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SalaryPay Range:$75,314 - $97,908 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, March 21, 2024
**Sign-On Incentive of $5,000**
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, and much more.
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.
A Civil Engineer – Thoroughfares position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation Public Works Department in the Thoroughfare Group of the Capital Delivery Division. The selected candidate will perform project management activities to include assisting with project planning, negotiating and executing design and construction contracts, preparing and reviewing cost estimates, reviewing invoices, coordinating with internal and external project stakeholders, preparing Mayor & Council Communications seeking authorization for project actions requiring approval, conducting site visits during design and construction, evaluating engineering and construction documents like plans, contract documents, technical specifications, and other project documents, preparing or assisting in the preparation of reports and communications for various levels of management, and presenting project information to the general public and other stakeholders.
This Position qualifies for the following incentive which is separate from the base pay:
- Sign-On Incentive of $5,000 ***50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment.***
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering or related field
- Four (4) years of increasingly responsible Civil Engineering experience of which two years must be in transportation infrastructure projects such as roadway, intersection improvements, signals, street lights, roundabouts and sidewalks
- 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 in the State of Texas within six months of employment)
- Valid Driver's License.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a municipal or government environment managing rather than designing projects. Risk management assessment strategist and community meeting experience.
- Knowledge in the use of Bluebeam software for construction plan review and the latest version of the ASSHTO Manual for Geometric Designs of Highways and Streets
- Experience with and basic understanding of project schedules, activity relationships, predecessors, successors, and familiarity with P18 (formerly P6) output gantt charts.
- Project Management Professional certification or Construction Management Agent certification
The Civil Engineer – Thoroughfares job responsibilities include:
- Administration and monitoring of assigned projects including managing scope, budgets and schedules to ensure efficiency in project delivery
- Delivering complex engineering projects under the supervision of a Senior Professional Engineer
- Conducting design review meetings and public meetings communicating complicated technical information to a variety of audiences.
- Interagency coordination with Texas Department of Transportation, Tarrant County, Public Arts Council, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Railroad companies, and other municipalities
- Coordinate with other city departments in order to facilitate and expedite project activities
- Provide support to Senior Project Managers and Program Manager as needed.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
