Landside Engineering Supervisor – Denver International Airport

City and County of Denver

Denver, CO United States

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

Since opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world’s busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4th busiest airport in the U.S. and the world’s 10th busiest airport. DEN is Colorado’s primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do.  

 

Denver International Airport (DEN) is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead the Landside Infrastructure Team of DEN’s Design, Engineering and Construction Division (DEC). This division is the primary delivery arm for design and construction projects at DEN. The infrastructure group within DEC manages over $325 million worth of design and construction projects including new and existing roadways, runways, taxiways, and utilities infrastructure focusing on sustainability, total-cost of ownership, and excellence in design. DEC is approaching these with a renewed focus on constructing and rehabilitating civil and utility infrastructure to ensure operational continuity, reliability, optimization, and efficiency.  We are looking for an interdisciplinary Landside Engineering Supervisor who brings a depth and breadth of technical proficiency; critical problem solving, communication and facilitation; financial acumen; stewardship; and an ability to invest in the success of project managers and engineers who represent the infrastructure projects team.  This supervisor will oversee various project managers and engineers who have responsibility to define, design, build, and turnover infrastructure projects at DEN.      

 

In this role you will have the opportunity to apply your civil infrastructure design and construction expertise, as well as your leadership and interpersonal abilities. Our supervisors play a key role in accomplishing the goals of the group by leading staff, developing effective engineering standards, establishing section and project objectives, and evaluating the effectiveness of program delivery methods and procedures. This supervisor also implements and evaluates engineering plans, work processes, systems, and procedures to support the overall delivery of infrastructure projects as part of the greater DEC team. This role will contribute to the creation of annual goals and objectives, and various budgetary and resource allocation decisions. 

 

Typical infrastructure design and construction discipline related work for this group includes: 

 

  • Annual roadway and parking lot rehabilitations.
  • New capital improvement projects such as roadways, wet/dry utilities, and parking lots.
  • Infrastructure asset condition assessments and analyses.
  • Outside agency referral reviews. 
Experience Level
Mid II (4-8 years)
AICP Level
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Specialty
Site Planning or Construction Management
Salary Range
$125,000 - $165,000/year