City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department
Application
Details
Posted: 20-Dec-24
Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full Time
Salary: $56.43 – $73.36
Categories:
Civil Engineering
Years of Experience:
5 - 10
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The Austin Transportation and Public Works Department is a highly reliable organization that builds and maintains infrastructure for our community. Our vision is for Austin to be the model for safe, reliable, and sustainable transportation. We value safety, unity, reliability, accountability, integrity, community, and employee fulfillment.
Working for the City of Austin also provides a number health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. For more information on City of Austin Benefits click here.
To watch a video about Austin Transportation and Public Works, click here.
The City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department is seeking to fill a Managing Engineer position for the Project Delivery Division. The primary focus of this position is to effectively deliver a wide-range of Capital Projects including but not limited to Mobility Bond projects, speed management, Vision Zero, CAMPO grants, and future projects funded by the Street Impact Fee. The Managing Engineer will work across divisions to forecast project needs, identify appropriate delivery mechanisms and be accountable for timely project delivery. The Project Delivery Managing Engineer will report to the Assistant Director for Transportation Engineering Services and work closely with colleague’s portfolio; Transportation Engineering, Active Transportation and Street Design, Vision Zero, and Project Delivery and with the Transportation and Public Works Department Executive Team. The Managing Engineer will also work closely with Capital Delivery Services where TPW serves as the sponsor for large capital projects.
The ideal Managing Engineer will be an innovative leader with demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership, to “see the big picture”, and present a collaborative personality. This experienced leader will bring expertise in developing and enhancing work-flow processes, developing and mentoring staff, fostering creative problem-solving, and accountability. They will also have experience evaluating departmental structures, staffing, and operations with a desire to maintain and enhance a highly-responsive, creative, and high-morale workforce.
The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are desired:
Knowledge of City of Austin or similar local agency permitting processes.
Knowledge of transportation planning and traffic engineering practices, principles, modeling tools and cost estimates.
Ability to provide technical input and strategic direction to multiple work teams including external stakeholders, partner agencies, etc., to successfully deliver high-need, time-critical projects.
Excellent team working and problem-solving skills with internal and external members to accomplish organizational goals.
Excellent written and verbal skills to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, including meetings and public events.
Ability to prepare and review various engineering plans and reports.
An innovative leader with demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership, to “see the big picture”, presents a collaborative personality with exceptional negotiation skills and strong presentation skills with the ability to convey complex information to elected officials, boards and commissions and stakeholders.
Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering or in a field related to the job, plus eight (8) years of experience in engineering, including six (6) years of experience which were acquired after licensing as a professional engineer and including four (4) years of experience before or after licensing which were in a supervisory capacity.
Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for up to one (1) year of experience.
Graduation with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for up to two (2) years of experience.
Licenses or Certifications:
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas; or if currently licensed in another state, must have the ability to obtain a Texas P.E. license within six (6) months of employment.
About City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department
The City of Austin is a progressive, dynamic, full-service municipal Organization operating under the Council-Manager form of government. The City Council is responsible for appointment of the City Manager who is the Chief Administrative and Executive Officer of the city, City Clerk, City Auditor, Municipal Court Judges and the Municipal Court Clerk. The Mayor, Council and City Manager of Austin are committed to their mission of delivering the highest quality services in the most cost-effective manner. The organization’s vision is to make Austin the most livable city in the country and the City Manager’s resolve is to make it the best-managed city in the country.