Mechanical & Plumbing Plans Review Engineer

City and County of Denver; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan for Life

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

City and County of Denver (CCD) seeks a qualified Plans Review Engineer to oversee complex mechanical and plumbing plan reviews for Denver International Airport (DEN) projects and other citywide buildings. The role requires a PE license and deep knowledge of Denver Building Code compliance.

You’ll collaborate with design professionals, inspectors, and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring safe, sustainable buildings while supporting the agency’s CPD mission and goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required by Colorado.
• 3 years of post-licensure engineering experience.
• Experience with Denver Building Code review.
• Ability to communicate with inspectors and design professionals.

Responsibilities

• Review complex mechanical and plumbing drawings for code compliance.
• Support DEN mech/plumb plan reviews.
• Perform city-wide mechanical and plumbing plan review.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and staff.
• Assist inspectors with code issues.
• Contribute to policy and procedure development.
• Explain permit procedures to the public.

Skills

Mechanical design

Plumbing design

Code compliance

Team collaboration

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

Job description

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver (CCD) means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $109,134-180,071/year. New hires are typically brought into the organization with a starting pay between $115,000-135,000/year, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance (effective within 1 month of start date, City pays majority of premiums)
• Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches at 17.95%)
• 457 (b) Retirement Plan (no early withdrawal fee!)
• PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year) and 14 paid holidays
• Merit Increases
• STD, LTD, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance
• CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee Volunteer Program
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000/year), We Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
• EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)

Location & Schedule

This position is located at the Wellington Webb Building, located at 201 W Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80202.

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees’ physical work location is based upon the position’s job duties and requirements, customer service and responsiveness, team and individual performance, and business needs and requirements. Our current practice requires in-office work for all employees for a minimum of three days per week. Business needs and initial onboarding may require additional days in the office.

9/80 flex schedule optional after successful completion of six month probationary period.

Please note: Downtown parking expenses are the responsibility of the employee. We offer a flexible spending account option specifically for parking; if you elect this option, you can use pre tax dollars for parking. We also offer an RTD ‘eco pass’ to all City employees– allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

BUILDING COMMUNITY: Denver Community Planning and Development is responsible for visionary city planning and ensuring safe, responsible, sustainable building. CPD regulates planning, zoning, development and maintenance of private property in Denver. We're working hard to make Denver a great place to live, work and play! Visit DenverGov.org/CPD.

As the Mechanical & Plumbing Plans Review Engineer, you will perform advanced professional engineering work in the following areas directly related to Denver International Airport (“DEN”) projects as well as projects not related to DEN.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Efficiently and accurately review complex mechanical and plumbing construction drawings and specifications for compliance with the Denver Building Code for new and existing buildings
• Support Denver International Airport (DEN) as the DEN mech/plumb plans reviewer, including assisting with complex mechanical and plumbing plan reviews specific to DEN, which requires a strong background in commercial systems and code application
• Perform city-wide mechanical and plumbing plan review, as part of the overall workload.
• Assist design professionals with engineering standards as well as contractors, owners, managers, and staff. Coordinating with other engineering disciplines, such as fire protection, utilities, and health
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team as well as work independently reporting directly to the Engineer/Architect Supervisor for the section
• Assist inspectors with difficult or unusual code compliance issues and answer questions from inspectors about plan review comments
• Participate in recommending and establishing policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and specifications and evaluates the effectiveness of existing methods, policies, procedures, and proposed local and national model code modifications and issues
• Interact with the public, professional design consultants, project managers, contractors, and elected officials to communicate permit application procedures and regulatory and code requirements and interpretations

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Direct mechanical and plumbing design experience with a wide variety of buildings (multi-family, commercial, and airport)
• Experience in design and construction of high-performance buildings, at minimum experience utilizing IECC and ASHRAE 90.1. (Appendix G);
• Experience using Bluebeam Revu
• Familiarity with kitchen and kitchen exhaust design, hazardous exhaust systems and lab design, as well as refrigerated storage systems
• Certification as a LEED professional preferred; ICC Building Plans Review Examiner B3 Certificate preferred but not required
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; Ability to communicate effectively – verbally and in writing; Ability to understand, interpret, enforce, and communicate the intent of the codes
• Efficiently demonstrates excellent time/work management skills; Self-motivated and motivated to help others; Dependable and can maintain confidentiality
• Works well under pressure and able to multitask; Strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Problem solver that can envision various outcomes and plan accordingly to mitigate risky outcomes
• Ability to work as part of a team to support both internal and external customers; Takes accountability for work

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional engineering experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license. (Some positions may require experience in a specific engineering area). Additional directly related engineering/architecture experience can be substituted for up to two (2) years of the three (3) years of post-licensed experience.

Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.

Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.

License/Certifications: By position, requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.

Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application.

Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of probation.

Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline

Cover Letter

No later than Sunday, September 20th, 2026, at 11:59pm

About Everything Else

Job Profile: CE0424 Plans Review Engineer

Position Type: Unlimited

Position Salary Range: $109,134.00 - $180,071.00

Target Pay: $115,000-135,000/year, based on experience and education

Agency: Community Planning & Development

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact [e-mail] with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.