Assistant Program Manager - Engineering
Wake County
Raleigh, NC · Posted November 5, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southeast68 / 100 · of 33
- #3Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southeast84 / 100 · of 33
- #4Best all-round cities for new graduates67 / 100 · of 100
- #6Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina33% · of 11
- #8Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast142 jobs · of 72
- #9Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast341 openings · of 65
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
The Planning and Development Services Department provides opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth. You will be working with a team of scientists and engineers with multiple backgrounds, brining expertise and experience from various sectors: government, industry and academia, with a passion to protect the environment. The Watershed Management Division strives for first class service delivery and continued national recognition by making contributions that have broader impacts and implications beyond the County . As the Assistant Program Manager – Engineering, you will lead and mentor a team of engineers and other professionals conducting environmental plan reviews for erosion sediment control, stormwater management, flood and others; and advance education, process improvement and programmatic changes to facilitate permitting process and compliance. You will manage relationships and collaborate with the development community, stakeholders, and partner municipalities and lead a responsive, customer-centric team that proactively assesses situations to prevent issues from escalating. The Assistant Program Manager – Engineering will work closely with the Division and Department leaderships to advance new department initiatives, budget process, expansion requests, performance measures, as well as help track and make provisions to accommodate legislative changes to program.