Senior Engineer - Aviation

About Our Job
Are you a licensed professional engineer with experience in commercial airport design? Are you seeking a role where you can be a leader on a variety of complex airfield projects and where you have lots of ownership and autonomy in your responsibilities? Denver International Airport is hiring for a Senior Engineer - Aviation to join our Airside Engineering team of collaborative and highly committed professionals. If this sounds like a fit, we invite you to apply today!
With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver (CCD) means seeing yourself working with purpose - for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. Click here to find out about all the amazing benefits and reasons to work for CCD!
What We Offer
The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The starting salary range for this position is $120,000-140,000/year, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:

• Four (4) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches at 17.95%)
• 457 (b) Retirement Plan
• PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year) and 12 paid holidays
• Yearly Merit Increase
• STD, LTD, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance
• CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee Volunteer Program
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000/year), We Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
• EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)

Location
The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work 3 days per week on site at the Denver International Airport. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.
What You'll Do
Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport in the United States and one of the top ten busiest airports in the world, connecting our community globally through flight and business. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $36.4 billion for the region annually and employing nearly 37,000 people. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and uplift all races, ethnicities, gender identities, national origins, ages, abilities, religion, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We know that our diversity makes us stronger, and we strive to keep diversity, equity and inclusion at the center of all that we do.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Engineer - Aviation will include:

• Acts as a design team leader on complex airfield projects; including managing consultant and construction contracts, design and construction oversight and review, and stakeholder communication/coordination
• Acts as a lead and subject matter expert for the airside engineering team
• Attends stakeholder meetings that are controversial and/or complex in order to resolve issues and provide technical expertise
• Cultivates, fosters, and maintains positive working relationships with managers, supervisors, employees, and other stakeholders to gain their cooperation and support on assigned projects
• Resolves conflicts, develops creative solutions, and keeps team members focused on overall goals
• Prepares and presents a variety of special engineering studies, correspondence, records, files, and reports
• Supervises entry level engineer(s) and technical support staff (currently, this Senior Engineer position has one direct report vacancy that this role will be responsible for hiring)

About You
We are looking for someone with some or all the following skills and experience:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in design for a commercial airport particularly with work in the gate area, deicing systems, runway and taxiway pavement and lighting rehab
• Excellent Communication skills - verbally and in writing
• Effective leadership skills
• Creative problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to stay current on industry trends

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional engineering experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license. (Some positions may require experience in a specific engineering area)
• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
• Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application
• Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application
• Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of probation
• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment

Application Deadline
Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 18th, 2024, at midnight to ensure consideration.
FBI Background Check: FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN). Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment. By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.
About Everything Else
Job Profile
CE0431 Engineer Senior
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Position Type
Unlimited
Position Salary Range
$103,977.00 - $171,562.00
Starting Pay
$120,000-140,000/year, based on experience and education
Agency
Denver International Airport
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