City Engineer

City Engineer / Lead Municipal Engineer

As a City Engineer / Lead Municipal Engineer working under our staff augmentation model, you will be embedded within a municipal public works or engineering department. You will act as an extension of city staff, supporting or leading daily engineering functions that ensure safe, sustainable, and cost-effective public infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management (Capital Improvement Program / Projects)

• Oversee capital improvement projects from concept through completion.
• Review and approve civil engineering plans for streets, drainage, water quality, water, and sewer infrastructure.
• Coordinate with private development design consultants and contractors to ensure capital projects and public improvements follow city standards and engineering design and construction criteria.
• Right of Way and Utility conflict management.

Development Services

Construction Oversight

Infrastructure Planning and Asset Management

Public and Interdepartmental Coordination

Technical Reporting and Documentation

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need : developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package, we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.