Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
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.
A Graduate Engineer position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department on the Capital Delivery Thoroughfare Team. The Graduate Engineer will perform engineering duties related to the design and construction of public works projects, including project planning, executing design and construction contracts, reviewing construction plans and specifications, preparing and reviewing cost estimates and project schedules, conducting site visits, advertising and bidding projects, monitoring projects through the construction phase, and completing and closing out projects.
This Position qualifies for the following incentive which is separate from the base pay:
Sign-On Incentive of $3,000
50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment. ***
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or other engineering discipline from an accredited college or university with no experience required.
Valid Texas driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess the enthusiasm to learn, demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, be able to interact with consultants, stakeholders, and citizens, be results-focused, pay attention to detail, and have excellent communications skills.
Experience with Bluebeam software for plan review.
Experience with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
The Graduate Engineer Job Responsibilities Include
Working 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, pavement, sidewalks, storm drainage, and pedestrian facilities.
Performing detailed reviews of construction drawings and specifications throughout the design process and providing comments and direction to consultant design engineers.
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, 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, and residents of the City of Fort Worth.
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 constantly having to move objects, standing and walking for long periods during project site visits and inspections.
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.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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