City Engineer

The City of Beaverton, Oregon, is seeking its next City Engineer, who will oversee employees and programs in our growing city—the sixth-largest in Oregon.
 
The City Engineer leads the city’s Public Works Engineering Division, which includes 23 Engineers, Project Managers, and support staff. Our ideal candidate is an experienced civil engineer who’s excited to develop a high functioning engineering team that will make a long-lasting impact on the Beaverton community. If you’re an innovative leader who wants to empower great ideas and capable people to thrive, please apply today! 
 
What you bring: 

• Extensive civil engineering experience in the public and/or private sector. 
• Enthusiasm for cultivating collaborative teams that provide great customer service and excellent results.
• A track record of collaborating with internal and external partners to provide successful public infrastructure projects. 

Why Beaverton?

• Diverse portfolio – You’ll be overseeing a wide range of water, sewer, storm, and transportation projects.
• Dynamic leadership team – Join a leadership team that values innovation, collaboration, and results-driven approaches. 
• Growing community – Beaverton has a robust Capital Improvement Program, updated annually to meet the needs of the expanding city. 
• A great place to live - Beaverton was recently named #2 in the Best Places to Live in the West ranking by Livability.com.  

This is a full-time, exempt, Management 2 (M2) position. There is one vacancy.
 
Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Beaverton’s online portal. You will need to fill out an application, which includes work history details, and answer several supplemental questions. A resume and cover letter are optional.  
 

Responsibilities

• Staff management, engagement, and development. 
  • Provide leadership to Engineering Division employees, developing and maintaining a collaborative team that’s committed to providing timely and high-quality engineering services to the Beaverton community. Create a culture of accountability and actively promote respect, inclusion, and belonging. 
  • Serve as a member of the Public Works senior leadership team. 
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP) management. 
  • Manage the development, prioritization, and oversight of the yearly CIP, coordinating with internal and external partners to execute public works, utilities, and streets projects. 
  • Engage in the initiation of all capital improvement projects, defining project scope, determining financial resources, identifying stakeholders and a project manager, overseeing public engagement, and developing a project charter. 
  • Support and oversee project managers during all phases of capital improvement projects to ensure conformance with budgets and timelines, and to provide program-level performance reports to the Public Works Director. 
  • Partner with the Community Development Department to develop and facilitate strategies to resolve complex private development issues.
• Planning and oversight. Plan, review, and implement work plans, services, policies, procedures, and reports. Set performance standards, and evaluate performance and program effectiveness.
• Budget management. Forecast, recommend, prepare, and monitor CIP and division budgets. 
• City code and engineering standards administration. Administer city codes related to public improvements, transportation, construction activities, and engineering standards. Monitor and maintain the city’s Engineering Design Manual and standard drawings. 
• Intergovernmental coordination. Serve as the city’s liaison and representative at intergovernmental meetings, and advise the Public Works Director, City Manager, Mayor, and City Council on engineering matters, including analysis of proposed legislation. 
• Public and Council engagement. Oversee the preparation of reports, agenda bills, and other reports for City Council. Assist the City Manager, Mayor, City Council, staff, partner agencies, and community members with questions about land surveying, rights-of-way and easements, land acquisition, CIP, and private development issues. 
• Additional duties are outlined in the City Engineer class specification. 

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related field, and 
• Ten years’ experience in professional engineering, including
• Five years’ experience in a supervisory or management role; or 
• An equivalent combination of education and experience enabling the incumbent to perform the essential functions of the position. 

Licensing and special requirements

• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet the city’s driving standards
• Registration as a civil engineer (PE) in the State of Oregon
• Ability to pass reference checks and education verification, and satisfy the requirements of a background check.

The City of Beaverton is committed to supporting a culture of accountability, equity and inclusion for all, especially marginalized groups. We pledge to continue the ongoing, difficult and essential work needed to address institutional racism and historical inequities in all forms. 
 
Beaverton is a diverse city, boasting a large population of qualified persons, including women, veterans, Black, Indigenous and people of color, persons with disabilities, generational groups, persons who speak many languages and are of diverse national origins.
 
Studies have shown that many candidates, especially women, are less likely to apply for a job if they do not believe they meet 100% of the hiring criteria. The city’s talent acquisition goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the performance objectives of the role. We therefore encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if you believe you do not meet 100% of the qualifications and hiring criteria described.

Compensation

Wage range: $10,123.13 - $13,566.23 monthly
Starting rate will be determined depending on relevant work experience as outlined in the Equal Pay Act. New hires who meet minimum requirements will start at step one. Higher steps may be offered to those who have additional years of directly related experience to the position within the posted wage range.
 
Total compensation package and benefits
In addition to competitive pay, the city offers a wide variety of benefits to regular employees which make up an exceptional total compensation package.
 
The city pays the full retirement contribution to PERS including the employee portion; provides employees with an opportunity to participate in a deferred compensation retirement plan; makes available a public service loan forgiveness program and tuition reimbursement program; and offers excellent health, dental, vision and life insurance coverage. 
 
Additional benefits include excellent paid time off (PTO) accrual, PTO cash out options, wellness programs and incentives, a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) VEBA with 3% employer contributions, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and bilingual pay premiums.