Engineering Project Manager

Located in Hennepin County just eight miles west of Minneapolis, Minnetonka is a fully developed suburban community of just under 50,000 residents. Minnetonka is proud of its reputation as a city that preserves its natural resources—residents can enjoy 49 community parks, more than 81 miles of maintained sidewalks and trails and more than 1,000 acres of public open space, as well as natural scenery that includes mature trees, wetlands and prairies.

While Minnetonka shares its name with the very popular Lake Minnetonka, the city of Minnetonka includes only one small bay of the lake – Gray’s Bay, which forms the headwaters of Minnehaha Creek.

Position is located in Minnetonka, MN

All interested applicants must apply directly through the City of Minnetonka's website:

The primary objective of this full time professional position is to coordinate and supervise the various aspects of the public improvement projects, development review and right-of-way work. This position supervises engineering technicians I-IV, including the right-of-way specialist.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinates and supervises the work of the engineering technicians assigned to data acquisition and construction inspection activities. Responsible for their training, schedules, performance evaluations and the efficiency and effectiveness of the assigned technical staff.
• Responsible for overseeing contract construction activities, surveying/staking and inspection of all public improvement projects including scheduling and coordinating the activities of all contractors, and communicating and coordinating with consulting engineers and all other government agencies implementing those projects.
• Responsible for providing timely reports on all ongoing construction activities to the assistant city engineer, the director of engineering, the city manager, the city council and the general public as may be appropriate or as directed.
• Assists in the preparation and updating of the five year capital improvements program for sanitary sewer, water, storm drainage, street system, and public improvement projects.
• Consults with the assistant city engineer to determine engineering department staff and consulting engineering assignments.
• Coordinates and supervises the work of engineers, technicians, and consultants assigned to project design and plan preparation activities.
• Responsible for communicating project updates with public.
• Responsible for the review of development proposals, proposed subdivisions, proposed lot divisions, proposed rezoning and proposed special land uses.
• Schedules, coordinates and represents the engineering department at pre-construction, construction and public improvement project neighborhood meetings.
• Responsible for the engineering department's review and processing of all grading permits as required by city ordinance, or as required as conditions of approval for lot divisions, site plan development, planned unit development, building construction and residential home construction.
• Responsible for field inspection and verification of compliance with permit requirements for all active grading permits, particularly upon release of a project's financial security.
• Responsible for reviewing and processing permit applications from other governmental agencies, public utilities, private contractors, and other parties proposing to work on public rights-of-way, public easements or other public property.
• Responsible for communication and coordination of all permit activities occurring throughout the city.
• Coordinates items relating to traffic engineering, including installation of street identification, traffic control signs, etc.
• Works closely with the planning and public works departments to provide technical engineering assistance in the review of subdivision plats and other proposed developments.
• Responsible for administering the city's pavement management program.

Other Job Functions

• Receives general and technical supervision from the director of engineering.
• Consults with the assistant city engineer regarding the assignment of personnel to provide the most efficient and effective operations with…