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Development Review Engineering Supervisor, Engineer PE, Principal

Salary

$127,420.80 - $179,400.00 Annually

Location

Tacoma, WA

Job Type

Non-Classified

Job Number

T0140-25A

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

04/02/2025

Closing Date

5/15/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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Position Description

APPLICATION FIRST REVIEW - MAY 5, 2025

The Public Works Department's Transportation Division is seeking qualified candidates for the Appointive Position of Engineer PE, Principal, within the Planning, Permitting, and Mobility Section.

This section is responsible for providing technical engineering and planning support related to the Division's review of land use permits, site improvements for both private and public developments, as well as large-scale partnership projects with external agencies. The selected candidate will lead a team dedicated to these duties while overseeing staff management and performance. Additionally, this role will play a pivotal part in guiding the implementation of the City's Transportation and Mobility Plan.

The ideal candidate will bring substantial expertise in transportation engineering, particularly in areas such as traffic impact analysis, traffic impact fee assessment (as applicable), access and circulation planning, right-of-way design, and permitting regulations. The position demands an individual who can effectively communicate complex ideas through both oral and written formats, tailored to diverse audiences. Strong leadership, public service commitment, and the ability to foster an approachable yet professional environment are essential for success in this role.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the following traits, skills, and abilities:

Essential Traits:

+ Instill Trust – gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity.

+ Manage Complexity – can make sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes, contradictory information to solve problems effectively.

+ Action Oriented – take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

+ Optimize Work Processes – knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things accomplished, with a focus on continuous improvement.

+ Ensure Accountability – hold self and others accountable to meet commitments

+ Drive Results – consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances

+ Collaborate – build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Skills and Abilities:

+ Ability to read and understand engineering site plans, technical reports and manuals.

+ Significant experience with traffic impact analyses and private development permitting.

+ Experience with transportation planning and engineering, and knowledge of civil engineering standards and practices.

+ Experience with project management, budgeting, and consultant contract administration.

+ Experience with applicable Federal, State and Local regulations, including ADA, SEPA and NEPA; and current literature, trends, and developments in the transportation field.

+ Ability to research, prepare, and present technical recommendations to other departments, officials, and external groups.

+ Ability to work in a sometimes hectic and high pressure atmosphere.

+ Participate in and/or lead multi-disciplinary teams.

+ Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and assignments.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Excellent customer (whether internal or external) service skills, specifically:

+ Responding to requests in a timely manner.

+ Reviewing engineering documents quickly, accurately, and thoroughly.

+ Providing clear explanations of recommendations.

Division Overview:

The mission of the Transportation Division is to support the City of Tacoma’s goals through the fiscally and environmentally responsible planning, design, maintenance, and operation of transportation systems for everyone who lives, works, or plays in Tacoma. Our services enhance the community by improving the function of the multi-modal transportation network for all users.

+ Safe: We prioritize the safety of all users, and strive to build a transportation system that provides safe and reliable access for all users and neighborhoods

+ Equitable: We center anti-racism in our work and work to decrease disparities in our transportation system.

+ Sustainable: We recognize that transportation is a leading contributor to local greenhouse gas emissions and work to improve the efficiency of our existing investments and to prioritize active transportation and transit in new investments.

The Transportation Division collaborates with a broad cross-section of disciplines to establish and implement transportation plans and policies, including:

+ Transportation Master Plan,

+ Safe Routes to School Action Plan,

+ Vision Zero Action Plan, and

+ Transportation elements of long-range planning documents.

+ The Transportation Division provides a unique opportunity for engineers to work with a wide variety of City Departments, local, county, and statewide partners, and community stakeholders to create a transportation system that is safe and accessible for all ages and abilities. The types of projects can cover the full spectrum of commercial, industrial, and single-family residential projects.

Qualifications

Minimum Education*

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering or directly related field

Minimum Experience*

5 years including 1 year prior as a licensed professional engineer or project lead/intermittent supervisor

*Equivalency: 1 year of experience = 1 year of education

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements

TECHNICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT:

Certifications based on assignment

Washington State Licensed Professional Engineer and maintenance thereafter**

AS ASSIGNED:

Washington State Driver's License

**6-month grace period allowable to transfer PE license from another state to WA

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Position may require driving, sitting, standing, walking or climbing for long periods of time.

Work performed in office, field and other environments.

Selection Process & Supplemental Information

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Interested City of Tacoma current employees should apply online and attach a detailed resume and cover letter that includes job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will have their responses to the supplemental questions evaluated by a panel of subject matter experts. These questions will be scored on the basis of the information provided; therefore, it is the responsibility of the applicant to carefully list all pertinent experience and training. The evaluation committee will not have access to the candidate's application. Providing false information will result in disqualification. Candidates must pass this evaluation in order to be placed on the eligible list for interview and hiring consideration.

City of Tacoma Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Tacoma's diversity is its greatest asset. Tacoma embraces its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character. Communities of color and immigrant communities are fundamental to Tacoma's entrepreneurial spirit, workforce, and long-term success. In Tacoma, equity and empowerment are top priorities, meaning that all Tacoma residents must have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential and share in the benefits of community progress. One of our goals is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.

Communication from the City of Tacoma:

We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from cityoftacoma.org and/or governmentjobs.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.

If you have any additional questions regarding this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at 253.591.5400 prior to 4pm on the date of this posting closing.

The City of Tacoma provides excellent medical, dental and vision plans for the whole family; paid holidays and paid leave; participation in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System (alternate plan for Police/Fire); continuing education and advancement opportunities and a growing variety of City-sponsored health and wellness opportunities and incentives.

Medical Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.

Dental Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.

Vision Coverage: For eligible employees and their eligible dependents.

Paid Leave: City employees are entitled to received paid holidays, sick/vacation leave or personal time off (PTO), depending upon union affiliation and appointment type.

Insurance Plans: Employees are covered by a long-term disability plan. Short-term and expanded long-term disability insurance plans are also available to employees. The State Industrial Insurance Act also covers employees.

Deferred Compensation: Income can be set aside on a pretax basis and invested for supplementation of normal retirement income.

Retirement: All employees of the City, except members of the Police and Fire services, Tacoma Rail and certain project employees, are included in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System. Information on the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System can be found at www.cityoftacoma.org or by calling (253) 502-8200.

Other Employment Information

Direct Deposit: Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule by direct deposit.

Salary Increases: Based on satisfactory job performance, the City provides for a regular progression of salary increases for most classifications according to the salary schedule.

Union Affiliation: Many job classifications are covered by union security provisions which require union membership, dues, or payment of equivalent service fees.

Note: The provisions of this job announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained herein may be modified and/or revoked without notice.

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Responses to supplemental questions must be original content created by the applicant using their own words. The use of online tools or resources to create responses, such as Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, etc.), Google, Bing, etc., or plagiarism in any form, is considered cheating and falsification of the application. I understand that any form of cheating or falsification will disqualify my application for further consideration.

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+ No

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Please read these instructions thoroughly before proceeding. Instructions: Answer the following questions as truthfully and accurately as possible. Your responses may be assessed in a subsequent review and any sign of deliberate misinformation or intentional exaggeration will result in disqualification from the examination process and possible bar from future employment opportunities with the City of Tacoma. Before proceeding you must indicate by checking "Yes" to the box below that you read and understand these instructions.

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have the equivalent combination to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or directly related field AND 5 years experience including 1 year prior as a licensed professional engineer or project lead/intermittent supervisor? Please note, education can be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have a Washington State Professional Engineering license?

+ Yes

+ No, I have an out of State PE, but will obtain a Washington State Professional Engineering license

+ No

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How many years of experience do you have as a project lead supervisor?

+ Less than 1 year

+ 1-3 years

+ 3-5 years

+ 5 + years

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Please indicate all the areas you have professional experience in (check all that apply)

+ Roadway/Street Design

+ Infrastructure permitting, Process review

+ Traffic impact analyses

+ Traffic modeling

+ Project management experience

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In 250 words or less, explain your experience related to leading or supervising professional staff. If you have no experience in this area, respond with " N/A".

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In 250 words or less, describe your technical experience as it pertains to performing, reviewing, or developing traffic studies. Include any of your experience with traffic impact reviews that also involved traffic modeling.

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In 250 words or less, describe your knowledge and experience with site development engineering or permit review. Include any experience with Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility (ADA) requirements and right-of-way design elements.

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Equity, particularly racial equity, is a priority for the City of Tacoma both in the workplace but also within the community. In 250 words or less, describe what changes have you observed or experienced in your personal or professional life that give you hope society (and Tacoma) is moving towards achieving greater levels of equity?

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Please tell us how you learned about this job opening. Select one.

+ Job Interest Card notification

+ Professional organization

+ Military organization

+ City of Tacoma employee

+ Online job board posting

+ Word of mouth

+ LinkedIn

+ Tacoma Training & Education Program (TTEP)

+ Indeed

+ Facebook

+ Instagram

+ Careers in Government

+ Government Jobs

+ Outreach Event

+ National Diversity Network

+ African American Job Network

+ Disability Job Network

+ Asian Job Network

+ Latino Job Network

+ Retirement Job Network

+ LGBT Job Network

+ Veteran Job Network

+ International Association of Venue Managers

+ Teamwork Online

+ Venue Coalition

+ Venues Now

+ International Entertainment Buyers Association

+ Other (see below)

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Employer

City of Tacoma

Address

Human Resources Department 747 Market Street Tacoma, Washington, 98402-3764

Phone

253-591-5400

Website

http://www.cityoftacoma.org

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