CPW Professional Engineer I / Design Engineer (denver, CO)

CPW Professional Engineer I / Design Engineer (Denver, CO)

Salary: $92,508.00 - $111,000.00 Annually

Location: Adams County, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Department of Natural Resources

Division: Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Opening Date: 03/17/2026

Closing Date: 4/7/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Determined by Position

Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address: 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, USA

FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information: Kristi Ryan, kristi.ryan@state.co.us

Salary Note: Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Hiring Pay Rate: Please note that all employees new to the State Personnel System are paid on a bi-weekly basis.

How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at governmentjobs.com. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job: The primary purpose of the position is to provide design engineering services for multi-faceted capital construction projects. Design includes preliminary investigations, project planning, topographic surveying, developing and choosing project alternatives, cost analysis, design calculations, performing computer aided drafting (CAD), developing construction drawings, specifications preparation, contract and bid documents preparation, and design consultant selection, contracting, and oversight. Periodic additional duties of the position will be to provide construction management services including construction contract management, assuring the project construction is in compliance with contract documents, preparing construction contract modifications, providing construction quality assurance, contractor payment processing, writing contractor claims for adjustments and disputes, handling contract terminations, closing out construction contracts, and designing and administering purchase order and invoice work.

Specific duties include but may not be limited to:

Design Project Management: Analyze a project's goals and objectives and develop a complete design including engineering calculations, CAD design drawings, technical specifications preparation, and material quantities take-offs. At times, direct the tasks of other designers in support of the project.

Technical Assistance: Collaborates with other engineers and technicians for completeness, errors, and conformance to accepted procedures, methods, and codes on various design projects.

Field Survey: Performing topographic surveys and field data reduction.

Design Consultant Management: Develops scope of work and uses State procurement to select and contract with design consultants. Oversees consultant work and administers the contract to ensure deliverables are high quality and comply with the contract.

Construction Management: Performing detailed visual inspections of and documenting contractor's work to ensure conformance with plans and specifications. This duty is for training purposes to expose the position to construction techniques.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors.

Substitutions

None

Required Competencies

Strong analytical, and inductive and deductive reasoning.

Trouble shooting, problem solving, and critical thinking, with keen attention to detail.

Strong interpersonal skills including building collaborative environment.

Customer service mindset, respectful.

Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

Proactive, takes initiative, self-motivated.

Ability to prioritize and manage a large volume of workload.

Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and appreciation for diverse viewpoints as well as different communication and work styles in a multi-cultural and inter-generational environment.

Enthusiastic, energetic, optimistic, positive attitude.

Adaptable and open to change.

Team player who proactively ensures the success of other teammates.

Open to new ideas, with innovative thinking.

Preferred Qualifications:

Current or former State experience relevant to this position.

Current or former Colorado Parks & Wildlife work or volunteer experience.

Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D.

Proficiency in Excel.

Proficiency in hydraulic modeling.

Knowledge of construction engineering principles, theories and concept.

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

Ability to interpret contract specifications.

Ability to apply engineering sciences and mathematics to analyze projects or programs with engineering components.

Ability to negotiate a cost difference with contractor(s).

Ability to conduct topographic surveys.

Ability to coordinate and collaborate with project requestors ("clients"), other stakeholders and applicable regulatory agencies.

Experience with budget management.

Experience with hydraulics or water resources projects.

Experience with land development design projects.

Experience with structural design projects.

Conditions of Employment

Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license for operating a State vehicle.

Statewide travel will be required to visit construction sites and for field surveys. Approximately 3 to 10 times per month.

Current valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle. To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:

Have an assigned State fleet vehicle

Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position

Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle

APPEAL RIGHTS:

It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications. However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

The Assessment Process

All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are notconsidered as part of initial