Senior Project Engineer

About the role

m2e Consulting Engineers is a full-service engineering consultancy in South and Central Florida. We deliver creative and technical services to various clients including building owners, architects, developers, property managers, law firms, and general contractors.

Responsibilities

• Plans multiple highly complex projects simultaneously, tracking and delivering them on time and within budget.
• Leads a team of project engineers, engineering consultants, and technicians, exercising considerable independence in decision-making.
• Supervises the implementation of the design, preparation of construction plans, design improvements, specifications, and timetable activities, and overall construction of projects.
• Oversees the acquisition of field data.
• Develops and recommends standard operating procedures and performance standards utilized by the Division.
• Maintains oversight of operations and activities in the field to ensure standard operating procedures are followed and performance standards are met.
• Reviews project documentation and reports prepared by divisional staff for accuracy and completeness.
• Handles requests for information, service, or complaints, or makes referrals to appropriate staff in a timely and responsible manner.
• Models and strictly adheres to m2e standards, policies, and project schedules.
• Informs the Department Head about any conflicts/issues that relate to their work in a timely manner.
• Develops and writes effective proposals and reports with all necessary backup material for external consumption.
• Delivers presentations to critical/high-level customers.
• Responsible for budgets, proposal preparation, bid implementation, manpower estimates (immediate and long-range), and ensuring on-time delivery of projects.
• Drives team development, making learning a required assignment for all employees.
• Conducts field visits to assess structural conditions and gather project data.
• Conducts swing stage inspections on high-rise structures to ensure safety and compliance with applicable standards.
• Prepares detailed reports based on structural analysis findings.
• Collaborates with clients, project managers, and internal teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Supports business development and client relationship efforts, specifically in the Tampa area.

Requirements

• Professional Qualifications: Bachelor's/master’s degree in engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, or documented combination of education and professional experience in related engineering field. Active Florida Professional Engineer (P.E.) license via examination or active registration in another state with the ability to reciprocate to Florida within six months of beginning employment. Qualified FRSE (Forensic Structural Engineer) designation preferred.
• Experience: 4+ years of pre-or-post degree work experience, which must have involved construction, design, inspection or estimating, and budgeting. 4+ years of forensic engineering preferred. Demonstrated project management experience in the field. Experience with post-tensioned concrete systems. Familiarity with structural forensics and failure analysis.
• Skills and Abilities: English proficiency: Fluent (Speak, read, understand, interpret content and write). Knowledgeable in all technical areas of design, construction, and management, or having a demonstrated ability to achieve that level of proficiency in a short period of time. Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly in dealing with manpower and budgets. Strong presentation skills. Effectively mentors, trains, and develops people within and/or outside his/her work group/team. Creative problem-solving.

Physical Demands

• Necessary to perform assigned duties safely and effectively: Ability to sit with back at a 90-degree angle for up to 8 hours per day. Ability to look at a computer for up to 8 hours per day. Ability to stand upright for up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to access and navigate job sites and construction areas (uneven terrain, exposure to outdoor weather elements). Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, laying, crawling, and twisting required up to 30% of the time in this role. Must be able to ride in a hoist and/or swing stage. Must be able to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds at times. Must be able to use right and left foot for repetitive movements as in operating controls or levers. Full dexterity of wrists and fingers required with repetitive motions. Must be able to see near, in the distance, color, depth, and range. Safety equipment, including but not limited to hard hat, OSHA approved footwear, safety glasses and safety vests, is always required while performing job functions on active construction sites. Safety gloves, ear plugs, and safety harness will be issued when appropriate. Riding in a hoist and/or in a swing stage to be performed under strict adherence to the OSHA standards. Climbing ladders and scaffolds to be performed under strict adherence to the OSHA standards.