Senior Engineer

Description

SUMMARY:

The Senior Engineer is a senior technical advisor, providing technical leadership on complex or specialized projects by performing the following duties.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Technical

• Responsible for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to their area of expertise.
• Provides technical engineering expertise to Project Managers, engineers and/or clients to ensure the project complies with all engineering standards, codes, specifications and design instructions.  
• Reviews, analyzes and resolves field and/or design issues.
• Provides expertise in complex engineering computations involving conventional engineering practices.
• Serves as the technical specialist on engineering projects of varying size and complexity in field or office in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Is active in technical societies.
• Publishes engineering papers and/or articles.

Project Management

• Responsible for engineering projects of varying size and complexity in field or office in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
• Assists in coordinating project schedules and timely completion of projects.

Business Development / Marketing

• Assists in ensuring that external client focus is top priority of the region and those systems, processes, and activities that focus on the client at all levels of the region are implemented.
• Provides technical leadership in the pursuit process, including: proposal preparation, estimating project costs, contract negotiations, project quality, and project profitability.
• Is available to attend meetings or events outside of normal working hours.

Leadership / Management

• Provides leadership to project teams and support staff.
• Supervises all staff necessary to complete assignments.
• Serves as a coach for other Project Engineers and technical staff.

Operations

• Actively observes and acts in an appropriate manner related to safety.
• Ensures that staff needing specialized training in health and safety procedures and practices receives such training and that safety is discussed as an important aspect of their work.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree and/or master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited four-year university. 15 years or more progressive experience in project engineering.  Experience in the inspection and/or design of, but not limited to, bridges, roadways, railroads, marinas, and/or ports. Maintains competency in and serves as major firm resource in field of expertise.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Professional Engineer (P.E.) and/or Structural Engineer (S.E.)

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret contract documents, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write technical reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, evaluate facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While in the field, the employee may be required to walk in rugged conditions, work in adverse weather conditions, and stand up to eight hours or more at a time. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SAFETY:

Employee safety and security are critical parts in our core values. Accountability, attitude, communication, pro-active improvement, and teamwork ensure safe conditions and safe actions.  All employees are expected to actively participate in the Collins Safety Program, and opportunities exist at all levels to serve on our Safety Committee.  Safety, Health, and Environment are part of our company culture, and sincere involvement is required for all employees.

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