Senior Principal Highway Engineer

RS&H•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Principal Highway Engineer for our Atlanta, GA office! If you are an experienced engineer interested in growing your skills and working on exciting projects, then this is a great opportunity for you. As the Senior Principal Highway Engineer, you will be responsible for roadway/highway analysis and design, specifications, reports, and estimates efforts on conventional and general engineering consultant and/or design-build projects for GDOT, county and municipal clients. Additional responsibilities include monitoring labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks/projects; coordinating with discipline key task leaders and staff to ensure ongoing communications; meeting project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects; and supporting marketing and business development initiatives. From managed toll lanes and long-range corridor plans to complex interchanges, major roadway, and segmental bridge designs, our teams provide the highest quality planning, environmental and engineering design solutions to our clients. Each day, we partner with transportation agencies and local governments across the country to keep our communities moving and improving the overall quality of life. By joining our team, you too can lead the evolution of transportation. Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent experience
Minimum of 20 years of relevant experience
Georgia PE licensure
Proven experience leading and/or providing technical guidance to entry/junior-level staff. This includes proven experience reviewing others' work for technical accuracy
Proven experience participating in the design and implementation of new services, processes, standards, and/or operational plans that had great impact on the achievement of functional results
Proficient in construction document production
Must possess strong oral and written communication skills. Must have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, and other key stakeholders
Proven ability to successfully address challenging or potentially controversial issues in a sound professional and business-like manner

Nice To Haves

GDOT experience
Experience working on General Engineering Consultant and/or Design-Build contracts

Responsibilities

Responsible for roadway/highway analysis and design, specifications, reports, and estimates efforts on conventional and general engineering consultant and/or design-build projects for GDOT, county and municipal clients.
Monitoring labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks/projects
Coordinating with discipline key task leaders and staff to ensure ongoing communications
Meeting project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects
Supporting marketing and business development initiatives.