years of progressively responsible professional engineering in public infrastructure, utilities, transportation, and/or capital project delivery. Experience working in municipal government or a similar public agency preferred.
• Five years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with municipal construction contracts, alternative delivery methods, and state and federal infrastructure funding.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, public administration, construction management, or related field.

Licenses or Certificates:

• Washington State Professional Engineer License
• Must possess or have the ability to possess within one month of hire, a Washington State Driver’s License.
• Must possess or have the ability to possess within six months of hire date, first aid and CPR certifications.

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those occurring in the performance of the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; kneel, bend, or climb and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift up to 10 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move 10 to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed mostly in an office environment with some time spent outside in the field in a variety of weather conditions. While in the field, the employee must stand or walk on variable surfaces including hard, even surfaces and uneven ground, as well as sloped embankments. Employee occasionally works in the right of way or construction sites and may be exposed to physical hazards such as moving traffic and heavy construction equipment. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Indoors, the noise level is usually moderate; outdoors, the noise level may be moderate to loud.

This position works a regular schedule; however, incumbents may be called in to work in emergency situations.

Work is performed mainly during city office hours; however, incumbents may be called in to work in emergency situations. Some travel will be required and incumbent must attend night meetings of the City Council, city boards and/or commissions.

This position description generally describes the principal functions of the position and the level of knowledge and skills typically required. It does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and it is subject to change as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.