Sr. Professional Engineer
Pay Range: $93,574 - $121,646 Annually
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, May 22, 2025 đź“…
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work may be required. Remote or hybrid work may be considered upon successfully completing the initial probation period and will be subject to department approval.
🚀 Exciting Opportunity Awaits!
Are you 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 seeks a Senior Professional Engineer to serve on a dynamic team responsible for Vision Zero implementation. If you enjoy interacting with the public and developing innovative approaches to meeting community’s safety needs, this role is for you! The Planning/Engineering team serves a critical role in receiving traffic safety concerns, coordinating field investigations and data collection, and recommending and implementing infrastructure solutions. The Sr. Professional Engineer will also play a pivotal role in the implementation of the City’s Vision Zero Safety Action Plan once adopted. The Plan includes a suite of 34 policy and program improvements as well as 10 infrastructure projects that will help the City eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
Potential projects you will be a part of include any of the below. How will you make a difference?
- Vision Zero Safety Action Plan
- Neighborhood Safety
- Neighborhood Traffic Calming
- Safe Routes to School
- ADA & Sidewalk
Perks & Benefits:
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Top-Notch Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- 3 Weeks’ Vacation Time
- Robust Pension Plan
- Voted Best Place for Working Parents 2024
- Professional Development Opportunities
- And Much More!
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:
- A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or related field.
- Three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering experience, of which two years is in performing traffic safety studies or implementation of traffic safety countermeasures
- 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).
- A valid Driver's License.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience applying the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Highway Capacity Manual and AASHTO Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets to safety projects.
- Experience applying to the National Association of City Transportation Officials Design Guidelines to safety projects
- Experience performing safety studies and implementing safety projects
The Sr. Professional Engineer – Transportation job responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership and supervision to a team of graduate engineers and engineering technicians
- Develop safety countermeasure concepts and coordinate with contractors and department teams to implement safety projects
- Perform project management including developing, managing, and controlling scopes, schedules, and budgets in support of the team’s Annual Work Plan
- Responsible for utilizing VueWorks Enterprise Asset Management System to plan, track, and maintain accurate records of new installations and work performed on existing transportation assets.
- Perform procurement for and development of neighborhood safety contracts for which you will serve as the compliance manager
Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth. 🌟
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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
Light Work – 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. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.
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.
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