Sr Principal Highway Engineer

RS&H • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

RS&H is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer for its Transportation Practice in the Tampa, Florida office. The role manages roadway and highway analysis and design, plans production, specifications, reports, and estimates for large conventional and design-build projects serving FDOT and county clients. The position also involves client communication, subconsultant management, mentoring roadway and highway staff, monitoring project labor budgets and schedules, coordinating with discipline task leaders and staff, quality control, and delivering projects on schedule and within budget. The engineer will also lead or support marketing and business development initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years of roadway or highway engineering experience.
• Florida professional engineer (PE) registration.
• Experience managing conventional and design-build projects involving intersections, arterials, interstates, and interchanges for FDOT and county clients.
• Working knowledge of MicroStation, Geopak, and/or OpenRoads Designer.
• Experience working with large multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and focus on quality control and management.

Nice To Haves

• Diverse experience managing and delivering conventional Design-Bid-Build and alternative delivery Adjust Score Design-Build and/or Phased Design-Build projects.
• Experience as a Project Manager and/or subject matter expert within an Owner’s Representative Contract for a major corridor.
• Engineer of Record experience on a variety of FDOT highway projects, including Limited Access Highways, Tolled Expressways, Urban Arterial Reconstruction and Widenings, and Milling & Resurfacings.
• Experience delivering FDOT District Wide and/or Continuing Services Contracts.
• Well-established FDOT contacts within the relevant geography.
• Experience identifying and capturing a variety of FDOT highway project solicitations.
• Experience in complex interchange and/or alternative intersection design.
• Capability to oversee and review work performed using Bentley OpenRoads Designer.
• Experience managing and leading a high-performing highway team.

Responsibilities

• Manage roadway and highway analysis and design, plans production, specifications, reports, and estimates for large conventional and design-build projects.
• Communicate with clients and manage subconsultants.
• Mentor roadway and highway staff.
• Monitor labor budgets and schedules for assigned projects.
• Coordinate with discipline key task leaders and staff to maintain ongoing communications.
• Perform quality control on project deliverables.
• Meet deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects.
• Lead or support marketing and business development initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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