Engineering Manager - Transportation - City of Pflugerville

The City of Pflugerville is seeking its next Engineering Manager to join our team! The person we seek will believe in and exhibit the City's P.F.I.R.S.T. core values: Positive, Forward-thinking, Integrity, Resilience, Service, and Teamwork.

City of Pflugerville employees enjoy three (3) weeks of paid vacation along with 14 paid holidays a year and an attractive retirement plan where the City puts in 2 dollars for every 1 dollar you put into retirement!

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program
We are committed to supporting our employees' futures. As a part of our benefits package, this role offers a Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program, providing up to $60,000 to help eligible new hires pay off their qualifying student loans. For more information, please reach out to the P+C department.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who wants to implement projects that meet department goals and can offer an area of expertise or interest that will complement our team and project needs.  Those areas of expertise/interest include the following: drainage (hydrology & hydraulics), pavement engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction engineering, traffic operations, traffic modeling, roadway design (especially for innovative intersections such as roundabouts), and utility engineering.  This is an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, positive, forward-thinking, can-do team that cares about making the City of Pflugerville a great, safe place to live.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Supervising project managers overseeing CIP projects.
• Managing projects directly from design to construction, including:
• Reviewing engineering plans, studies, specifications, and project manuals and providing feedback and recommendations.
• Serving as main point of contact and task assigner to coordinate the work of consultants (e.g., surveyors, design engineers, general engineering consultants, geotechnical, pavement, drainage, real estate) to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Maintaining a detailed log of action items for projects to monitor and track progress towards key milestones and critical dates.
• Reviewing plans, specifications, and cost estimates and preparing review comments.
• Pro-actively coordinating and maintaining productive relationships with public agencies impacted by projects (e.g., TxDOT, Central Texas Turnpike System, Travis and Williamson counties, City of Austin, City of Round Rock).
• Initiating and maintaining momentum for utility evaluation and relocation by private, non-profit, and public utility providers impacted by projects (e.g., Oncor, Atmos, Manville WSC)
• Selecting consultants and contractors through RFP, RFQ, IDIQ, competitive bid, low bid, and other procurement processes and reviewing contracts and agreements.
• Working directly with impacted landowners and coordinating ROW and easement acquisition with city staff and real estate consultants.
• Engaging with the public on CIP projects in multiple ways including organizing and attending open houses, responding to emails and phone calls, and distributing notices of meetings and project information to residents, businesses, schools, and other institutions impacted by the projects.  
• Working closely with the public information office (PIO) to disseminate project information to the public via established city social media, billing, email, and text channels.
• Coordinating with the Planning & Development Services staff, land development engineers, and developers on land development projects impacted by and impacting CIP projects.
• Identifying critical paths, potential issues, and options for resolution and recommending design strategies and policy changes and interpretations.
• Reviewing and signing invoices and pay apps, monitoring spending and budgets, reviewing professional service agreements, and monitoring and managing project costs.
• Continually seeking opportunities to increase customer satisfaction, deepen collaborative department and consultant relationships, and streamline the CIP project delivery process.
• Continually staying up to date with innovation and innovative methods in engineering
• Leading or assisting with grant and other funding applications.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

Formal Education: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, or a similar field.
Relatable Work Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience as a project manager with emphasis in the management of design and construction of capital improvement projects (e.g., roadway, drainage, water and wastewater infrastructure).
Training, Licenses, or Certifications: Professional engineering (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with ability to obtain a PE license in 1-year is required. Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred. Valid Class C Texas driver's license and good driving record.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing drainage CIP projects and drainage programs and supervising employees, interns, and/or volunteers. Master's or other advanced degree relevant to the position.

Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, applicants are permitted to substitute two years of related full-time experience for one year of higher education or one year of related higher education for two years of experience to meet the minimum requirements of the job. One year of full-time experience is define as 30 or more hours worked per week for 12 months. One year of higher education is defined as 30 credit hours completed at an accredited college or university.

Benefits Overview

• Flexible schedule and the opportunity to work from home.
• 10 hours of vacation leave per month.
• 8 hours of sick leave per month.
• Medical insurance and benefits provided at zero premium cost to the employee.
• 50% employer dependent health benefits premium contribution.
• Dental benefits are provided at zero premium cost to the employee.
• 24 hours of paid personal holiday leave each fiscal year.
• 10 wellness hours each fiscal year.
• Retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS).
• Military leave.

To learn more about the benefits offered by the City of Pflugerville, please visit https://www.pflugervilletx.gov/city-government/people-and-culture/benefits.

If you are interested in making a difference in the community and wish to be a part of the Pflugerville team, go to pflugervilletx.gov under Employment Opportunities and apply today!