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 $109,134 - $150,000/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, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position, you can expect to work on-site at least three days per week at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

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 DOTI Transportation Business Unit Transportation & Mobility Engineering (TME) team is seeking a dynamic Senior Engineer with interest and excitement in transportation/traffic engineering to lead and support the wide range of mobility and safety work. In this role, you will make a direct impact in bettering our city by designing and reviewing safe and equitable transportation mobility improvements that benefit all residents and the traveling public.

The TME team focuses on providing traffic engineering expertise for DOTI projects and programs and private development projects. We work with other City departments, design consultants, community stakeholders, and external agencies to complete our work. 

Examples of work completed through this Division include:

• Conducting plan reviews for all traffic signal, signing, and pavement marking improvements

• Reviewing construction phasing and traffic control plans for private and City projects as part of permitting

• Supporting the Vision Zero program through road safety audit review, crash analysis, and speed limit evaluation

• Completing corridor signal progression and intersection signal timing projects

• Providing transportation and traffic engineering subject matter expertise and contributing to policy development

• Responding to citizen requests related to the transportation system

• Developing designs for signing and pavement marking changes

• Determining warrants for all-way stops, traffic signals, Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs), and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs)

• Reviewing and scoping mobility studies and traffic modeling for private developments

• Providing subject matter expert review and support on large, complex transportation projects (e.g., 16th Street, Colfax BRT)

The Senior Engineer on the TME team provides project leadership, cross‑organizational coordination, and technical guidance. This position serves as a mentor and may also supervise a direct report, reporting to the team’s Supervisor. The Senior Engineer leads and supports engineering design for innovative Vision Zero, bicycle, transit, pedestrian