Senior Project Engineer, Water Infrastructure

Ramboll • City of Syracuse, NY

1d • $120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer will lead technical linear infrastructure design and prepare contract documents for municipal and industrial clients, overseeing project planning, execution, and close-out. The role contributes to design concepts and criteria, engineering analyses and methodologies, alternative evaluations, and constructability reviews. It also produces detailed calculations, technical reports, construction plans, and specifications for projects of medium to high complexity, and performs quality assurance and quality control and value engineering reviews.

The engineer will provide bid- and construction-phase services; support business development through proposal development, estimating, and project planning; and coordinate and mentor technical staff while overseeing project teams in collaboration with project managers and people-management staff. The role also involves participating in technical societies and associations to stay current with engineering standards, practices, and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience, or demonstrated expertise, in water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure design.
• Technical proficiency in gravity pipeline design, pressure pipeline design, and pipeline rehabilitation using trenchless technologies.
• Proficiency in understanding federal, state, and local environmental regulations and their application to municipal and industrial clients.
• Knowledge and experience with major national and industrial engineering design codes, standards, guidelines, and best practices for complex structures and projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and/or Maryland, with the ability to obtain multiple licenses through reciprocity.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical linear infrastructure designs and prepare contract documents for municipal and industrial clients, including planning, execution, and close-out.
• Assist with design concepts and criteria, analysis and design approaches and methodologies, alternative design evaluations, and constructability reviews.
• Prepare detailed design calculations, engineering computations and technical reports, construction plans, and specifications for projects of medium to high complexity.
• Conduct QA/QC and value engineering reviews.
• Perform bid-phase and construction-phase services.
• Support business development proposal creation, project estimating, and planning.
• Coordinate and mentor technical staff and oversee project teams in collaboration with project managers and people-management staff.
• Participate in technical societies and associations to stay current with engineering standards, practices, and emerging technologies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Potential eligibility for a bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior