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 $120,000 - $165,000/year. 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

The City and County of Denver has announced furlough days, or unpaid days off, for most employees to meet a budget shortfall in 2025. There are two fixed furlough days for all limited (temporary positions with an end date) and unlimited (permanent) employees on August 29th, the Friday before Labor Day, and November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. If you receive an offer for this position, your annual pay will determine whether you are required to take additional furlough days. Details will be discussed during the offer process for selected candidate(s).

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.   

In this position you can expect to work on site at least 3 days per week at the Denver International Airport.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport in the United States and one of the top ten busiest airports in the world, connecting our community globally through flight and business. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $47.2 billion for the region annually and employing nearly 37,000 people. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and uplift all races, ethnicities, gender identities, national origins, ages, abilities, religion, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We know that our diversity makes us stronger, and we strive to keep diversity, equity and inclusion at the center of all that we do.

This position manages DEN’s Environmental and Sustainability Planning Programs, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental reviews and the application of LEED and Envision independent verification frameworks to build high performing green buildings and sustainable infrastructure in support implementation of DEN’s $8B 2024-2035 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). 

Specifically, as the Environmental Planning Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Implementing DEN’s environmental and sustainability planning work plans based on DEN’s environmental and sustainability objectives and Vision 100 and Operation 2045 strategic plans, supervising two positions operationally and functionally focused on planning and executing work, resolving complex issues, and achieving goals while ensuring resources including in-house staff and consultant services are utilized appropriately.

• Leading the management and coordination of NEPA environmental reviews for DEN’s largest and most complex, multi-disciplinary programs, including those for runways, aircraft gates, and regional surface transportation, from inception to completion. Management includes organizing, administering, and monitoring one or more NEPA environmental reviews conducted for different federal agencies, simultaneously. This requires a global, strategic understanding of the intersectionality of runway, aircraft gate, and regional surface transportation projects with potential environmental effects and sustainability principles.

• Supporting the development of NEPA roadmaps and managing their implementation throughout all phases of a project life cycle including concept development, airport and regional planning, programming, initiation, project level planning, design, construction, and closeout, interfacing during the development of planning studies to inform how responses to transportation demand, project cons