Job Summary
The Senior Engineer/Project Manager will serve as a key member of the Company’s Municipal Services Group, servicing local agency clients to support project management, planning, design, and construction management of capital improvement projects and/or oversight of land development projects in the capacity of an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Duties also include being the technical and subject matter expert in assigned area with responsibility to provide direction to sub-professional and professional staff in a lead capacity and provide technical review of the work of others.
Core Responsibilities
- Direct, guide, and support in-house and client engineering staff in the development, design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects as well as city engineering and local government best practices
- Perform/review complex studies of technical and economic analyses pertaining to proposed and existing facilities, and manage projects from initial planning and design through construction and startup
- Coordinate engineering projects under the design through construction and startup
- Review and be actively involved in all work products of sub-professional and professional staff within the Company and/or the client which may include serving as contract city staff within public works and engineering departments
- Develop, update, and approve engineering best practices for the Company to include Engineering Guidelines, Standard Drawings, Standard Specifications, and other technical and administrative policies and procedures
Education/Certifications
- Combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, or environmental engineering or related engineering field
- Master's degree in civil, mechanical, or environmental engineering is preferred
- Possess and maintain a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
- California Class C Driver's License
Experience
- Ten or more years of responsible and professional experience in civil engineering
- Project management and administrating public contracts are required
- Experience with public works projects and supervisory experience in preferred
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of civil engineering principles, laws, and regulations related to engineering projects, and budget preparation
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; comfortable working with and creating presentations to elected officials, developers, business community, and partnering agencies
- Ability to apply engineering principles and practices, interpret and prepare drawings, and perform mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy