Civil Engineer

Pay Range: $37.66/hr.- $48.95/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, April 14, 2025

Sign on Incentive: $5,400 *** 50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment. ***

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find out More!

🚀 Exciting Opportunity Awaits!

Are your ready to make a true impact on the community? Are you looking for a job that offers the perfect balance between work and life? Look no further! The City of Fort Worth is hiring, and we want you to be part of our amazing team.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Professional Engineer position is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Capital Delivery. The Capital Delivery Section is responsible for reviewing capital improvement projects related to water/wastewater pipeline design, management and construction.  We are seeking a highly energetic individual who has a good understanding of water/wastewater design and can operate in a fast pace environment.

This Position qualifies for the following incentives which is separate from the base pay:

Sign-On Incentive of $5,400

Why Fort Worth? 🌆

Join the fastest-growing big city in the U.S. We're committed to serving nearly 1,000,000 residents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or related field.
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience as a registered professional engineer, including two (2) years performing project management that includes design and contract administration of water and wastewater projects.
• Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Texas driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• The candidate should have strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and strong reporting skills, both written and verbal.
• Municipal government experience related to development.
• Exceptional customer service, time management, communication, and writing skills are essential to address a high volume of telephone, email, and walk-in public inquiries.

The Capital Delivery Professional Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Responsible for reviewing construction plans for residential, commercial, and industrial developments
• Serve as a project manager and be responsible for coordinating high-level complex developers’ water/sewer projects from the pre-development phase to the post-construction phase with internal staff and external customers.
• Interpret design requirements established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 
• Provide technical leadership to engineering technicians and other staff members in the department related to water and wastewater engineering. 
• Supervise, coordinate, direct, and monitor the section's day-to-day activities. Oversees pre-development meetings, plats, Board of Adjustment cases, Zoning cases, and site plans.
• Analyze and resolve planning/development-related problems in assigned areas; gather data through research; recommend solutions, and monitor implementation.
• Coordinate with Field Operation staff to address construction related issues.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Physical demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.

Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth. 🌟