Engineer III

Job Overview

The Engineer III serves as a senior technical leader responsible for driving engineering excellence, operational performance, and client satisfaction across complex projects and multiple disciplines. This role combines advanced engineering expertise with strategic planning, quality oversight, business development engagement, and team leadership.

This position plays a critical role in maintaining company standards, strengthening client relationships, and supporting long-term organizational growth.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership to a project or discipline.
• Maintain or set Company standards for quality, production, efficiency, and public safety.
• Report findings and take necessary action to correct deficiencies.
• Design, draft, and/or plan proposed projects, review engineering reports, and specifications for compliance and guidelines.
• Ensure the Company is current on the latest industry technology and is using the best tools available for each application. Make recommendations to the company for improvements where necessary.
• Meticulously follow Company quality procedures and utilize quality tools. Recommend and create additional tools to improve quality performance.
• Represent the Company at job fairs and at business development events and activities, including prospective client meetings and industry events.
• Proactively maintain client relationships.
• Act as primary business owner of contracts.
• Engages in long range tactical planning on multiple projects including tracking and budgeting.
• Maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and required permits.
• Consult with engineers concerning design modifications for projects, and respond to inquiries concerning civil and engineer laws and practices.
• May act as a team leader by interviewing and recommending for hire, assigning, overseeing, and reviewing work, and training new employees.
• Work with the Human Resources Coordinator to hire new engineering talent and conduct performance reviews with existing employees.
• Lead preparation of project proposals and participate in bid walks.
• Serve as a designated client contact.
• Exercise independent initiative/judgement in setting and implementing goals. Independently identifies complex problems and devises optimal and innovative solutions.
• Although not the primary responsibility of this position, when needed, an Engineer III has the ability to perform the responsibilities identified in the Engineer II job description.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Consistently demonstrates high levels of mechanical engineering technical knowledge, ingenuity, and creativity.
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and practices and the ability to apply them.
• Proven experience in solving complex problems, identifying alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations to support goals.
• The ability to generate clear and effective proposals and cost estimates.
• The ability to lead a team, or teams, of engineers, field survey crews, designers, and/or drafters to complete tasks on one or more projects.
• The ability to plan, organize, and direct the performance of a team, or teams, and the resources provided to them.
• The ability to support and carry out the various policies and procedures of the organization.
• The ability to thrive in a deadline driven environment.
• The ability to prioritize tasks based on impact.
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage certain aspects of projects within the confines of approved budgets.