Pay Range: $85,000 - $97,908 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

**Sign-On Incentive of $3,500**

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Professional Engineer – Neighborhood Streets position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation Public Works Department in the Capital Delivery Division. The selected candidate will perform project management activities to include assisting with project planning, negotiating and executing design and construction contracts, preparing and reviewing cost estimates, reviewing invoices, coordinating with internal and external project stakeholders, preparing Mayor & Council Communications seeking authorization for project actions requiring approval, conducting site visits during design and construction, evaluating engineering and construction documents such as plans, contract documents, technical specifications, and other project documents, preparing or assisting in the preparation of reports and communications for various levels of management, and presenting project information to the general public and other stakeholders.

This Position qualifies for the following incentive which is separate from the base pay:

• Sign-On Incentive of $3,500 ***50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment. ***

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or related field.
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience of which two years must be in transportation infrastructure projects such as roadway, intersection improvements, signals, street lights, roundabouts and sidewalks.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. (If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas within six months of employment).
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects in a municipal or government environment.
• Knowledge in the use of Bluebeam software for construction plan review.
• Project Management Professional certification or Construction Management Agent certification.

The Professional Engineer – Neighborhood Streets job responsibilities include:

• Performing construction project management and professional civil engineering work including design, construction inspection, contract administration and construction plan and specification review of infrastructure improvement projects of varying scope and complexity under one or more funding programs in a fast-paced environment.
• Working closely with the Engineering Manager to perform project management and professional civil engineering work to deliver multiple simultaneous neighborhood street improvement projects while coordinating with a variety of stakeholders to deliver projects within budget and on schedule within very tight time constraints.
• Communicating proactively about projects with City leadership, stakeholders in other City departments, residents of the City of Fort Worth and state and federal agencies.
• Managing professional services and construction contracts.
• Performing construction management including processing amendments, change orders and task orders.
• Performing regular site visits to construction sites and providing on-site direction to contractors.
• Reviewing and approving payment requests and performing other tasks as needed while utilizing City of Fort Worth software/systems and processes.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects, standing and walking for long periods during project site visits and inspections.