Engineering Specialist I - Structural Design

Bartlett & West•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Bartlett & West is an employee-owned engineering, architecture, technology, and professional services firm with 19 offices across seven states in the Midwest. The company emphasizes a "We Before Me" mentality, prioritizing service to clients, communities, and employees, and supporting individuals to make an impact. This position is for a technical subject matter expert on bridge projects, specifically with a background in bridge design. The role involves serving as an internal consulting resource for other professionals on projects throughout the company, supporting business development pursuits, and focusing on Florida bridge projects. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Professional Engineering License
Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and judgment in planning, organizing and problem analysis and resolution.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Effective interpersonal skills to maintain effective internal and external relationships.
Professional engineering license in any state, ability to obtain in other states by reciprocity required.
Knowledge of various contracting methods including design-bid-build and design-build.
Ability to mentor and develop less experienced staff in area of expertise.
In coordination with the project manager, oversees and directs the assignments of engineers and designers.
Stays abreast of new engineering trends, techniques, strategies, philosophies, and technologies.
10+ years’ experience in civil engineering projects, specifically transportation/bridge projects with increasing responsibility and P.E. license.
College degree in civil, or structural engineering as appropriate or equivalent in combined education and experience.
Valid driver’s license with good driving record required.
Acceptable driving records and authorization to the Company to periodically obtain MVR reports.
Successfully passing the pre-employment drug screen within 48 hours of being contacted.

Responsibilities

Acts as a technical specialist in miscellaneous structure design, including bridges.
Provides internal technical advice to project managers throughout the company for the purpose of preparing proposals and developing client presentations.
Collaborates with a project manager with project planning including development of the project scope, concepts and strategies to be used, task organization, estimates of effort the identification of other required resources, and schedules necessary to complete the project.
Collaborates with the development of cost and budget estimates for the project.
Provides technical guidance to the project manager in developing an agreement for engineering services, including scope, fee structure, fee amount, schedule, and all other risk sharing/management provisions related to the engineering manager’s portion of the project.
Directs, manages and participates in the production of the project deliverables.
Performs or participates in preliminary studies, plans and cost estimates.
Performs or participates in definition of and oversight of design surveys.
Performs or participates in designs and plan production.
Performs or participates in conducting project status/review meetings.
Performs or participates in specification and contract document development and production.
Performs or participates in bidding and contract award and construction administration oversight.
Monitors and maintains quality on all facets of the project deliverable.
Provides input to the project manager and/or others regarding the monthly project accounting process, including review of time and expense charges to projects.
In coordination with the project manager, communicates openly and frequently with clients during the course of a project to ensure that all issues are addressed to the client’s satisfaction.
Participates in on-going client maintenance activities, as appropriate.
Reviews personal and project staff labor utilization relative to assigned project teams on a regular basis as directed.
In coordination with the project manager, oversees and directs the assignments of engineers and technicians assigned to a project.
Develops and fosters an open environment encouraging communication among team members assigned to a project.
Provides constructive performance feedback to project team members and coaches to improve performance.
Provides performance information on all project team members to the delivery leader, team leader, or project manager.
Stays abreast of new engineering trends, techniques, strategies, philosophies and methods.
Participates in professional organization(s) in the manager’s area of expertise and/or client focus.
Maintains professional licensure in the states required by the company.
Focused on project delivery, mentoring, and technical leadership.
Will have a substantial role in developing and implementing scope/fee/schedule/quality plan for projects.
Mentors team members.
May analyze a specific issue on PM’s project to recommend solutions that are efficient and cost effective.
Meets with vendors of equipment on a technical basis with project managers and project teams as directed.
May present at conferences and tradeshows as directed.
May participate in the company’s standard specification process as directed.
May serve as the people manager/HR supervisor for a team.