The Design & Construction Division designs and administers the City's Capital Improvement Program to improve the City's infrastructure and public facilities. Projects are planned, designed and put out to bid. Current projects out to bid may be found on eBidboard. The Division also provides Field Engineering construction inspection of Capital Improvement Projects and Private Development Projects to ensure compliance with all applicable ordinances, codes, regulations, and standards adopted. In doing so, Field Engineering contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of the residents of the city of Escondido. The Survey group provides survey services to the two Field Inspection groups, the Capital Design group, and other City Departments or Divisions requesting surveying services.

The Division also is responsible for Landscape Maintenance Districts (LMD), providing administration services to insure well-maintained landscaped areas. These services include the development and monitoring of landscape maintenance budgets, providing direction and inspection services to maintenance contractors, the development of landscape maintenance specifications, managing landscape maintenance contracts, assisting developers in the annexation of their projects into the LMD, and responding to homeowner/citizen inquiries regarding LMD landscape maintenance.