Pay Range: $28.84/hr. - $37.49/hr. | $59,984 – $77,979 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. Some evening/weekend work required.

🚀 Exciting Opportunity Awaits!

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.

Are your 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.

Potential projects you could be a part of include any of the below. How will you make a difference?

Various development areas throughout the City of Fort Worth:
- Infill developments that involve the construction of community facilities such as lighting, flatwork, and water and sewer systems.
- A range of residential and commercial development projects that include various public infrastructure improvements.

For further information, check out these program highlights:New program helps guide Fort Worth developers through small-scale projects | Fort Worth Report

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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
Voted No. 1 for Fastest Permitting and Zoning – Top Cities in Texas for Business
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.

A Graduate Engineer position is available with the City of Fort Worth Development Services within the Capital Delivery Small-Scale Infrastructure Program, which delivers all infrastructure categories including pedestrian lights, streetlights, water & sewer, as well as Roadway Infrastructure. The selected candidate will perform engineering duties related to the design and construction of public works projects including project planning, executing design and construction contracts and reviewing construction plans and specifications. The Graduate Engineer will also prepare and review cost estimates, create and track project schedules, conduct site visits, assist in advertising and bidding projects, monitor projects through the construction phase, and complete and close out projects. While the work is technical in nature, there is a strong focus on customer service, communication and accountability. If you have the ability to work effectively with co-workers and a broad spectrum of customers, meet schedule service standards then this would be a perfect position for you.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in civil or electrical engineering or other engineering discipline from an accredited college or university with no experience required.
Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with construction plans, cost estimates and project schedules.
Competence in Project Management.
Experience with Bluebeam or Adobe software for plan review.
Experience with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Experience and working knowledge of GIS (web based or ArcMap).

The Graduate Engineer job responsibilities include:

Client Service Management, which includes meeting with Developers to explain the different Development Options at the City of Fort Worth and make recommendations to them, as our clients, given project specific constraints/characteristics.
Follow established processes to perform Feasibility Studies using GIS and other City Operating, Permitting and Asset Management Software Systems.
Work with Professional Engineers and Project Managers to deliver multiple simultaneous infrastructure improvement projects while coordinating with a variety of stakeholders to deliver projects within budget and on schedule within very tight time constraints.
Gaining expert-level knowledge of engineering design criteria related to the design of roadways, intersections, roundabouts, sidewalks, waterlines, sanitary sewer, driveway approaches, alleys, pedestrian facilities, solar lighting as well as traditional Street and Pedestrian Lights.
Performing detailed review of construction drawings and specifications throughout the design process and providing comments and direction to consultant design engineers. This includes preliminary planning and pre-development phase through design plan review as well as coordination with the outside development community and internal City departments.
Creating and reviewing cost estimates representing the Total Project Budget Estimate of a project including project design costs, utility and ROW costs, construction costs, contingencies and escalation, construction administration, testing and inspection costs and project close-out costs
Developing and reviewing project schedules including durations and milestones for project initiation, agreement execution, design, review, permitting, ROW acquisition, utility relocation, construction and close-out.
Creating project presentations, taking site photographs, writing status reports and performing analyses to allow proactive communication about projects with City leadership, stakeholders in other City departments, residents of the City of Fort Worth and state and federal agencies.
Assisting in the processing of professional services contracts and construction contracts including engineering contract amendments and construction change orders.
Coordinating the advertising and bidding of projects for construction.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Physical Demand

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

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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