Engineering Division

Mission Statement:

The Engineering Division provides technical assistance to the DPS and other city departments for all civil engineering-related matters including water, sewer, stormwater, roadway, site development, traffic management, and other public works functions.  One of the primary functions of the Engineering Division is to manage and review design Plans for our roadways, facilities, and utilities, including those for our Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs).  Detailed functions as follows:

  • Project management duties for the engineering design and construction of our municipal projects;
  • Managing and updating the City’s GIS system for water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems, including performing field work to obtain accurate field locations of these systems, updating the GIS datalayers and other drafting tasks, and coordinating with our GIS consultant(s);
  • Play an administrative role in the management of our NPDES MS4 General Permit stormwater compliance program, which will include administration of Annual Reporting.  Perform field inspections and monitoring as required by the Permit, coordination with consultants, and management of our stormwater system in GIS;
  • Provide professional and technical support to the Mayor, DPS, City Council, City Departments, Commissions, and Boards, as needed;
  • Manage and update the City Stormwater Ordinance and Stormwater Rules & Regulations;
  • Review proposed development and permitting Plans from the Planning Department and Zoning Board of Appeals for compliance with DPS and City standards;
  • Assist in the preparation of the DPS budgets and Capital Improvement Project planning;
  • Assist the public and internal departments with a variety of inquires and requests related to public works infrastructure and provide technical information on projects.
  • Play lead and supporting roles in a number of committees, such as,  Climate Change Resiliency Committee, Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC), Stormwater Committee, Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee, and Technical Review Committee (TRC);
  • Inspect new construction, replacement, repairs and maintenance of streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, utilities, and other related public works projects;

Staff Contacts

NameTitlePhone

City Engineer

978-465-4420 x1710

Assistant Engineer

978-465-4420 x1711