Project Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, civil engineering, planning, environmental design, recreation planning, or a closely related field
• Professional licensure or certification such as PLA, PE, AICP, PMP, or similar credential, or the ability to obtain licensure/certification where applicable
• Significant experience leading trail, greenway, bike/pedestrian, outdoor recreation, or active transportation projects
• Demonstrated project management experience, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, client communication, and consultant coordination responsibilities
• Strong technical understanding of trail planning and design, including alignment development, grading, drainage, accessibility, constructability, permitting, cost estimating, and construction documentation
• Experience working with public-sector clients, land management agencies, community stakeholders, and multidisciplinary project teams

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of ten (10) or more years of experience in trail planning, trail design, outdoor recreation, active transportation, parks, open space, or related public infrastructure projects
• A minimum of five (5) years of project management experience leading multidisciplinary trail, recreation, civil, or transportation projects
• Experience with natural-surface trails, paved shared-use paths, mountain bike facilities, river corridors, trailheads, parks, wayfinding, accessibility improvements, and/or outdoor recreation systems
• Knowledge of sustainable trail design, erosion control, stormwater management, environmental permitting, public engagement, and construction-phase services
• Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, identify new business opportunities, support proposals, and help win work in the trail and outdoor recreation market
• Familiarity with Colorado, Arizona, Mountain West, or other regional trail and recreation markets, including municipal, county, state, federal, nonprofit, and land management clients
• Ability to travel as needed for client meetings, public engagement, site assessments, field reviews, conferences, and project delivery

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage trail, greenway, bike/pedestrian, outdoor recreation, and multimodal transportation projects from early visioning and planning through design, permitting, construction documents, and implementation.
• Develop context-sensitive, sustainable, and constructible trail solutions that balance user experience, environmental stewardship, accessibility, durability, cost, and long-term maintenance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to public agencies, parks and recreation departments, land managers, tribal communities, conservancy organizations, and community partners.
• Collaborate with engineers, planners, landscape architects, environmental scientists, surveyors, construction professionals, and communication specialists to deliver integrated recreation and mobility projects.
• Support business development through client relationship building, pursuit strategy, proposal development, interviews, and identification of new trail and outdoor recreation opportunities.
• Mentor and develop junior staff while helping grow SEH’s technical depth and market presence in trail planning, design, and project delivery.

Benefits

• Employee-owned company
• Culture of respect, flexibility, and accountability
• Diverse backgrounds and perspectives valued
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
• Flexible holidays
• Paid Family Leave