Project Engineer - Civil

About the role

Infrastructure Engineering Inc. (I E I) is looking for a Project Engineer – Civil to join our Los Angeles, CA Team!

Responsibilities

• Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring developing new or improved civil engineering techniques or procedures to create new or refined equipment, materials, processes, or methods.
• Performs QA/QC of plans, calculations, specifications, and quantities developed by civil engineering and other project engineers as per IEI QA/QC plan.
• Serves as a technical specialist, staff advisor, and consultant to the civil engineering specialty for a given land/site development, public works, and/or transportation-related project or program function.
• Marks the firm’s capabilities within the civil engineering specialty to establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing clients.
• Collaborates with other disciplines and departments in the company participating in a project.
• Prepares proposals for potential projects.
• Selects design teams and sub-consultants and negotiates fees and subcontractors.
• Conducts constructability reviews or assists in the design/planning/review of other civil engineering projects not assigned to the incumbent.
• May supervise civil engineering and support personnel; evaluates performance; assigns and schedules work; establishes project priorities and standards; makes recommendations on hiring, firing, and promotions; provides technical support of project work.
• Assists the Department/Division Manager in preparing the department/division budget and policy implementation.
• Takes time to train and mentor colleagues on acquired skill sets to improve overall team quality and performance.
• Takes the initiative in developing and/or refining existing templates and procedures to streamline effort for the entire team.
• Handles multiple projects simultaneously.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering required; and PE License in the State of California or the ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
• At least 5 years of specialized work experience within a disciplines including Transportation, Roadway, Highway, and Government and Municipal Contracts.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Active registered Professional Engineer or Structural Engineer required.

Qualifications

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or styles.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Strong technical competence, proactive communication, and the ability to solve complex engineering challenges are essential to success in this role.

Skills

• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Attends and participates in industry and community functions and activities that promote firm’s visibility and branding.
• Meets regularly with existing clients to discuss current projects, evaluate performance and identify other business opportunities.
• Assists in identifying areas of new work and projects with existing and new clients.
• Prepares technical writing for proposals and work pursuits.
• Develops project teams for proposals, work pursuits, and establishes pursuing team relationships.
• Prepares and attends client outreach events (i.e. pre-proposal meetings, conferences and networking events) and presentations with clients in support of project pursuit or promoting firm’s visibility and branding.
• Prepares project and technical profiles for use in brochures and other collateral materials.

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive suite of Benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• Includes coverage related to medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life.
• 401K program with employer match, profit sharing opportunity.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid Holidays.
• Professional development and training programs.
• Tuition reimbursement/conference and training.

Compensation

Salary Range: $110K - $140K

Physical Demands

• Frequent sitting and talking or hearing.
• Occasional standing, walking, using hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions or in-progress construction hazards: fumes, toxic chemicals, risk of electric shock, and vibration.
• Exposure to dust, asphalt, and concrete.
• Occasionally needs to put in extra hours, including weekends, to keep up with intense construction work at times and deal with unexpected situations and accidents.
• Sometimes needs to spend some time working indoors to review blueprints and write reports.
• Usually works a standard 40-hour workweek either daytime or nighttime.
• Sometimes needs to work in outside weather conditions.

Working Conditions

• Exposure to noise levels in the office work environment is usually moderate.
• Exposure to noise levels on the construction site is often loud and may require the use of hearing protection.
• Exposure to dust, asphalt, and concrete.
• Exposure to fumes, toxic chemicals, risk of electric shock, and vibration.
• Exposure to construction hazards.
• Exposure to dust, asphalt, and concrete.
• Exposure to fumes, toxic chemicals, risk of electric shock, and vibration.
• Exposure to construction hazards.