Civil Project Engineer

RICK; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RICK in San Diego, CA seeks a Project Engineer/Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary team on landmark projects. You will manage client relations, schedules, and budgets, while guiding design and construction activities.

The role emphasizes independent thinking, leadership, and robust coordination with public agencies and clients, with CA licensure or progress toward it expected.

Qualifications

• BSCE degree and CA Professional Civil Engineer registration or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Minimum 5–12 years of relevant civil engineering experience or equivalent (10–15 years in the industry)
• Strong leadership and project management abilities
• Experience supervising technical staff (minimum 3 years)
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with clients and public agencies

Responsibilities

• Manage construction documents and contracts
• Coordinate construction support and field activities
• Oversee project schedules and budgets
• Prepare contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work
• Coordinate with clients and public agencies
• Manage design and support staff

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client relations

Independent thinking

Budget management

Education

BSCE degree

CA PE registration

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Job Description

Looking for a place to grow your career and make a difference? RICK is the place for you! As a Project Engineer/Manager in San Diego, CA you will have an opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team on meaningful, landmark projects in the San Diego, CA area. As a RICK team member, you will help clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow.

Qualifications

Qualified candidate will have a BSCE degree, CA Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer, (or ability to obtain in next 6 months), plus a minimum of five (5-12) years relevant experience; or the equivalent work experience of Ten to fifteen (10-15) years in this industry.

Candidates for this position must demonstrate:

• Independent thought and decision-making abilities
• Must demonstrate strong independent thought and decision-making abilities
• A minimum of three years management experience supervising the work of technical staff required
• Possess demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
• Demonstrate Project management ability
• Be adept in establishing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with clients/public-agency personnel and in-house staff

Managerial experience will include the following:

• Management of construction documents and contracts
• Management of construction support and field coordination
• Management of project schedules and budgets
• Preparation of contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work
• Significant experience in client and public-agency interactions
• Management of Design and Support Staff

Technical experience will include the following:

• Ability to perform conceptual and preliminary engineering design studies (incorporating land use and zoning considerations, assessment and consideration of site constraints, infrastructure requirements, and potential regulatory issues)
• Preparation/processing of regulatory plans
• Preparation/processing of public improvement plans (private and public)
• Ability to perform constructability reviews
• Experience with a range of construction support services
• Knowledge of jurisdictional codes, standards, and procedures in the State of CA and the region is strongly preferred.

AutoCAD/Civil 3D. CAD experience is required.

Additional Skills:

• Applies engineering principles, techniques, and procedures for Civil Engineering design
• Possesses working knowledge of business and management principles associated with strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production procedures, interview and hiring methods and the coordination of people
• Accepts and carries out responsibility for the design team's direction, control and planning; sets realistic goals and makes decisions independently
• Exhibits a thorough understanding of jurisdictional processing
• Negotiates effectively
• Demonstrates a high level of leadership & management ability; accepts and responds appropriately to constructive feedback with others and applies seasoned time management
• Relates well and maintains a high level of respect and confidence from co-workers, public agencies