Development Engineering Manager
Minimum Starting Salary: $130,000.00 per year
The City of Waco is seeking a talented Development Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers. This individual will be responsible for managing engineering operations, driving technical excellence, and ensuring the timely delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions.
Position Description
Under general supervision, manages a team of professional engineers and technical staff and provides technical oversight and direction in the planning, design, analysis, and execution of engineering projects. Responsible for the review and coordination of internal and external development projects to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and specifications. Conducts technical consultations with engineers regarding commercial site development and infrastructure planning. Reviews, signs, and seals engineering calculations, and technical designs in accordance with regulatory and professional license requirements.
Essential Functions
- Manages the team responsible for reviewing all public improvements including public works, public utilities, traffic, and stormwater. Ensure plans meet all state and federal regulations, and City standards.
- Evaluates, prioritizes, and assigns work based on the division's needs.
- Develops staff by providing instructions, training, guidance, and performance goals.
- Conducts/attends various meetings including pre-development and pre-construction meetings.
- Reviews engineering designs for in-house, consultant, and developer plans.
- Develops notices, exhibits, and presentations for public meetings.
- Develops annual operating budget for Division.
- Plans and supervises the design of yearly work strategies with city staff and contractors for public right of way construction and maintenance including seal coats, overlays, patching, striping, signage, signals, and roadside vegetation control; coordinates planned activities directly with all stakeholders.
- Assists with the development engineering plan review and with traffic engineering work.
- May be required to respond after-hours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
- Operates a City vehicle to visit project sites to oversee construction progress, verify compliance with design specifications and municipal standards, and provide hands-on technical guidance to field teams and contractors to ensure successful project delivery.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- Supports the relationship between the City of Waco and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with residents, visitors, and City staff, maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information
- Lives the City of Waco Values.
Benefits
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds. To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.
Why Work For Waco:
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
- Chance to do work you are passionate about
- Desire to give back