About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience.  New hires are typically brought into the organization between $183,574 - $240,000/annually, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, including at a job site or office several days per week, with the opportunity to work remotely as appropriate. For this position, employees will be expected to work from the office three days per week, with the opportunity to work remotely two days per week. The specific work location may vary based on the final organizational and divisional assignment of the successful candidate. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on remote workdays.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure, and services.

For more information, please visit the DOTI website.

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity:

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets, and people of the city with the greatest need through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.

• DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.

The Core Infrastructure Administration within the City and County of Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is seeking an experienced leader to serve as an Executive, reporting directly to the City Engineer. This senior leadership position provides strategic direction and executive oversight for multiple divisions responsible for delivering and supporting citywide infrastructure, engineering services, and operational programs. 

  

The Core Infrastructure Administration is comprised of six divisions: Wastewater Operations and Maintenance; Wastewater Capital Implementation; Interagency (vertical and citywide client delivery); Procurement and Supply Services; Program Management; and Special Projects and Initiatives. Collectively, these divisions play a critical role in the planning, delivery, operation, and support of infrastructure and services that advance the City’s strategic priorities and serve Denver’s residents, businesses, and communities. 

  

The Executive will provide leadership for one of two primary portfolios within the Core Infrastructure Administration, based on organizational needs and the successful candidate’s experience and expertise. The successful candidate will either: 

  

Provide executive leadership for the Wastewater Enterprise, including Wastewater Operations and Maintenance and Wastewater Capital Implementation. This portfolio is responsible for the operation, maintenance, delivery, and modernization of Denver’s wastewater infrastructure and capital programs; or 

 
Provide executive leadership across a portfolio of Core Infrastructure divisions supporting citywide infrastructure delivery and organizational operations, which may include Interagency (vertical and citywide client delivery), Procurement and Supply Services, Program Management, and Special Projects and Initiatives. 

  

In either portfolio, the Executive will work closely with the City Engineer, senior DOTI leadership, and internal and external partners to advance complex infrastructure and operational initiatives, strengthen organizational performance, and ensure effective, sustainable delivery of critical city services. The specific portfolio of responsibility will be determined based on organizational needs and the successful candidate’s experience and expertise and may evolve over time as organizational priorities and business needs change. 

Key responsibilities include:

Strategic Leadership

• Establishes and advances a long-term vision and multi-year strategy for multiple engineering and operational divisions, aligning people, resources, and programs with DOTI and citywide priorities.

• Establishes organizational goals, policies, and performance expectations that drive delivery excellence, continuous improvement, and modernization of infrastructure services.

• Advises the City Engineer and senior DOTI leadership on complex infrastructure, operational, organizational, and policy matters.

Operations & Capital Delivery Oversight

• Provides executive oversight of planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance services across complex business lines to ensure reliable, compliant, and high-quality citywide infrastructure and service delivery.

• Advances modernization of capital delivery and operational practices through process improvement, innovative technologies, effective resource allocation, and performance management.

• Ensures assigned divisions achieve annual work plans, performance objectives, key performance indicators, and applicable regulatory and environmental requirements, including MS4 compliance.

Financial Stewardship

• Oversees significant operating and capital budgets, develops long‑ and short‑range financial plans, and ensures strong financial controls and fiscal sustainability.

• Collaborates with DOTI Finance and the Department of Finance on fee structures, enterprise funding strategies, and financial priorities supporting modernization and service reliability.

People Leadership & Organizational Culture

• Leads and develops a high-performing organization of directors, managers, and staff through clear expectations, coaching, accountability, and professional development.

• Builds leadership capacity and organizational resiliency by developing talent, strengthening succession planning, and ensuring the organization has the capabilities needed to meet evolving infrastructure demands.

• Fosters a culture of innovation, accountability, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement that empowers employees to solve complex problems and improve customer and community outcomes.

• Recruits, evaluates, develops, and advances talent strategically to build a strong and adaptable leadership team.

Stakeholder & Interagency Engagement

• Serves as a key representative of DOTI with elected officials, partner agencies, and community organizations—translating technical and operational priorities into clear, actionable insights.

• Builds strong, trust‑based relationships that support collaboration, problem‑solving, and alignment across internal and external stakeholders for major initiatives and enterprise operations.

• Navigates complex political and regulatory environments, resolves multi‑party issues, and ensures transparent communication of project impacts, performance, and progress.

Enterprise Performance & Modernization

• Translates strategic priorities into measurable outcomes by establishing and monitoring enterprise performance measures, key performance indicators, and accountability structures.

• Drives organizational and operational transformation through modernization of processes, technology, systems, and service delivery models.

• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, resiliency, service quality, and customer experience across assigned divisions and the broader organization.

• Uses data, performance trends, and emerging practices to inform decision-making and continuously improve infrastructure delivery, services and operations.

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate should have some or all of the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Demonstrates strategic, enterprise-level leadership with the ability to shape long-term vision, establish clear priorities, cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and modernization, and drive alignment across multiple operational, engineering, or architectural divisions.

• Demonstrates decisive and accountable leadership, making sound, timely decisions in complex environments with competing priorities and stakeholder interests.

• Delivers organizational results through high standards of performance, strong financial stewardship, effective performance management, and a focus on customer and community outcomes.

• Brings strong political and relational acumen, effectively navigating policy and stakeholder expectations while building productive partnerships across the organization and with external partners.

• Develops and empowers leaders and teams through effective coaching, mentorship, and accountability, fostering a resilient, collaborative, and high-performing organizational culture.

• Brings extensive experience leading large, complex infrastructure systems, projects, or programs, including oversight of engineering, architectural, and/or operational divisions, fiscal management, resource optimization, and multi-disciplinary teams.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture.

• Experience Requirement:

  • Five (5) years of engineering leadership experience, which must have included director-level management responsibilities.

  • One (1) year of management experience must include budget and fiscal oversight responsibility, evaluation of business processes, and policy and decision making experience with planning and organizing multiple programs, projects, operations or functions.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.

• License/Certifications:

  • Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.

  • Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application. Or requires registration as an Architect by the Colorado State Board of Registration at the time of application. Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of probation.

  • Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Cover Letter

• Resume

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than September 2nd at 11:59 PM to ensure consideration.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CE2785 Engineer-Architect Executive

To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here.

Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$183,574.00 - $312,075.00

Target Pay

$183,574 - $240,000/annually, based on experience and education.

Agency

Dept of Transportation & Infrastructure

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