Jeff Dankenbring
Centennial,Colorado
Summary
Dynamic Public Works Director with extensive experience at the City of Centennial, excelling in project management and strategic planning. Proven track record in capital improvement planning and traffic engineering, leading successful infrastructure projects while fostering strong client relationships and mentoring teams to achieve high-quality results.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Works Director
City of Centennial
Centennial, CO
04.2019 - 12.2025
- Directed Capital Improvement Projects, Traffic Engineering Services, and City’s Call Center.
- Managed Facilities and Parks, Street Rehabilitation Program, and Right-of-way Maintenance Services.
- Oversaw Construction Management, Development Review, and Bridge Maintenance Program.
- Planned and coordinated operations for Public Works department functions.
- Established major departmental policies to guide long-term planning and program development.
- Made complex technical and administrative decisions impacting overall department effectiveness.
Municipal Engineering Group Manager
HCL Engineering & Surveying, LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
06.2018 - 04.2019
- Responsible for managing design projects for municipal clients.
- The most significant of these projects was managing the design and implementation of a new maintenance hanger for Southwest Airlines on Denver International Airport (DEN) property.
- This project required extensive coordination with the City & County of Denver Development Review Services as well as DEN’s design review staff.
- Aspects of this project included a new parking lot, a training and maintenance building, airplane taxiway and runway design as well as a taxiway apron.
- Stormwater detention and water quality was a critical component of the site design.
Municipal Engineering Group Manager
EST, Inc.
Denver, CO
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Responsible for securing projects with Douglas County (Chambers Road Widening Project –Mainstreet to Lincoln, West I-25 Frontage Road Relocation, Hilltop Road Widening Project – Legend High School to Merryvale Trail, Jackson Creek Road Bridge Replacement)
- Douglas County School District (Rocky Heights Parking Lot and Access Modifications, Sedalia Elementary School Drainage Improvements)
- City of Greenwood Village (Holly and Belleview Intersection Improvements, Median Modifications at Orchard Road and I-25)
- City of Centennial (Ireland Way and Long Avenue Intersection Modifications, Construction Assistance for Arapahoe Road)
- Town of Parker (On-call) and the Town of Castle Rock (On-call).
- Duties included building client relationships, preparing proposals, negotiating contracts, managing projects, directing project designs, assisting with AutoCAD tasks (as needed), assisting with bidding projects and with construction of projects.
- I mentored four staff members with design and plan production aspects.
Senior Project Manager
Hartwig & Associates/Stanley Consultants, Inc.
Centennial, CO
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Managed 7 different projects for 4 different clients (City of Centennial, City of Greenwood Village, Douglas County and the Town of Parker).
- The projects range in complexity from sidewalk additions to grinding concrete intersections and placing a colored concrete, unbonded overlay on existing pavement.
Associate
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
Centennial, CO
10.1996 - 01.2016
- Specialized in managing and designing municipal projects that range in complexity from widening arterial roadway in dense urban corridors to designing new arterial roadways that blend with the native terrain and surroundings.
- Specialized in multi-agency projects that require constant coordination to keep the project moving forward and to appease the stakeholders involved in the project.
- Specialized in completing CDOT Local Agency Projects for municipalities and fully understand the different requirements and clearances between having State funds allocated for a project and Federal funds allocated for a project.
- Responsible for preparing project specific scopes of work, fee estimates, proposals for pursuits, project schedule, project special provisions, standard special provisions, plan production oversight including QAQC, utility clearance letters, contract amendments and any other documentation associated with the roadway design process.
- Experienced with conceptual designs that have been completed for CDOT PEL Projects such as State Highway 7 PEL and US 85 PEL and with municipal alignment projects such as Chambers Road Alignment Study, Weld County Road 49 Alignment Study, I-25 Parallel Arterials Alignment Study and the Imboden Road Extension Alignment Study.
- Managed, mentored and coached staff members within the design group to complete their work at the highest efficiency and at the highest level of detail for the respective effort on each project they are completing.
- Provided direction for the core CAD group on the timing of software updates, implementing new methodologies within the work flow process and defining standards for the clarity and completeness of plan drawings.
Senior Transportation Engineer
Short Elliot & Hendrickson
Denver, CO
04.2006 - 09.2006
- Responsible for growing the municipal and roadway group for the Denver office.
Structural Engineer
AKM Engineering
Littleton, CO
01.1995 - 10.1996
- Responsible for defining and preparing forensic engineering plans for residential structures that were incurring foundation movement and/or failures.
- Responsible for designing, preparing plans and inspecting new foundations and structural home warranty items for new residencies in Highlands Ranch, Castle Pines, Westminster, Denver and Arvada.
Survey Crew
Vigil Land Consultants
Denver, CO
01.1994 - 12.1994
- Responsible for confirming design calculations and staking civil site improvements such as storm sewer, curb and gutter, hot mix asphalt pavement and landscaping specialty items.
- Completed these services for numerous sites including the current Elitch’s location.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Kansas State University
12.1993
Associate of Science - Pre-engineering
Colby Community College
05.1991
Skills
- Project management
- Traffic engineering
- Capital improvement planning
- Development review
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Infrastructure design
- Mentorship and coaching
Affiliations
• 07/01/99 - Present, Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado
• 2006 - Present, American Public Works Association (APWA) Member
• 2006 - Present, American Public Works Association (APWA) Member
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Public Works Director
City of Centennial
04.2019 - 12.2025
Municipal Engineering Group Manager
HCL Engineering & Surveying, LLC
06.2018 - 04.2019
Municipal Engineering Group Manager
EST, Inc.
08.2016 - 06.2018
Senior Project Manager
Hartwig & Associates/Stanley Consultants, Inc.
02.2016 - 08.2016
Senior Transportation Engineer
Short Elliot & Hendrickson
04.2006 - 09.2006
Associate
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
10.1996 - 01.2016
Structural Engineer
AKM Engineering
01.1995 - 10.1996
Survey Crew
Vigil Land Consultants
01.1994 - 12.1994
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Kansas State University
Associate of Science - Pre-engineering
Colby Community College