ENGINEERING SERVICES COORDINATOR 2025 - 02752

Salary : $37,003.20 - $55,265.60 Annually

Location : Fayetteville, AR

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 02752

Department : DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (620)

Opening Date : 02 / 20 / 2025

The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of their own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive.
• Responsible for day to day operations and flow of the review process for permits administered by the engineering division, including grading, utility, drainage, floodplain, street / row excavation, driveway / curb cuts, and street closure permits. Regular contacts with the public including design professionals, owners and developers.
• Learn and apply City policies and standards to determine or select the most applicable way to respond to customers and the public in various situations.
• Evaluate permit applications for completeness and communicate with customers if additional information is necessary.
• Create and manage electronic files, to do lists and notify staff members in multiple divisions of new permit submittals.
• Enter information into permit software for all applicable permits and collect appropriate fees.
• Review, comment and approve street and lane closure permit requests and street / right of way excavation permit requests based on City policies and general directives.
• Input and maintain street and lane closure information on the City's website and interactive online map.
• Prepare, monitor and maintain water and sewer tap requests and temporary water service requests across a wide variety of property constraints and utility availabilities. Use City policies and general engineering guidance to make decisions on utility availability and compliance.
• Coordinate and schedule preconstruction meetings, inspections and other development review meetings for the engineering staff.
• Receive and process as built information from completed projects. Maintain permitting software with notes regarding project closeout status.
• Prepare, review, process, renew and release bond guarantees and letters of credit. This includes tracking expiration of guarantees and scheduling necessary inspections prior to release.
• Evaluate Hillside Hilltop Overlay District (HHOD) and 15% slope criteria using GIS software to determine if a grading permit is required as part of a residential building permit application.
• Frequently research and summarize city infrastructure data using GIS software for properties requesting rezoning for review by Staff Engineer.
• Maintain engineering permit review files in an accurate and efficient manner.
• Perform inquiry functions in financial system to obtain budget, accounting or purchasing information as needed.
• Process and keep track of purchase orders for the Engineering Division.
• Ensure payment of contractor invoices and prepare check requests.
• Attend Engineering Division staff meetings and Development Services staff meetings as scheduled.
• Record mileage for Engineering vehicles and provide information to Fleet as required.
• Assist in preparation of in-house specifications booklets, standard operating procedures and update Unified Development Code for inspectors and other staff.
• Assist in the compilation and preparation of Transportation Committee agendas as needed.
• Provide support to Development Services staff as needed to sort office mail, process building permit applications, and / or greet customers in person or on the phone. Provide guidance to customers related to the issuance of permits and certificate of occupancy requirements and coordinate completion of permitting process with other divisions for commercial projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Secondary Job Duties

Minimum Qualifications

The City of Fayetteville is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Full Time, 40 or more hours per week, non uniformed employee. Eligible for all City benefits offered to full time non uniformed employees and all full time City accruals of paid leave. Please click this link for more details on City employee benefits :

www.fayetteville-ar.gov / 654 / Employee-Benefits-Information

High school diploma or GED and three years of related office experience required; or Associate's degree (A.A.) from a college or technical school and one year of related office experience; or Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in a related field.Do you meet one of these requirements?

If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe in detail which requirement you meet.

An applicant with experience in a development, engineering, or construction related field is preferred but not required. Do you have experience in any of these fields and if so, please give a brief explanation.

An applicant for this position is required to be able to effectively communicate with others orally and in writing.Do you meet this requirement?

This position requires the use of tact, initiative and independent judgment in responding to inquiries, complaints, requests for assistance, information or providing services to the public.Do you meet these requirements?

The candidate must possess strong organizational skills and have the ability to pay close attention to details as well as the ability to work independently, multi-task and effectively prioritize work load.Would you be able to meet these requirements?

This position requires the ability to work effectively in an office environment that includes regularly receiving walk-in traffic and phone callsDo you meet this requirement?

An applicant for this position must be able to work with mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and have the ability to calculate percentages, rates and ratios.Ability to calculate fees associated with development applications and permits. Please discuss a time in your prior employment that you had to work with mathematical concepts and calculate percentages, rates and ratios.

The candidate must be able to learn, within a short period of time, how to read, interpret and utilize construction plans and specifications, architectural and engineering scales for reviewing permit drawings, site plans and City ordinances.Do you meet this requirement?

This position requires the candidate must be proficient in the use of a computer and word processing and spreadsheet applications. Must be able to become proficient in the use of other applications such as permitting software and ArcMap (GIS).Do you meet this requirement?

The candidate requires the ability to become proficient in administrative practices and procedures including digital file management and production and distribution of digital information using applications such as FTP site and email functions in a reasonable amount of time.Do you meet this requirement?

This position requires the ability to become proficient in administrative practices and procedures including digital file management and production and distribution of digital information using applications such as FTP site, Adobe Professional, and email functions in a reasonable amount of time.Would you be able to meet this requirement?

The candidate must be able to effectively operate standard office equipment.Do you meet this requirement?

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. Some filing duties require the employee to stoop, crouch or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities to accomplish computer and office work.Can you meet the physical requirements?

Required Question

Salary : $37,003 - $55,266