Senior Engineer
IOWA CITY, IAFull-time$88–127K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The City of Iowa City seeks a Senior Engineer in its Engineering Division within the Public Works Department. The role leads project teams developing, designing, and inspecting construction of capital improvement projects; coordinates and administers projects involving engineering consultants; and directs engineering review and construction inspection of developments. The position focuses on regulatory and engineering consulting and coordination for operation of the City-owned landfill.
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Senior Engineer Engineering Division / Public Works Department Application deadline: Friday, November 20, 2026 Visit www.icgov.org/jobs to apply online Permanent full-time position available Salary Range: $87,880.00 - $127,108.80 (starting wage contingent upon experience) Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Job Summary: Leads a project team in the development, design and construction inspection of capital improvement projects. Coordinates, monitors and administers capital projects involving engineering consultants. Directs and monitors engineering review and construction inspection of all developments. This position will focus on providing regulatory and engineering consulting and coordination required for operation of City owned landfill. Minimum Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure, Other: Bachelors degree from an accredited educational institution and three to five years of related experience; or seven to nine years of related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Degree in Civil Engineering. Experience in public works and engineering design. State of Iowa Professional Engineer License in the field of civil engineering. National Incident Management System Training ICS 100, IS 700 within two years of hire. Valid State of Iowa driver's license with satisfactory driving record. Must be 18 years of age. Must pass criminal background check. Preferred Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure, Other: Bachelors degree from an accredited educational institution and six years of related experience; or ten years of related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. More information: A full job description including a listing of essential duties and responsibilities and necessary knowledge, skills and abilities is available at www.icgov.org/jobs under Job Descriptions.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,228 open Senior Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$88–127K/yr
- US median$112–190K/yr920 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $107K, is 28% below the US median midpoint ($149K) — in the lowest quarter of Senior Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Senior Engineer jobs in Iowa and 1,228 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Senior Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,161 postings).
- Education
- 796 of the 1,228 open Senior Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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