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.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The hiring range for this position is $118,000 - $152,000/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

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 three (3) days in office. For your in-office days, you can expect to work on-site at the Webb Municipal Building (201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202).

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

At Community Planning and Development, we envision, enable, and ensure a better Denver. Denver's Community Planning and Development Department is responsible for visionary city planning and ensuring safe, responsible, sustainable building. Community Planning and Development plays a role in growing our world-class city, while keeping its beloved features intact. From the skyscrapers of the central business district; to the walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods of Stapleton; to the charming Victorian effects of the Baker district, the staff at Community Planning and Development works to make Denver a great place to live, work and play. The Department's three primary functions are Planning, Permitting and Inspection. Learn more about how we're BUILDING COMMUNITY at www.DenverGov.org/CPD and www.DenverGov.org/DS

The Development Services Division of the Community Planning and Development Department administers Denver’s building, fire and zoning codes through review, permitting, and inspection of all new development projects in Denver. We also review existing tenant finish, core and shell installations, additions, and site electrical work. Through each of these critical roles, Development Services helps to implement the city’s vision for an outstanding Denver.

The City and County of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department (CPD) is recruiting for a highly motivated Electrical Plans Review Engineer to join our Development Services Division. We are seeking an individual with expertise in design and relevant electrical power and lighting systems with the ability to serve as a technical expert on such issues, and the ability to research effective solutions is highly desirable. The Electrical Plans Review Engineer will work with our customers to research effective solutions and serve as a technical expert that assists design professionals with engineering standards.

Specifically, as the Electrical Plans Review Engineer, you will:

• Quickly and accurately review complex electrical construction drawings and specifications for compliance to the Denver Building Code for new and existing buildings, as well as photovoltaic systems.
• Support Denver International Airport (DEN) with the DEN electrical plans reviewer, including assisting with complex electrical plans reviews specific to DEN, which requires a strong background in commercial electrical systems and code application.
• Assist design professionals with engineering standards, coordinating with other electrical engineering functions such as fire alarms, utilities, life safety systems, security, contractors, and appropriate managers and staff.
• Perform non-DEN electrical plan review, as part of the overall workload.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as work independently reporting directly to the Engineer/Architect Supervisor for the section.
• Assist inspectors with difficult or unusual code compliance issues and answer questions from inspectors about plan review comments.
• Participate in recommending and establishing policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of existing methods, policies, procedures, and proposed local and national model code modifications and issues.

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Direct electrical design experience with a wide variety of buildings (both multi-family residential and commercial).
• Experience in design and construction of high-performance buildings, and – at a minimum – experience utilizing the National Electrical Code and IECC.
• Familiarity with emergency power systems, residential and commercial photovoltaic systems, and electric vehicle charging systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; ability to understand, interpret, and enforce the intent of the codes.
• Ability to communicate effectively – verbally and in writing; ability to work as part of a team to support both internal and external customers.
• Experience using Bluebeam® Revu®
• Problem solver that can envision various outcomes and plan accordingly to mitigate risky outcomes

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field as required by the specific opening.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional engineering experience after obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license OR three (3) years of professional architecture experience after obtaining an Architect license. (Some positions may require experience in a specific engineering area). Additional directly related engineering/architecture experience can be substituted for up to two (2) years of the three (3) years of post-licensed experience.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.
  • Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application. Or requires registration as an Architect by the Colorado State Board of Registration at the time of application. Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of probation.
  • Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Thursday, June 26, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 6/26/25 at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CE0424 Plans Review Engineer

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$106,577.00 - $175,852.00

Target Pay

$118,000 - $152,000/year

Agency

Community Planning & Development

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

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