Senior Engineer

General Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients.
• Perform and/or lead field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations.
• Design and develop plans and specifications, conduct observation and inspection, and write, prepare, and review related reports.
• Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress and budgets, and recommend changes.
• Research and resolve design and construction problems.
• Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports.
• Apply sound engineering principles and communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non‑technical clients and project teams.
• Provide services for existing or proposed projects in sectors such as public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and industrial.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead safety efforts for the team and ensure adherence to safety rules and guidelines.
• Create and model a safe work environment; demonstrate safety practices.
• Promote pre‑task planning for all projects.
• Maintain continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects.
• Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Develop understanding of project‑related risk and protect the company; be familiar with company risk policies.
• Provide senior‑level technical direction for routine and complex projects.
• Conceptualize initial design or investigative approach for major phases of large projects or assume overall responsibility for engineering work on moderate‑scope projects.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate engineering work involving conventional practices and complex features such as conflicting design requirements.
• Review projects requiring complex and innovative investigation techniques; supervise analysis and formulation of recommendations in written reports and provide technical review of reports.
• Lead technical training and make informed decisions based on state‑of‑the‑art technology issues.
• Provide leadership for marketing, sales, and business development.
• Supervise less experienced engineers or technical support personnel on projects.
• Serve as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 8–11 years of experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required.