Engineering Senior Manager Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

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The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department is seeking to fill a Utility Permit Technician (Senior Engineering Tech) vacancy in the Utility Coordination Section. This position performs complex plan reviews for dry utilities desiring to occupy City right-of-way and public utility easements (PUE). Work is performed under the supervision of a Project Manager or Principal Engineering Technician.

Responsibilities include and are not limited to:

• Utility Plan Review: Reviewing utility company drawings for proposed installation in City of Phoenix rights-of-way, ensuring that the work is performed in conformance to City, State, and Federal regulations; interpreting and analyzing engineering and construction drawings, symbols, and terminology to determine if they meet City standards; researching documentation pertaining to the issuance of utility company construction permits, and coordinating individual plan review issues with utility companies.
• SUE (Sub-surface Utility Excavation) Potholing Program Liaison: Assisting with the SUE Potholing Program. Responsibilities include working directly with Project Managers, consultants, and our JOC (Job Order Contract) contractors, issuing Notices to Proceed, creating pothole reports, and balancing and processing billing reports , Capital Improvement Projects, and JOC contractors.
• Utility Map Requests: Coordinating the collection of utility maps for Capital Improvement Projects using Outlook and SharePoint. Working directly with project managers to ensure they receive all utility files within the scope of their project.
• Abandonment Review: Reviewing Abandonment Requests from the Planning and Development Department against underground fiber installations to ensure their facilities will not conflict with the owner's request for abandonment.

The work location is in the Phoenix City Hall building at 200 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The typical work schedule is Monday to Friday with the availability of 2 telework days. Limited overtime may be required during times of high permit intake and processing.

Ability to:

• Multitask between several duties and responsibilities.
• Engage as a team player in a customer service driven environment.
• Read and comprehend simple specifications, plans, and shop drawings.
• Efficiently process a high volume of permits while meeting strict, time sensitive deadlines.

Pay Range: $24.83 to $42.46 per hour.

Hiring Range: $24.83 to $31.68 per hour.

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Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 350. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
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A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

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• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

• Two years of experience in paraprofessional engineering work.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• General knowledge of plan review or two years construction Right of Way experience.
• One year of experience working with electronic permitting or mapping software.
• One year of experience that displays customer service as well as working in a team environment.

Experience with/in:

• MS Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
• Communicating with project managers, consultants, contractors, surveyors using construction terminology.
• Working with and creating SharePoint files.
• Multitasking between several duties and responsibilities.

Recruitment closes October 8, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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Senior Engineering Tech, JC:19240, ID# 63125, 09/25/26, USM, CR, Benefits:003

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