Senior Highway Engineer (Moving I-4 Forward)

Job Description

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to join our Moving I-4 Forward Program Office in Celebration, FL.

As part of the infrastructure team, you'll serve an integral role in the firm by providing professional engineering consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of diverse projects; developing and evaluating engineering reports, plans, and specification criteria; coordinating with a diversified project team, including development of client communication, proposal coordination, marketing, presentations, and management of other discipline-related activities; preparing specifications, scaled drawings and proposals and ensuring finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction; meeting with clients to determine objectives and requirements for executing desired scope; reviewing junior staff's work for technical accuracy and providing technical guidance to other professionals and technicians; and performing quality control reviews, field reviews, and observations of ongoing construction projects. This position may also review and approve scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments, serve as the team expert and/or project lead, lead a discipline team or small multidisciplinary teams to complete projects, and/or manage a small team of direct reports. This position requires working in the client’s office 5 days a week.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis 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. AtkinsRéalis 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?

• Performs project design, sketching design concepts to be developed by junior engineers, CAD designers or technicians.
• Plans and reviews the production of engineering drawings and specifications.
• Plans and reviews the production of engineering investigations or planning work.
• Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for new projects, weighing alternatives and selecting the most cost-effective solution.
• Analyzes technical problems, assessing the feasibility of proposed techniques and procedures, and devising new approaches and alternative solutions.
• Analyzes project dimension and scope and prepares or oversees the preparation of cost and manpower estimates, schedules, and job budgets.
• Coordinates work with project manager and guides junior professionals and technical personnel on the design and drafting of preliminary and final plans.
• Is responsible for quality control, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, and checking computations or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others.
• May occasionally manage projects.
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.
• Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments.
• Work requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.
• Consistently exercises independent judgment.
• Supervision and guidance relate largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Consults with supervisor concerning unusual problems and developments.
• Supervises and reviews the work of junior professionals, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments.
• Interfaces with senior technical professionals, technical managers, and administrative staff and managers as necessary.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and review project plans and documents, evaluate alternatives, and devise appropriate solutions.

What will you contribute?

• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering. M.S. or graduate level technical coursework preferred. This level may be achieved by Engineers with seven years of experience since B.S. or 6 years since M.S. Typical incumbent has ten to fourteen years of experience.
• P.E. license is required.
• Proven technical writing and communication skills. Incumbent may be eligible for project management training.
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing; ability to visit project sites if necessary.

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