Senior Transit Engineer

Cordoba Corporation • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $180,000 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cordoba Corporation, a leading civil engineering firm based in California, seeks a highly skilled and experienced Senior Transit Engineer to play a pivotal role in our Transportation Sector. The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years' experience in railway engineering and managing complex multidisciplinary railway projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field
• Minimum 10 years' experience in railway engineering and managing complex multidisciplinary railway projects
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in California
• Skilled in technical writing, communicating and presenting to clients and the public
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team on railway projects
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project Software)
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 15 years' experience in civil design experience with at least 5 years within the rail and/or transit engineering industry and 2 years within managing railway or civil projects
• Proven, hands-on experience in all aspects of railroad and/or civil design projects.
• Skilled in railroad horizontal and vertical alignments, earthwork modeling, drainage design, and plan production
• Knowledge of railroad analysis programs, and railroad and/or civil design software.
• Experience working with AREMA’s Manual for Railway Engineering and/or other railroad design guidelines, specifications, and criteria.
• Demonstrated leadership, strong communication, organizational, listening, mentoring and project management skills.
• Desire to advance technical and management skills to support the growth of the section and work within a collaborative team
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and work in a team environment with various teams.
• Experience using OpenRoads/OpenRail or other BIM Software (AutoCAD, Civil3D, Geopak, etc.) and proficiency using MicroStation.
• Construction inspection or construction management experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager or discipline lead for railroad or civil engineering design projects and other offices to support the transportation sector and other sectors as needed.
• Support the firm by leading or participating in marketing and contracting activities.
• Manage scope, budget, and schedule, as well as the development of design criteria, specifications, project guides, project meeting notes, and cost-estimating activities.
• Perform railroad, transit, and/or civil engineering/design planning, analysis, and design aspects of rail and rail-related transportation projects.
• Lead and/or perform detailed QC reviews of projects.
• Support Project Managers by leading or participating in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections as needed.
• Attend industry events and represent the firm as needed.
• Manage, supervise, mentor younger staff, and support technical development.
• Periodic travel for client visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections, as needed.
• Work across industries with rail, industrial, terminal, utility, agency, DOT, port, transit, and other industry clients.
• Provide leadership across technical disciplines.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Benefits

• Multiple medical and dental insurance plans
• Vision insurance
• Paid AD&D and life insurance
• 401k with an industry leading employer match
• Generous vacation and sick leave accruals
• 9 paid holidays
• Other forms of paid time off
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA’s) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans
• Employee assistance program
• Well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being

What This Job Offers

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