Senior Project Engineer
About The Position
This role involves leading the delivery of complex transportation planning, traffic engineering, and transportation infrastructure projects. The Senior Project Engineer will serve as a senior technical lead, providing guidance and oversight, and applying engineering judgment to support project delivery tasks. This includes evaluating alternatives, resolving technical issues, interpreting and analyzing engineering data, and leading engineering reviews of traffic control and staging plans. The position also requires conducting on-site reviews of subconsultant work, performing engineering analyses for cost estimates, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering efforts, ensuring compliance with design standards, managing project financial performance, and supporting business development activities. Telecommuting is permitted up to 40%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Civil Engineering or related field.
- Seven (7) years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Project Engineer-related occupation.
- Demonstrable experience leading the delivery of planning and engineering projects within the transportation market in a consulting Design and/or Design-Build project environment.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary transportation engineering teams, including coordination across roadway, traffic, drainage, structures, and environmental disciplines.
- Experience coordinating with public-sector agencies and stakeholders, including state departments of transportation (e.g., Caltrans), utility owners, and external stakeholders throughout planning, design, and delivery phases.
- Experience interpreting and analyzing engineering data and communicating findings to project teams and clients.
- Experience preparing, reviewing, and delivering technical reports, memoranda, and design submittals in accordance with applicable standards and guidelines.
- Experience supporting procurement activities, contract administration, and coordination with subconsultants.
- Experience interpreting, managing, and presenting project financial data within a project financial management system or comparable environment.
- Demonstrable expertise in project management.
- Demonstrable expertise in the use and interrogation of scheduling platforms, including MS Project.
- Experience supporting quality assurance and quality control processes, including internal technical reviews and resolution of review comments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of complex transportation planning, traffic engineering, and transportation infrastructure projects.
- Serve as a senior technical lead for transportation planning and traffic engineering projects, providing technical guidance and oversight.
- Apply engineering judgment to support project delivery tasks, including evaluation of alternatives and resolution of technical issues.
- Interpret and analyze engineering data and technical analyses in support of project decisions and recommendations.
- Lead engineering review of traffic control and staging plans to ensure safety, accessibility, constructability, and compliance with applicable standards.
- Conduct on-site review and verification of work performed by subconsultants, as required to support project delivery.
- Perform engineering analyses and quantity takeoffs to support the development of construction cost estimates and bid documents.
- Conduct multidisciplinary engineering coordination reviews, including coordination with roadway, structures, rail interfaces, and transit system elements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable design standards, technical specifications, and permitting requirements through preparation, review, and quality control of engineering documentation.
- Manage and monitor project financial performance, including review and management of project financial data within a project financial management system or comparable environment.
- Support business development activities, including positioning for new work and preparation of technical content in support of proposals.
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
