Water Engineering Manager

Town of Castle Rock; Castle Rock (CO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free MAC/Recreation Center membership

Public Service Student Loan Forgiv­e­-

80 hours personal time (pto)

Job summary

Town of Castle Rock is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader for the Engineering Division to supervise staff, guide capital projects, and manage budgets across water, wastewater and stormwater programs.

You will drive design through construction, ensure compliance, and present to Town Council while coordinating with external agencies and developers.

Qualifications

• Education and experience demonstrating required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Experience managing capital projects through design, construction and turnover.
• Ability to supervise engineering staff and coordinate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supervises personnel within the Engineering Division; plans work and evaluates performance.
• Provides strategic leadership to optimize workflows and project standards.
• Mentors Engineering supervisors and staff for professional development.
• Develops and oversees budgets for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater funds.
• Oversees project improvements and ensures on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Collaborates with Plan Review and developers; meets with stakeholders as needed.
• Prepares Town Council and public presentations; communicates with agencies.

Skills

Project management

Staff supervision

Civil engineering

Public works

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering preferred

Job description

This posting will remain open continuously until filled

Anticipated Hiring Range: $133,972.80 - $156,312.00, DOQ/E

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork,cooperation, and quality communication. We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
• This position may be eligible for 80 hours of personal time dependent on education, training, and experience

About Castle Rock Water:

You can’t live without water, and Castle Rock Water can’t function without great employees. We’re on the lookout for talented individuals who are seeking a place to be valued and make a difference.

Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock’s more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado and it’s consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live in the State.

Castle Rock Water is a national leader in the water industry, recently expanding its infrastructure to accommodate reuse water, implementing progressive conservation measures and implementing legacy stormwater projects. Whether managing water treatment at the award-winning plant, maintaining the $730 million in infrastructure, or ensuring and protecting long-term water, Castle Rock Water has many opportunities available to learn and grow with the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises personnel within the Engineering Division. Assigns and plans work of others. Establishes performance standards, coordinates activities and allocates personnel. Makes decisions related to staffing, performance evaluations, salary increases, and training. Ensures compliance with applicable personnel guidelines and employment law.
• Provides strategic leadership for the Engineering Division by evaluating organizational needs, developing staffing plans, optimizing workflows and business processes, establishing project management standards, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and customer service.
• Provides leadership through coaching, mentoring, and professional development of Engineering supervisors and staff. Establishes clear staff performance expectations, promotes accountability, supports succession planning, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and employee engagement.
• Develops and oversees applicable budgets within the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Funds including recommendations regarding projects, timing, and impacts to rates and fees. Responsible for inter-departmental communication and coordination and oversight of public education and involvement regarding engineering division projects and activities.
• Develops and oversees project improvement planning and development for capital improvement projects. Ensures successful completion of projects on time and within budget. Provides senior level reviews of change orders and contract amendments.
• Ensures development projects are reviewed for impact to program area. Works closely with the Plan Review Supervisor to ensure all projects are being reviewed on time. May meet with developers.
• Prepares and delivers Town Council, Commission and public presentations.
• Coordinates with various stakeholders. Ensures effective communication and coordination with outside agencies.
• Ensures compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws, reporting requirements, permits and environmental regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned and as necessary.

CUSTOMER SERVICE/COMMUNICATION:

• Communicates with all levels of Town staff, developers, contractors, outside agencies and citizens.

DECISION MAKING:

• Gathers and interprets a variety of information to implement solutions relating to engineering designs, construction, operations and strategies and stays current on Town plans and needs, regional projects and industry tools and technology.
• Decisions are made independently regarding interpretation of design standards and policies, permitting issues, assisting staff on their priorities and technical issues, and the review and approval of consultants’ work.

Minimum Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering field or related discipline; Master’s degree in Civil Engineering is preferred.

Experience: Six (6) years' experience that includes project management of capital projects from engineering through construction and at least two (2) years' experience supervising a team of technical professionals; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Licenses and/or Certifications Required:

• A Valid Colorado Driver's License
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado or the ability to become registered within six (6) months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of municipal capital project design, engineering and construction contract management, project management, civil engineering, surveying, construction inspection and coordination.
• Ability to effectively manage capital projects from planning through design and construction.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Outlook and Power Point. Water System Modeling programs
• Experience in design and construction of utilities roadway, projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with staff members, developers and outside agencies. Ability to effectively communicate with adversarial parties.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with citizens, developers, engineering consultants, contractors, Town staff and project stakeholders.
• Ability to make appropriate independent decisions and provide solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to conduct on-site project evaluations and travel to meetings either within or outside Town limits.
• Advanced knowledge of and ability to read and understand contract documents, drawings and specifications.
• Strong public presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to apply Town standards and policies to the management of capital projects.

Physical Demands:

• Sedentary work for long periods of time
• Occasional physical work lifting no more than 10 pounds
• Occasional lifting, carrying, walking and standing
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate personal computer and office equipment
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

Work Environment:

• Works primarily in a clean, comfortable environment
• This position will conduct on-site project evaluations and attend out of office meetings

Equipment Used:

• Uses standard office equipment including a personal computer system
• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment.

Must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and driving record check prior to commencing employment.

The Town of Castle Rock is an equal opportunity employer.