Engineer, Civil Engineering

Salary: $95,000.00 - $ Annually
Location: Austin, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 25-10345
Department: TNR (Trans & Natrl Resrc)
Opening Date: 11/10/2025
Closing Date: 5/10/2026 11:59 PM Central

Functions as a project manager over highly complex small to medium-scale public works projects. Manages multiple public works projects simultaneously and continuously, including short or long-term projects. Develops, prepares, establishes and implements project management plan, scope of work, work plans, schedules, and cost estimates to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to established plans, specifications and quality goals.

Responsible for project planning, monitoring and tracking key project progress and performance measures, final reports, and adjusting project plans and resources. Provides Professional Engineering certification for numerous public works projects in various stages of completion. Provides technical guidance, consultation and evaluates qualifications of engineering firms to determine the best qualified firms for providing professional services for a variety of projects.

Serves as the team leader, or team member, or field supervisor in an interdisciplinary group of professionals and technicians involved with project planning, environmental review, design, construction management, and production of project plans, specifications, and estimates as well as on-site inspections and field engineering. Measures and monitors projects to identify variances from the Project Management Plan and initiates corrective action as needed.

Performs all work using appropriate safety procedures. This position focuses on hydraulic drainage solutions.

This is the second in a series of three engineering-related job classifications within the Engineering and Architectural job family. This classification is distinguished by the scope size of the project work, license as a Professional Engineer (P.E.), and required additional experience. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

• Functions as project manager over small to medium public works projects. Develops scope of public works projects, project schedules and budgets. Conducts feasibility research studies and analysis of site, ownership, required permits and available utilities. May analyze roadway conditions, subdivision plats, street and drainage plans and site plan, field conditions.
• Prepares or oversees the preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for various transportation improvement projects. Develops or oversees the development and completion of project planning documents, designs, specifications and estimates. Prepares or oversees the preparation of detailed preliminary engineering designs which include engineering drawings, schedules and estimates, planning and design of roadways, structures and parks, including hydraulic designs, traffic control, storm water management and water quality, environmental issues, construction quality assurance, contract administration, permit inspection and compliance, utility relocation coordination and inspection, and overall assurance of contractor compliance with project plans, specifications, estimates and various land surveys.
• Prepares or oversees preparation of construction documents, such as engineering plans and specifications, bid items, construction schedules and project cost estimates, coordinates construction documents prepared by interdisciplinary team, and interfaces with regulatory agency requirements. Coordinates bid forms with construction documents, conducts bid conferences, evaluates bid tabulations and prepares addenda. Functions as construction contract administrator and oversees consultants construction administrative contract. Conducts construction conferences, reviews shop drawings, change orders and processes contractor's invoices.
• Prepares a variety of engineering research and administrative materials, and develops correspondence, records, memorandums and reports, attends meetings and training sessions, responds to inquiries and concerns from private and public entities, and other County officials and departments. May meet with neighborhood associations.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering AND two (2) years of directly related, increasingly responsible professional engineering design and project management experience.

• Licensed to practice as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas issued by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. If licensed in another state, must acquire license reciprocity in the State of Texas within six (6) months of date of hire.
• Candidates with an Engineer-in-Training certification will be considered.
• Valid Texas Driver's…