Town Engineer

The Town of Danvers is seeking an innovative, collaborative, and mission-driven Town Engineer to lead our Civil Engineering Division and play a central role in shaping the future of our community’s infrastructure. If you’re excited by complex projects, modern engineering practices, and the opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact, this is a unique leadership role in a well-run, supportive North Shore community.

Why Danvers?

Located on the beautiful Noth Shore, Danvers is a politically stable, well-managed community that that invests in its employees. We foster a supportive and welcoming culture, prioritize professional development, and embrace policies that ensure a healthy balance between work and life.

What You’ll Do

As Town Engineer, you will oversee the Civil Engineering Division and serve as a key partner in long-range planning, capital project delivery, regulatory compliance, and public engagement. Your work will directly shape the town’s water, wastewater, roadway, stormwater, and resiliency infrastructure.

Your Work Will Include

• Leading long-range capital planning and aligning infrastructure projects with the Town’s strategic and climate resiliency goals.
• Managing CIP projects, subdivision reviews, and small municipal projects from concept through completion.
• Overseeing procurement, bidding, permitting, contract administration, and quality control for engineering projects.
• Managing GIS systems, technology tools, and electronic permitting platforms.
• Serving as the Town’s Dam Safety designee and FEMA flood mapping representative.
• Coordinating with Planning, Conservation, ZBA, ISD, Public Works divisions, and external consultants.
• Preparing reports, cost estimates, and engineering recommendations for boards, committees, and public meetings.
• Overseeing division budgets, betterment assessments, compliance documentation, and regulatory submissions.

What You Bring

To support an inclusive and broad applicant pool, the Town welcomes any combination of relevant work experience, education, volunteerism, and transferable skills—as reflected in your job description. Ideal candidates bring:

An Ideal Candidate Brings

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (required); Master’s preferred
• 15+ years of professional civil/environmental engineering experience; 5+ years supervisory
• Massachusetts PE license (reciprocity with ability to obtain within 18 months)
• Experience with infrastructure planning, hydraulic/hydrologic design, stormwater compliance, roadway/utility construction, or similar work — public or private sector
• Familiarity with engineering technologies (AutoCAD, HydroCAD, ESRI, GIS mapping, Bluebeam, Adobe)
• Strong leadership, communication, budgeting, and project-management skills
• Municipal experience is not required. We welcome skilled engineers from consulting firms, utilities, construction management, environmental engineering, transportation, and related fields.

Hours And Compensation

• 35 hours/week
• Monday–Wednesday: 7:00 AM–2:30 PM; Thursday: 7:00 AM–5:30 PM: Friday: 7:00 AM–11:00 AM
• Management Payscale range of $123,358.00 to $142,742.00; hiring rate DOQ.
• Excellent benefits: health, dental, vision, pension system, Town match to 457 plan, municipal retirement plan, and generous paid time off

How To Apply

To apply, please send a Town application, resume, and cover letter to the Human Resources Department, by email as a PDF to [email protected], or by mail to Town Hall, 1 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with a first review of applications on May 4.

The Town of Danvers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available for your reference.

Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected] or (978) 777-0001 x3030 in advance to request assistance.