Salary : $79,058.00 - $122,536.00 Annually
Location : 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Job Number: 26-06213
Department: Planning & Development
Opening Date: 11/12/2026
Closing Date: 11/26/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Position DescriptionDevoted to providing engineering support, inspection and professional civil engineering for a variety of public works, utilities, storm water, and transportation facilities/projects as well as review of public and private development projects. Perform journey-level engineering work requiring independent evaluation and analysis of issues and the exercise of judgment, education and experience to select and apply criteria to resolve problems and make recommendations. Decision-making includes selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction. Incumbents provide technical engineering services for civil engineering projects, transportation systems/facilities, or serve as construction project managers for a large project or Citywide strategic initiative.
Responsible for reviewing project documents, plans and data; preparing technical presentations, reports, plans and correspondence; reviewing commercial and residential development plans for private land development and infrastructure improvements; drafting agreements and ordinances; responding to citizen questions; performing engineering and complex fee calculations; coordinating projects with stakeholders and/or regulatory agencies.
Duties/Responsibilities- Prepares and/or reviews technical presentations, reports, land development applications, plats, agreements, engineering and construction drawings, contracts, plans (including development, zoning, and traffic and signal plans), and correspondence; drafts ordinances and resolutions; maintains records, logs, and databases; reviews and analyzes information; researches trends; makes recommendations; and ensures compliance with City requirements, and applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies and the public, and attends meetings, to provide professional-level technical expertise; responds to and investigates questions, concerns, and requests; performs outreach activities; trains staff, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
- As assigned, may serve as a lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience - Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction project management, or a directly related field
- Five years of related engineering and/or project management experience.
- Some assignments may require a North Carolina Engineer in Training
(EIT) Registration - Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record acquired within a time frame established by the City
Additional Preferred Skills - Advanced knowledge of Access databases, ArcGIS, and Excel spreadsheets is preferred.
- Experience reviewing with reviewing land development related applications.
- Experience with municipal street, storm drainage, water, and sewer infrastructure.
- Experience using Bluebeam software to perform plan review.
Benefits - General Full-Time Employees - 12-13 paid holidays per year
- 13 standard work days of vacation per year
- 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
- 2 weeks paid military leave per year
- Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
- State and City retirement plans
- Short and long term disability plans
- Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
- City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
- Paid funeral leave
- Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
- Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
- 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
- 4 hours parental leave each year
- Workman's Compensation Insurance
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year) - 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period) - 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
- Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
- Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
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- Master's Degree
- Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
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How many years of related engineering and/or project management experience do you have?
- No related experience
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- 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
- 2 years but less than 5 years of related experience
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How many years of experience do you have reviewing land development related applications?
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- 1 year but less than 3 years
- 3 years but less than 5 years
- 5 or more years
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How many years of experience do you have with municipal street, storm drainage, water, and sewer infrastructure?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years
- 2 years but less than 4 years
- 4 or more years
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How many years of experience do you have using Bluebeam software to perform plan review?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years
- 2 years but less than 5 years
- 5 or more years
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