Senior Transit Engineer

About the role

Cordoba Corporation, a leading civil engineering firm based in California, seeks a highly skilled and experienced Senior Transit Engineer to play a pivotal role in our Transportation Sector.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager or discipline lead for railroad or civil engineering design projects and other offices to support the transportation sector and other sectors as needed.
• Support the firm by leading or participating in marketing and contracting activities.
• Manage scope, budget, and schedule, as well as the development of design criteria, specifications, project guides, project meeting notes, and cost-estimating activities.
• Perform railroad, transit, and/or civil engineering/design planning, analysis, and design aspects of rail and rail-related transportation projects.
• Lead and/or perform detailed QC reviews of projects.
• Support Project Managers by leading or participating in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections as needed.
• Attend industry events and represent the firm as needed.
• Manage, supervise, mentor younger staff, and support technical development.
• Periodic travel for client visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections, as needed.
• Work across industries with rail, industrial, terminal, utility, agency, DOT, port, transit, and other industry clients.
• Provide leadership across technical disciplines.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in railway engineering and managing complex multidisciplinary railway projects.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in California.
• Skilled in technical writing, communicating, and presenting to clients and the public.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team on railway projects.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project Software).
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years' experience in civil design with at least 5 years within the rail and/or transit engineering industry and 2 years managing railway or civil projects.
• Proven, hands-on experience in all aspects of railroad and/or civil design projects.
• Skilled in railroad horizontal and vertical alignments, earthwork modeling, drainage design, and plan production.
• Knowledge of railroad analysis programs, and railroad and/or civil design software.
• Experience working with AREMA’s Manual for Railway Engineering and/or other railroad design guidelines, specifications, and criteria.
• Demonstrated leadership, strong communication, organizational, listening, mentoring, and project management skills.
• Desire to advance technical and management skills to support the growth of the section and work within a collaborative team.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and work in a team environment with various teams.
• Experience using OpenRoads / OpenRail or other BIM Software (AutoCAD, Civil3D, Geopak, etc.) and proficiency using MicroStation.
• Construction inspection or construction management experience is a plus.

About the company

Cordoba Corporation is a nationally recognized civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm. Our expertise spans diverse sectors, including education and facilities, transportation, water, and energy. Collaborating closely with our clients, we have successfully delivered complex and high-impact infrastructure projects across California.

Engineering News-Record (ENR) has consistently ranked us as a “top 100 construction management firm” and a “top 50 program management firm.” Additionally, ENR recognized Cordoba as a “top 100 design firm” in California in 2018.

Benefits

• Multiple medical and dental insurance plans, as well as vision insurance, subsidized for both employees and dependents with coverage effective the first month after hire.
• Paid AD&D and life insurance.
• 401k with an industry-leading employer match.
• Generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 9 paid holidays, and other forms of paid time off.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans.
• Employee assistance program and well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being.

Pay

$180,000 to $225,000 yearly.

Schedule

Hybrid: 2 days a week remote, 3 days a week onsite at a client office in downtown Los Angeles.