Principal Civil Engineer

Toole Design Group•Ann Arbor, MI

1d•$140,000 - $161,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Toole Design Group in Ann Arbor, MI is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Principal Civil Engineer. Do you have proven experience successfully managing a diverse team to deliver highway or roadway projects from preliminary through final design, on time and on budget, while coordinating with clients, and inspiring and mentoring your team to deliver great work? Are you passionate about projects ranging from complex roadways and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects that highlight and enhance the natural environment? If so, please consider joining our Michigan team from Ann Arbor! This Principal Civil Engineer position earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). All staff receive 8 holidays and earn at least 16 days of PTO over the course of the year. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life. Come work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees. About Toole Design Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation in North America. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of engineers, landscape architects, urban designers, and planners are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry. Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment. A Day in the Life of a Principal Civil Engineer As a Principal Engineer, you are at the forefront of brainstorming creative solutions for challenging projects, and you enjoy ensuring deliverables are of the highest quality. You lead, manage, design, and implement roadway, streetscape, and active transportation projects that positively and directly affect our communities. You are adept at managing conversations between disciplines, managing client relationships, and delivering projects from concept to construction. You get to learn first-hand from multimodal industry-leading experts while growing as an engineering leader and manager in a company that prefers to promote from within. You will be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, delivering project ideas from concept to construction. You share your knowledge on stakeholder and public outreach, developing feasibility studies and concept plans and preparing construction documents for innovative projects throughout the country. You participate in business development pursuits in your home region as well as across our Midwestern and North American offices. Your job can sometimes be challenging, but you get to work with a close-knit team that is passionate about the work and the communities that you serve! We are targeting a range of $140,000-$161,000 for this position. Candidates with exceptional qualifications or additional experience may fall into a higher pay range.

Requirements

A Professional Engineering license in MI (other Midwest states a plus)
A bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering
Proficiency in one or more of the following: MicroStation (including OpenRoads), AutoCAD (including Civil 3D)

Nice To Haves

At least 15 years of engineering experience developing construction documents and/or public agency construction administration
At least 5 years serving in a project and/or design management role
A broad knowledge base in civil engineering, with specific experience in roadway design, drainage design, geometric design, 3D modeling and design of accessible public spaces
A proven track record of past performance delivering multiple large/complex projects on time and on budget
Experience in preparing transportation and local agency permit documents
General experience leading multidisciplinary teams, coordinating utility and right-of-way impacts, street lighting, traffic signal, and landscape/hardscape layouts
Interest in multimodal and active transportation design
General knowledge of project performance metrics and strategies for monitoring them
Experience in business development including networking with colleagues and clients at public events, industry organizations (e.g. ACEC, ITE, ASHE, or ASCE), and agency organized events
You have experience in Civil/Roadway/Highway design and are interested in moving into active transportation and Complete Streets Design
You want to become an expert who is sought after by clients and teaming partners
You enjoy generating and evaluating engineering solutions that can be constructed and maintained
You have strong leadership skills and enjoy mentoring junior staff
You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable
You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built
You have strong communication skills, whether written, verbal, or graphical
You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

lead, manage, design, and implement roadway, streetscape, and active transportation projects
managing conversations between disciplines
managing client relationships
delivering projects from concept to construction
share your knowledge on stakeholder and public outreach
developing feasibility studies and concept plans and preparing construction documents
participate in business development pursuits