Senior Highway Design Engineer at CDR Companies Inc. in Allentown, PA

Senior Highway Design Engineer

CDR Maguire Engineering, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm, has an immediate hiring need for a qualified Highway Design Engineer with minimum 5+ years of experience for our Mechanicsburg, PA location. This position can also be open to our Allentown, Williamsport or Pittsburgh, PA offices.

This role will be responsible for performing a variety of complex design and plan preparation functions on multiple projects, as well as leading/overseeing and checking the work of others. The position will function as a project manager/work group leader in the development of PS&E packages and/or a portion of PS&E packages. It is expected the position may plan, organize, lead, implement, and control various projects in support of the Technical Practice Lead - Highways and in conjunction with other project managers in the division.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Operational/Technical

• Act as Project Manager/Work Group Leader on mid-sized and large projects.
• Supervise and guide highway/traffic engineering design functions performed by the project team, including subconsultant coordination.
• Perform complex design functions, including preliminary and final design, review or checking of designs, engineering computations, specifications, cost estimates, and report writing, etc.
• Monitor the performance of projects, including quality, schedule, and budget.
• Promote excellent internal and external client service throughout the organization.
• Perform drafting and checking of highway related drawings.
• Prepare contract documents, plans, and sketches utilizing client approved design software.
• Review shop drawings.
• Perform/check horizontal and vertical geometry calculations as needed.
• Perform layout work of complicated subject areas without supervision.
• Perform and check quantity calculations.
• Assist in supervising the efforts of the highway/traffic/water resource design team, including developing the technical skills and project knowledge of co-workers.
• Assist in monitoring the performance of projects, including quality, schedule and budget.
• Lead/Participate in project sites, project status meetings, and public meetings.
• Develop project workplans.
• Develop scope of work, budget/man-hours, and schedule recovery plans.
• Keep up to date with new design technology, constructions equipment and advancements.
• Provide support to other offices as needed.

Project Manager (for assigned clients/projects)

• Provide primary communication interface with clients.
• Effectively monitor project budgets and prepare project budget forecasts.
• Oversee and coordinate detailed project/planning.
• Develop and update design schedules.
• Organize/run team meetings and attend task meetings.
• Assist in the development of letters of interest and proposals.
• Oversee preparation of technical price proposals.
• Coordinate development of construction schedules.
• Monitor overall quality of the project.
• Conduct and document meetings and conversations with clients.
• Coordinate work with subconsultants and other involved parties, managing sub consultant budget and deliverables.
• Initiate project design correspondence.
• Maintain high quality performance and inspection standards within billable goals that properly balance profitability with the quality standards of the organization.
• Attend preliminary and final plan checks.
• Lead process improvement teams as assigned.
• Conduct and document post-project review meetings.
• Maintain project emails.
• Maintain project files in accordance with Company File and Storage Policy.
• Drive improvements and efficiencies that result in optimized profit margins on each project.
• Maintain compliance standards amongst the staff to properly adhere to a sound risk management plan so that the company operates within established regulatory guidelines.

OTHER PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Other duties that may arise from time-to-time and/or are commensurate with the title and position.
• Travel as required and as it relates to above duties or as directed by supervisor.
• Attend training prerequisites as provided by Company

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of relevant related experience.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible highway/traffic/water resource design related experience.
• Professional Engineer License in good standing required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with ownership, management, co-workers, customers, vendors, contractors, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Applied knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal statutes and guidelines with respect to field.
• Ability to learn of CDR-M Design and Office Procedures.
• Knowledge of clients' design manuals, procedures, specifications, standards, computer programs, applicable design codes, engineering software, and plan presentation format.
• Knowledge of written communications including technical reports, letters, meeting minutes, etc.
• Knowledge of highway, right-of-way, drainage, and traffic-related design
• Skilled in the use of relevant computer software as needed, including but not limited to, Bentley MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, Autodesk AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Bluebeam as well as other online resources.
• Ability to check or review design and drawings of highway/traffic elements.
• Ability to supervise and guide other members of the highway/traffic/water resource design team.
• Ability to solve complex engineering problems.

CDR Maguire is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and EO/AAN/D. Must be able to work in the United States to apply.

Benefits

CDR Maguire provides employees competitive benefits packages and the resources to develop and succeed in both their professional and personal lives. We support employees and their eligible family members with a comprehensive benefits program, which provides variety and flexibility to meet individual needs.