Senior Civil Engineer (Gunnison, Colo.)

NMPP Energy; Gunnison, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Gunnison Public Works invites applications for a Senior Civil Engineer to lead planning, design, and implementation of major capital improvement projects. You will oversee roadway, ADA, stormwater, water, sewer, electric utilities and related infrastructure from planning through construction and closeout.

Licensed PE with a Civil Engineering degree is required; the role emphasizes collaboration with residents, City Council, consultants, and contractors to deliver high-impact projects

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• PE license required; experience in public works and capital improvements is preferred.
• Strong ability to communicate with residents, City Council, consultants and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, and implements capital improvement projects across streets, ADA accessibility, traffic, stormwater, utilities, and other infrastructure.
• Oversees contracts, design, and construction for CIP projects; coordinates with consultants, contractors and regional partners.
• Manages budget, schedule, scope, and reporting; ensures compliance with city ordinances and standards.
• Pursues Federal, State, and County funding and assists in grant writing for water, sewer, drainage, and transportation projects.
• Coordinates data collection and evaluates plans to improve infrastructure resilience and performance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Grant writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Join the City of Gunnison Public Works team as a Senior Civil Engineer and help shape the infrastructure that supports our community. This position plans, designs, and implements major capital improvement projects involving streets, right of way, ADA accessibility, traffic, stormwater, water, sewer, electric utilities, and other essential infrastructure. You will work with consultants, contractors, regional partners, City staff, residents, and City Council to move important projects from planning and design through construction and completion.

We are looking for a licensed Professional Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and seeing projects become reality. This is an opportunity to bring your engineering expertise to a community where your work has a direct and visible impact.

Examples of Duties and Qualifications

General Purpose:

Plans, designs, and implements Right of Way infrastructure improvements. Aligns efforts with city strategic imperatives by guiding and collaborating to enhance infrastructure resilience and optimize Public Works performance. Provides professional-level technical oversight of contracts, design, and construction in support of the City’s capital improvement projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs professional managerial and technical administrative duties
Manages roadway infrastructure, including ADA accessibility improvements, multi-modal corridors, safety initiatives, traffic modeling, maintenance, and project development. Collaborates with county and regional partners to plan infrastructure enhancements. Serves as a key liaison, effectively communicating with community residents and City Council to address infrastructure concerns.
Collaborate to build programs to improve stormwater conveyance, quality and storage that are utilized in both private development and public projects. Leads the programming, presentations and funding objectives for the system.
Assists in the planning and manages implementation for improvements to all city utilities including electric, sanitary sewer, water, stormwater, ditches and facilities.
Oversees or manages preparation of specifications, designs, and requests for proposals for construction or design projects.
Contribute to planning effort for capital improvements related to roadway infrastructure, Right of Way improvements, ADA improvements, traffic, stormwater, water quality, floodplain and ditches.
Provides information & cost estimates for master planning, streets, flood control, utilities, etc.
Coordinates or manages data collection for infrastructure.
Pursues Federal, State and County funding for water, sewer, drainage and transportation projects and assists in grant writing.
Oversees the checking of plans and specifications for compliance with municipal
ordinances and policies; oversees and prepares detailed plans and specifications; oversees system design.
Provides site plan review for commercial or residential developments. Leads the Public Works department in collaborating the process for review and inspection of private developments. Assists in creating required permits, updating codes and title modifications as needed to improve the process in development review.
As it relates to specific projects, the role includes the following:

• Plan and implement the design and construction of capital improvement projects
• Manage program consultants and contractors, serving as the City’s designated Construction Manager, as assigned
• Report to program team on all elements associated with risk, scope, schedule, budget, and cost
• Serve as liaison for the Public Works Department with other City divisions and departments, outside agencies and boards, and external stakeholders
  • Review plans and specifications,
    In conjunction with the purchasing team, assist in preparing solicitation and contract documents for projects, as assigned
  • Manage meetings and correspondence with stakeholders; review and approve pay applications; review and resolve change order requests; review record drawings and complete project closeout activities
  • Coordinate with contractor to develop, evaluate and maintain the project schedule to avoid potential delays, achieve milestones, and meet completion dates
  • Verify adherence to design and construction standards and specifications for quality control and assurance
  • Identify and resolve issues in a timely manner
  • Track and monitor expenditures
  • Maintain project records