POSITION SUMMARY The Engineering Supervisor oversees junior engineering staff and manages infrastructure treatment and innovation projects for SPR's Engineering Division. This role includes leading the planning, design, and implementation of capital projects, as well as infrastructure replacement, maintenance programs, and piloting and research. The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for facilitating and reviewing consultant plans/designs, making strategic recommendations on major capital projects, and coordinating engineering and construction activities in collaboration with plant staff and operations. Additionally, this position offers exposure to program management and development under the guidance of the Engineering Manager and/or Deputy Director - Engineering, enhancing skills in project and program planning, execution, and implementation.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPSReports to: Engineering Manager or Deputy-Director - Engineering
Direct Reports: Engineer I, II, III, or others as assigned by the Deputy Director - Engineering
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Supervises, mentors, and supports engineering staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to foster the SPR coaching culture.
- Manages workload of direct reports.
- Performs project management including planning, design, construction management, budgeting, and schedule management for capital improvements, planning projects, and other interdepartmental projects. Ensures that completed projects meet established quality standards and follow design and government regulations.
- Prepares requests for proposals, scopes of work, bidding specifications, and other documents to proceed with a project. Evaluates responses and makes recommendations regarding consultant and contractor selection.
- Prepares presentations, written memoranda, reports, and specifications.
- Works with consulting engineers, contractors, and other agencies to explain, interpret, and create facility design requirements, codes, and specifications.
- Provides professional/technical project updates to the Supervisory Committee, management, facility staff, and customers.
- Keeps current on latest trends in technology and procedures in the wastewater industry and makes recommendations for implementation.
- Completes advanced engineering assignments. Collects, analyzes, and makes recommendations concerning technical engineering data.
The listed examples of work are not intended to be all-inclusive. They may be modified with additions, deletions, or changes as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned and required.
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR POSITION Organization Wide - Every employee is accountable to: - Aligning and demonstrating SPR's organizational vision, mission, and values.
- Following the SPR Safe Program - policies, required trainings, and overall engagement.
- Upholding fiscal responsibility through SPR's Procurement Policy and procedures.
- Continuously improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the service or product being delivered.
- Valuing diversity; demonstrating an awareness of differences; demonstrating sensitivity and adapting behaviors and communication to accommodate these differences.
Job Specific - Every employee in this position must be able to: Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
- Places a high priority on developing others.
- Develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments.
- Aligns employee career development goals with organization objectives.
- Encourages people to accept development moves.
Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same.
- Acts with a clear sense of ownership.
- Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and failures.
- Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
- Designs feedback loops into work.
Communicate Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels.
- Attentively listens to others.
- Adjusts to fit the audience and the message.
- Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization.
- Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
- Readily tackles tough assignments.
- Faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same.
- Provides direct and actionable feedback.
- Willingness to champion an idea or position despite dissent or political risk.
- QUALIFICATIONS
Education, License, Certification, and Work Experience:- Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, chemical, or environmental engineering.
- Nine (9) years minimum engineering experience
- Professional Engineering (PE) License or ability to acquire within six (6) months of start date.
- One (1) year minimum experience supervising technical staff.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, practices, methods and standards.
- Advanced knowledge of wastewater treatment.
- Advanced project management skills.
- Computer skills required to work with Microsoft Office, Adobe, Bluebeam Revu, artificial intelligence tools, and hydraulic modeling software.
- Ability to conduct field work including, piloting, sampling, construction inspection, and other duties as assigned.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to maintain effective working relationships with internal and external project stakeholders and colleagues, support meeting participation, and prepare emails, presentations, and technical memoranda.
- Valid Colorado driver's license and a clear or acceptable MVR.
Necessary Special Requirements - In addition to above requirements: new hires must, as a condition of employment, pass the following pre-offer and post-offer/hire processes: in-person interviews, reference checks, and background checks, which may include local police check, DMV check, drug screen, and fingerprint checks through CBI/FBI.
*An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant job experience may be substituted.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
WORKING CONDITIONS Encounters with hazardous conditions (including electrical currents, heavy equipment, fumes, bodily fluids, extreme temperatures, threatening behaviors, inadequate lighting, restricted movement, or intense noise) is Infrequent (1-10% of Time).
Salary Range$112,888 - $169,332
BENEFITSThe City of Englewood offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- Retirement Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- 12 Paid Holidays
More information about our benefits can be found here
Application Deadline:November 4, 2026 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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