Senior Transportation Engineer

About the Role

Job Title - Senior Transportation Engineer
Location - DeBary, FL
Job Type - Hybrid
Requisition ID - 11019

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects ranging from trails to intersection improvements, roundabouts, and RRR milling and resurfacing to interchanges and interstate widenings.
• Associated tasks with these projects will include elements such as horizontal and vertical geometry, plans preparation, maintenance of traffic, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, and construction specifications.
• Managing and designing projects with clients such as Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and other municipal organizations.
• Assist in staffing requirements and make recommendations for hiring staff.
• Aid in the development of marketing strategies for transportation project opportunities.
• Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual.
• Participate in project scoping, fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and staff hour and fee negotiations.
• Review department project(s) after award to collaborate on developing schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings.
• Attend on-site and off-site client meetings.
• Evaluate client needs and identify requirements.
• Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
• Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
• Evaluate need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Submit documents to federal, state, and local agencies for compliance review and obtain permits when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Experience with FDOT developing, delivering, and managing highway design projects including design methods, plan preparation, standards, and specifications.
• Experience in preparing technical approaches to support RFQ’s and technical proposals preferred.
• Business acumen including negotiation skills.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a project team to complete tasks.
• Proven leadership, communication, collaboration, mentoring and client liaison skills.
• Proficient in virtual collaboration tools such as ProjectWise, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Teams.
• Experienced in and fully capable of using the Microsoft software suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Preferred Skills

• Established relationships with Florida Department of Transportation or other municipal agencies.
• Working knowledge of roadway design software used to prepare engineering and design documents in MicroStation and Open Roads Designer (ORD).
• Experience in the development of alternative delivery projects.