Sr Designer II

Job Description

Job Description

Why join us?

Are you stuck at a company with no real opportunity or variety as a Senior Designer?  AtkinsRealis seeks a highly motivated self-starter to join our Florida Group as a Senior Designer.  Our Designers do it all – Takes a leadership role in facilitating the groups use of design programs, training for such programs, and implementing and maintaining design programs, practices, and standards in the group’s design process and workflow. Trains staff in design processes and production standards. Provides design, production and coordination of construction plans and drawings in support of engineering or architectural project(s). Selects and recommends design procedures. Checks and reviews the design work of less experienced junior professionals and designers

About Us

Atkins is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Atkins has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. Atkins has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

Typical duties may involve, depending on service, conceptual and final design of utilities, grading, pavement and drainage, electrical diagrams or mechanical details for structures or bridges, roadway alignment, architectural details, sanitary sewer pump station, or water & sewer systems/treatment plan design, etc.
- Researches, recommends and presents alternate design approaches based upon client request, governmental code requirements and other needs.
- Performs and supervises designs utilizing CAD.
- Coordinates, monitors and oversees design completion, permit applications, material quantities and cost estimates performed by junior designers and technicians.
- Assists junior professionals in making design decisions.
- Checks and reviews the design work of less experienced junior professionals and designers.
- May write specifications, feasibility studies, plans and preliminary reports.
- Organizes or directs field visits to collect data or resolve design conflicts.
- May train less experienced junior professionals, designers and CAD technicians as required.
- Develops, implements, and oversees the enforcement of internal standards related to Design Application tools, including quality control procedures.
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- Schedules and coordinates project meetings with the project team, regulatory agencies, the client, and others (Internal & external) involved with the projects.
- May supervise technical professionals and design staff including workload and staffing management.
- Participates in mentoring less experienced junior professionals, designers and CAD technicians as required.
- May occasionally assist in the management of projects.
- Is responsible for quality control, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, and checking computations or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others.
- Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture or equivalent technical discipline plus fifteen years' experience, or Associate's degree plus a minimum of twenty five years' progressive drafting and design experience, including at least twenty as a Designer, or HS diploma (or equivalent) plus a minimum of twenty five years progressive drafting and design experience, including at least twenty as a Designer.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life.  We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a