Project Engineer

About the role

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. As part of the Mace-Parsons-Arcadis (MPA) delivery partner joint venture, Mace has been selected as the Gateway Development Commission’s partner of choice to support the Gateway Program in New York, including the Hudson Tunnel Project. This milestone project, supported by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will improve capacity, reliability, and resiliency of commuter and intercity rail transit serving 800,000 daily passengers from Washington, D.C. to New York and New England. The project is slated to receive nearly $12 billion in federal funding, the largest investment in a mass transit project in modern history.

Responsibilities

• Assist with design reviews, resolve technical issues, and coordinate design change documentation.
• Provide technical support during construction, review contractor submittals, and monitor progress against milestones.
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders, schedule meetings, and assist with project documentation, including drawings and specifications.
• Provide opinions on constructability, means and methods, and the impacts of technical decisions on the overall project, including analysis of critical path schedule impacts and scenario analyses.
• Support the integration and coordination of all HTP Packages, ensuring comprehensive interface management and collaboration among design, construction, and operations teams.
• Assist with programmatic oversight and management of project controls functions, including schedule, cost, change, risk, and document management.
• Update project controls procedures, workflow processes, and tools as requested.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly project reports, including safety, quality, environmental, and milestone status updates.
• Maintain a “lessons learned” register and master “issues log” for the HTP.
• Support implementation and monitoring of the HTP Project Management Plan (PMP), Quality Management Plan (QMP), and other federally required plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including NJDEP, NEPA, USACE, Section 106, and County or Municipal agencies permitting requirements.
• Assist with quality assurance activities, including witnessing testing, periodic audits, and ensuring compliance with technical specifications and contract requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 3–7 years of experience in civil engineering, preferably on large infrastructure or transportation projects.
• Roadway engineering skills such as geometric design, grading, access management, permitting, utilities, stormwater management, roadway drainage design, 3D roadway modeling, traffic/accident analysis, and traffic control and staging plans.
• Familiarity with project controls, scheduling, cost management, and risk management.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations relevant to major capital projects (NJDOT, NJDEP, NEPA, USACE, Section 106, County or Municipal agencies, etc.).
• Experience with quality assurance, construction monitoring, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with BIM, AutoCAD, MicroStation, PMIS, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.

Pay

The estimated starting salary for this position is $140,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.