City Engineer

Salary : $109,293.59 - $179,241.49 Annually

Location : Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Job Type : Full-time; Regular Appointment

Job Number : 2026-02

Department : Public Works

Opening Date : 10 / 06 / 2025

Description

Position Summary :

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of complex professional work developing, planning and overseeing the City's Capital Improvement Program.

Position Scope : This is a senior-level management and Essential Personnel position.

Illustrative Examples of Essential Duties

This is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.

• Develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, priorities, and operating procedures pertaining to the CIP. Prepares the CIP annual budget and supervises the control and expenditure of CIP appropriations. Recommends projects and project costs. Participates in the grant development process.
• Works with the Director of Public Works to assure optimum departmental activity in the construction of all City facilities and infrastructure. Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates capital improvement projects including engineering design, field survey, property acquisition, and construction management for the public infrastructure needs of the community.
• Develops bid specifications. Oversee the administration of all CIP contracts, evaluates contract compliance and ensures contractor performance meet City standards. Prepares and submits reports of CIP activities to the City Manager, keeping him / her fully apprised of pertinent information.
• Participates in meetings, conferences, and training with peers in other agencies as a means of maintaining up-to-date knowledge of trends in the field. Attends local meetings and represents the City to the public on all CIP matters. Attends City Commission meetings as requested by the City Manager.
• Provides in-house engineering services for both CIP projects and other City projects as needed. Directs the conduct of engineering studies that evaluate feasibility of proposed or ongoing projects or methods, or to determine solutions to existing field problems, assembling and evaluating technical data, providing technical leadership and solutions.
• Performs inspections of local development projects to ensure they conform to City and County regulations. Oversees implementation of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit for the City.
• Manages and participates in the programs, activities and projects connected with transportation and related engineering.
• Prepares the City's transportation improvement plan and street system. Provides consultation on and recommends long range transportation plans and related infrastructure.
• Directs and reviews technical reports, plans, structural calculations, and specifications prepared by others for adherence to City standards and accepted engineering practices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Requirements

Required Education & Experience :

Licenses and / or Certifications :

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions :

Frequently required to see, hear and talk with employees and the public. Frequently required to read and / or present documents, write or use keyboard to communicate through written means. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or fee and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information :

Health Insurance

The City has a three tiered stipend plan to help offset the cost of employee health insurance coverage. The three tiers are as follows :

If the dollar amount of the coverage selected is less than the amount allowed, the employee receives the difference, prorated semi-monthly, Likewise if the dollar amount of the insurance coverage selected exceeds the allowed amount, the employee pays the difference, pro-rated semi-monthly, The City will deduct all applicable taxes.

Currently the City offers two health insurance plans through Cigna as follows :

Dental and Vision Insurance

The City pays 100% of the cost for employee coverage for dental DHMO plan and the vision plan and 50% of the cost for dependent coverage for dental DHMO plan and the vision plan. Dental and vision insurance are mandatory for employees.

The City offers a DHMO dental plan through Cigna. A PPO Dental plan is available as an upgraded option. The City offers a PPO vision plan through EyeMed.

Life Insurance

The City provides group term life insurance coverage for employees as follows :

Long Term Disability

The City provides each employee with long term disability insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost.

Workers Compensation

The City may provide full salary to employees injured on the job for a period of up to 13 weeks, (in lieu of the 2 / 3 salary offered by the state). Thereafter, employees must seek supplemental pay through the City provided Long-Term Disability Plan.

Cafeteria Plan

The City offers employees optional pre-tax insurance plans (Section 125) through AFLAC. Plans include cancer insurance, short-term disability insurance, and more. Also offered is a Flexible Spending Account, which can be used to put money aside, pre-tax, for planned medical / dental expenses, and for childcare expenses.

Retirement

Employees are automatically enrolled in one of two retirement plans, depending upon hire date and position. The plans are as follows :

Class

Employee Contribution

Rate

City Contribution

Rate

Total Contribution Rate

Regular Class : 3.00%

14.03%

17.03%

Special Risk Class : 3.00%

35.19%

38.19%

Senior Management Class :

3.00%

33.24%

36.24%

Employees have the option of choosing the Pension Plan or the Investment Plan .

Under the Pension Plan, employees enrolled in the FRS prior to July 1, 2011, need to have 6 years of service to be vested. Employees enrolled in the FRS on or after July 1, 2011, must have 8 years of service to be vested.

Under the Investment Plan, employees need to have 1 year of service to be vested.

ICMA-RC (now MissionSquare Retirement) :

General Employees : All eligible employees hired before November 2002 were enrolled in the ICMA Plan. This plan is not open to newly hired employees. Under this plan, the City contributes 11% and the employee 4% to a retirement investment plan. Employees are fully vested after 3 years.

Senior Management Employees : All eligible employees hired before November 2002 were enrolled in the ICMA Plan. This plan is only open to certain positions which are not designated and / or classified under FRS. Under this plan, the City contributes 11% and the employee 6% to a retirement investment plan. Employees are fully vested after 3 years.

An optional Section 457 tax deferred savings program is available to employees who wish to supplement future retirement income. The plan allows employees to put aside a portion of their earnings pre-tax each pay period, through payroll deduction, into an account for their retirement and reduce the amount of earnings that is currently taxable.

Sick Leave

Employee earn twelve (12) sick days per calendar year on a prorated basis (1.846 per week).

Vacation Leave

Employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis as follows :

Vacation accruals are increased incrementally thereafter, as per City policy.

Holidays

Employees are compensated for ten (11) Federal holidays per year. These include : New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day .

Floating Holidays

Employees earn floating holidays as follows :

Floating Holidays are pro-rated dependent upon hire date.

Direct Deposit

The City offers direct deposit of your payroll check into your personal account(s) at the financial institution(s) of your choice.

Credit Union

The City offers memberships in three credit unions : Space Coast Credit Union, Dade County Federal Credit Union and Peoples Credit Union.

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Are you currently employed, or have you ever been employed with the City of Sunny Isles Beach? If so, in what capacity?

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Describe your highest level of education :

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Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, public administration, business, or related field supplemented by eight (8) years of progressively responsible construction management experience?

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Are you certified as Professional Engineer (P.E.) by the State of Florida?

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Do you have a valid Florida Driver's License?

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Where did you hear about this opportunity?

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