Senior Design Engineer

About the Role

Join our Transportation team on a full-time, direct basis and lead projects while based at our office in Philadelphia, PA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Engineers & technical staff.
• Lead / manage complex engineering tasks and projects.
• Demonstrate mastery of fundamental project management skills and use of PM advanced techniques / practices to increase productivity, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Deliver scope, schedule, budget, quality, and profitability of all projects managed.
• Demonstrate expertise in the development of project schedules and cost budgets; this involves demonstrating an understanding and analysis of relevant financial data.
• Work closely with Project Accounting Staff to monitor / control project cost(s) & billings to meet budgeted profits; this includes analyzing project performance data weekly (and developing recovery plans, as needed).
• Maintain a long-term perspective when reviewing technical work to optimized effectiveness of results.
• Work with Management to develop annual productivity and profitability goals for the Division (including staffing, utilization, project profitability, and overhead budgets).
• Monitor Division performance on a monthly basis (while comparing against forecasted goals as well as prior performance).
• Develop corrective action plans, as needed.
• Actively support corporate mission, goals, strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Promotes effective communication & collaboration internally.
• Participate in creating and administering company policies as well as developing long-range goals (as directed).
• Assist with Business Development by actively pursuing work from clients (new & existing); this involves building / maintaining customer relationships, monitoring future work opportunities, communicating regularly, attending client events, developing proposals, and directly negotiating with clients.
• Additional tasks may be assigned, as needed.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or a related technical discipline).
• At least 12 years of professional experience working in Civil Engineering (preferably with Transportation Design projects).
• Active P.E. license in PA (we will consider candidates who are able to successfully obtain this credential within 6 months of their start date).

Preferred Qualifications

• Management and/or Project Management experience is strongly preferred; a proven track record in effective staff management / leadership is a plus!
• Experience working with a variety of transportation projects: roadway, highway, etc.
• Deep knowledge / expertise with PennDOT design criteria.
• Proven ability to contribute to plan preparation on all phases of an engineering design project while utilizing advanced engineering principles.
• Proficiency with engineering tools (e.g.: CADD, etc.); experience with utilizing 3D modeling software, especially Bentley OpenRoads Designer, is a plus!
• Proven ability to work independently to solve engineering design issues as well as providing justification for corresponding work changes.
• Adaptable approach to learn and apply new skills effectively.
• Proactive ability to investigate / seize opportunities to improve work products (especially with a corresponding sense of pride and ownership in your work!).
• Ability to establish credibility in the field via professional organizations and other networking opportunities.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with clients and external partners / contractors.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written).