Highway Project Engineer II

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Allentown, PA

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, serving public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. The Highway Project Engineer II leads engineering design tasks or subtasks in a specialized discipline, applying basic project management skills and advanced knowledge of general engineering principles. The role coordinates with design and other project engineers to help deliver project goals on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Responsibilities

Support the overall Project Manager by carrying out discipline-specific project management responsibilities, including developing hours estimates and defining scope.
Provide design status updates to the Project Manager.
Track budgets for discipline tasks.
Oversee discipline-specific project subtasks.
Execute quality control and quality assurance plans provided by the project management plan.
Delegate project tasks to team members.
Coach and mentor design staff through the design process.
Provide consultative services to clients, including attending meetings, providing timely updates, and proposing appropriate solutions.
Collaborate with and manage project sub-consultants and other internal disciplines.
Develop extra work order requests and proposals for open-end contract tasks.
Perform alternative studies, evaluate impacts, and develop and finalize reports for clients.
Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate detailed phases of engineering work on part of a major project or on a total project of moderate scope.
Design projects using advanced discipline knowledge, client specifications, guidelines, design software, and drawing tools.
Perform or check design computations.
Prepare and compile contract plans, specifications, and estimates.
Coordinate with internal team members to support project alignment and completion by established deadlines and quality standards.
Provide technical oversight, guidance, and support to Design Engineers within the department.
When managing others, lead and manage team members through setting expectations and goals, providing feedback, holding one-on-one meetings, and coaching to support their growth and development.
Perform other related duties as assigned.