Director of Civil Engineering

NV5•New York, NY

3d•$160,000 - $210,000

About The Position

NV5 (NYSE: TIC) is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work. As engineers, architects, construction/program managers, environmental professionals and beyond, we play a significant role in shaping our communities through the services we provide. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on Delivering Solutions and Improving Lives. Our New York City office has an opening for a Technical Director of Civil Engineering Design Services. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated licensed engineer to work across diverse disciplines, but with a focus on roadway design projects. With an established reputation in New York City, NV5 has long-standing relationships with City and State transportation agencies; builders and developers. We work across a wide variety of project delivery mechanisms, and with over 100 offices nationwide, we offer exposure to participate on exciting projects in New York and across the country.NV5’s NYC office works with both public and private clients in the transportation, institutional, and energy industries, as well as state and local governments. NV5 is seeking a senior engineering professional who will be responsible for the technical oversight of New York City’s Civil Engineering Design practice. The engineering department includes civil, roadway, bridge design, traffic, water and environmental engineering services. Each group is led by experienced discipline leaders, and the office has a strong backlog and a growing and energetic roster of talented professionals. Services include highways, roadways, bridge, water and sewer facilities and site design work. Duties include overseeing the various discipline leaders and technical oversight of the engineering department. The individual in this role will be required to perform quality reviews and to provide technical guidance on roadway design and other projects. The successful candidate should be well-versed in the technical and procurement requirements of New York City agencies such as NYCDDC, NYCDOT and NYCEDC. Solid technical, writing and verbal communication skills are essential. Engineers at this level are actively involved in project delivery and support business development and staff management.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in civil engineering required.
A minimum of 15 years of experience
An active PE license in the State of NY
Familiarity with NYC and NYS Agency standards (such as DDC, DOTs, DEP, and the MTA).
Local project experience required
Supervising experience, directing tasks and preforming QA/QC is required
Excellent written and oral communication skills required

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and support to staff, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
Support the management of technical teams in the development of technical deliverables related to infrastructure
Effectively represent NV5 with client agencies on administrative and technical issues, supporting Client Managers and Discipline Leads
Maintain the quality control processes and procedures, ensuring that rigorous quality standards for work products are maintained and proper documentation related to QC/QC Checks are completed.
Support Project Managers/Discipline Leads with Client facing comments and be comfortable presenting and/or helping to craft the messaging to present complex technical solutions to clients and non-technical staff so it’s understandable.
Participates in development of technical proposals and Business Development.
Provide guidance on required staff levels for project / cost estimating for the engineering budgets and input on schedules to ensure project/client requirements are met.
Stay abreast of local laws, regulatory changes, engineering bulletins, and client processes to ensure design teams are efficient and the work product incorporates all the alts requirements.
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.