Engineering Project Coordinator

Date Opened: Wednesday, July 08, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 12:00 AM

Department: Charlotte Water Department

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America's Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY
Charlotte's local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $4.49 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone - a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1300 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews, and Pineville. Charlotte Water's FY 27 operating budget is $685.6 million and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion.

Salary:

The salary for this position is: $84,905.10 - $94,338.99, Commensurate with Experience

Job Summary:

This position manages and coordinates tasks or components within large construction, repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation projects for City infrastructure and facilities, supporting overall project management. Work involves: preparing and reviewing construction plans; coordinating with outside agencies for permits; notifying the public and answering questions regarding construction details and impact to customers; planning water and sewer routes; distributing construction assignments to contractors based on specialties; updating records after reviews of inspectors and sends results to geographic information system (GIS). This position handles more routine projects and repairs of short duration, may perform engineering tasks, and oversees third party contracts.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinates and manages specific tasks related to assigned component(s) at various stages of a project (programming, design, bids and contract awards, or construction); works closely with others on projects and related programs to ensure tasks fit into overall project; ensures timely and quality completion; and monitors progress.
• Oversees contracted third-party service providers to ensure timely and quality delivery of services; inspects completed work to ensure compliance with contracts; works to resolve problems; and monitors and ensures compliance.
• Conducts field inspections and tests.
• Prepares, receives, and reviews construction and engineering plans, designs, and specifications pertaining to projects; requests consultants to provide modeling, testing, planning, and engineering studies in support of project analysis and design; and reviews and verifies engineering calculations.
• Provides administrative and technical support to project management teams and those in the field; complies and analyzes data needed to monitor project budgets and expenses; processes purchases and work orders related to assignments.
• Applies for and maintains required permits; and coordinates with federal, state, and local agencies for permits.
• Performs engineering analysis, troubleshooting, and preliminary design of gravity sewer collection systems and water distribution systems.
• Assists with the development of project descriptions and cost estimates.
• Assists project managers with public outreach; attends public meetings; solicits input and feedback; develops press releases and public materials.
• Communicates with internal and external customers; participates in related internal meetings; provides information to project management; reviews and resolves problems; and recommends improvements.
• Assists with data compilation and regulatory reporting functions; facilitates adherence to reporting requirements.
• Reviews as-built information after inspection; forwards information to GIS.
• Attends meetings; meets general training requirements.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements To Perform Work:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited school.
• One (1) year of related work experience in design or technical planning experience demonstrating responsibility for the coordination of tasks in civil engineering or municipal capital improvement projects.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:

• Requires valid driver's license.
• Must obtain and maintain and City Driver's Permit.
• Prefers certification (or ability to obtain certification within one year of hire) as an Engineering Intern (or equivalent credentials in field of specialty).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of project management principles including initiation, planning, implementation, and closeout.
• Knowledge in related engineering and construction management including project design and planning.
• Skill in communications, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in applying conflict resolution techniques.
• Skill with AutoCAD Civil 3D for the purposes of utility design, including the creation of plan and profiles.
• Skill with Microsoft Office products, such as Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
• Skill in GIS software, such as ArcGIS.
• Ability to successfully perform project management tasks including the proactive management of the critical path in project initiation, planning, implementation, and closeout.
• Ability to develop technical reports.
• Ability to apply and direct change control principles to project planning and implementation.
• Ability to utilize computer based hydraulic models for water and sewer system analysis.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other City employees and the public.
• Ability to use project scheduling software, etc.

Physical Demands:

The work is sedentary work and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, crouching, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping. perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, discriminating among sounds, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking via expressing the spoken word and shouting above noises, visual acuity in data/color/observations/equipment/ inspections, and walking.

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. Requires occasional on-call emergency work.

Additonal Information:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City's Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate's written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

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BENEEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.