Pay Range: $37.66 - $48.95/hr. | $78,326 - $101,284 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 📅

Sign-on Incentive Verbiage: $5,400 *** 50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment. ***

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm; Some evening/weekend work required. Hybrid work arrangements may be available, with up to three days per week remote, after completing the initial six-month probationary period.

🚀 Exciting Opportunity Awaits!

Are you ready to make a true impact on the community? Are you looking for a job that offers the perfect balance between work and life? Look no further! The City of Fort Worth is hiring, and we want you to be part of our amazing team.

A Professional Engineer position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department on the Capital Delivery Neighborhood Streets Team. The Professional 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.

Perks & Benefits

Career Pathway for this role: Civil/Professional Engineer➡️Sr. Professional Engineer➡️Engineering Manager➡️Sr. Capital Projects Officer
11 Paid Holidays
Top-Notch Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
3 Weeks’ Vacation Time
Robust Pension Plan
Voted Best Place for Working Parents 2024
Professional Development Opportunities
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Why Fort Worth? 🌆

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Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or related field
Four (4) years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience, of which two years must relate to civil engineering design and construction projects and/or infrastructure design/review of public capital improvement projects
Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas within six months of employment
Valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

Exceptional customer service, time management, communication, and writing skills
Experience with the requirements of federally funded projects
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Experience with Bluebeam, understanding of the PMBOK, an industry-recognized project management standard, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and geographic information systems (GIS)

The Professional Engineer – Neighborhood Streets job responsibilities include

Working closely with an Engineering Manager to perform project management and professional civil engineering work to deliver multiple simultaneous neighborhood streets infrastructure improvement projects while coordinating with a variety of stakeholders to deliver projects within budget and on schedule within very tight time constraints
Attending virtual and in-person meetings and communicating proactively about projects with City leadership, stakeholders in other City departments, residents of the City of Fort Worth and representatives of state and federal agencies
Providing direct support to the Engineering Manager and assisting in the development of project scopes, budgets and schedules
Managing professional services contracts with engineering consultants to deliver capital projects including executing design contracts, reviewing engineering design plans, specifications and cost estimates and processing contract amendments
Managing construction contracts including evaluating construction bids, executing construction contracts, responding to RFIs, performing field visits and processing change orders