Senior Engineer

This position is open until filled with a first review date of 10/20/2025.

The City of Palm Desert provides exemplary and sustainable services, amenities and programs for the benefit of the local and surrounding communities. When you interact with a City employee, you will find our collaborative, driven and efficient staff working together to provide strategic solutions for the community and each other. We are a city focused on external and internal customer service and try to find a way to say “yes,” while not compromising the City’s or our own integrity.

Our efforts are guided by our core values:

• Integrity
• Stewardship
• Service
• Community
• Innovation
• Teamwork

Our employees are passionate about innovation, collaboration and growth, which is supported by the City’s Council and Executive Team. We are an environment that thrives on making changes, pivoting quickly, and is full of movers and shakers. We are constantly striving to improve processes and better our approach so that we can better support the needs of the City. If you have growth mindset and find change exciting, the City of Palm Desert may be your ideal working environment!

The City of Palm Desert’s Development Services Department is seeking experienced and visionary engineers to join our team as a Senior Engineer. The Development Services Development oversees a number of divisions including Building & Safety, Development Services Center, Planning, Engineering, Code Compliance, and Housing Divisions. This pivotal role involves managing and overseeing land development initiatives that will shape the future of our vibrant community.

This position will collaborate with different city departments including Public Works, Capital Projects, and Economic Development. As a Senior Engineer, you will provide technical expertise, coordinate with a variety of stakeholders, and ensure that projects comply with all regulatory standards while promoting sustainable growth.

• Leading the review and approval of land development plans, including subdivisions, grading, and infrastructure improvements
• Collaborating with developers, architects, planners, and public agencies to facilitate smooth project delivery
• Ensuring compliance with city codes, state regulations, and environmental requirements
• Managing project budgets, timelines, and reporting.

Join us for a rewarding career in a community renowned for its exceptional quality of life, breathtaking desert landscapes, and commitment to innovation.

Under general direction, performs complex professional field and office engineering services related to Public Works, land development, Capital Improvements, development, traffic and transportation, and other City projects and programs; confers with developers, contractors, internal staff, and representatives of other agencies regarding assigned projects; proactively collaborate and provides assistance to the City departments, and the public in areas of expertise; serve as an internal service provider for City departments and divisions;

perform the highest level technical and complex tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility; provide exceptional customer serve; and performs related work as required.

• Interfaces with multiple technical teams and staff throughout the City (Public Works, Development Services, Economic Development, Finance, and City Manager’s Office to solve issues and advise in a multitude of projects, including public infrastructure, storm systems, multi-million dollar public improvements, land development, and special projects.
• Oversees and manages planning and land development projects through all phases including entitlement, design, construction and implementation, and close-out including defining scope of work and project budgets; serve as project manager or project engineer on assigned projects.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and creates the preparation of engineering plans, specifications, designs, cost estimates, and reviews; establishes requirements for various types of development projects, easements, and legal descriptions; reviews plan checks, construction inspections, and materials testing for a wide variety of…