Lead Project Engineer — Field Investigations & Design

Terracon; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon is seeking an experienced engineer to provide a broad range of consulting and engineering services across public works, transportation, commercial, and energy sectors. The role includes field investigations, engineering analysis, design and development of plans, observation and inspection, and report writing for multiple projects.

Responsibilities include reviewing drawings for compliance, preparing proposals and cost estimates, tracking budgets, and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 5-8 years' experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering preferred.
• A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Career level, fully competent engineering professional with responsibility for managing detailed phases of projects with moderate size and complexity.
• Independently perform a variety projects or selected segments of larger projects.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work.
• Work closely with senior-level project managers to gain additional project management experience for more complex and larger projects.
• Make design, engineering, and construction recommendations, adaptations and modifications.
• Prepare proposals and reports for small and large projects of varying complexity.
• Perform quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluate complex laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.
• Serve as a technical adviser to junior-level project team members.
• Interact directly with client and project team on developing scope of services, communicating project progress and findings and recommendations.
• Write and prepare routine and complex engineering reports detailing services provided, findings, and recommendations.
• Participate in marketing, sales and business development.
• Supervise graduate, field and project engineering staff.
• Work under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Begin documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Skills

Project management

Technical communication

Leadership

Field investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Terracon is seeking an experienced engineer to provide a broad range of consulting and engineering services across public works, transportation, commercial, and energy sectors. The role includes field investigations, engineering analysis, design and development of plans, observation and inspection, and report writing for multiple projects.

Responsibilities include reviewing drawings for compliance, preparing proposals and cost estimates, tracking budgets, and mentoring junior staff.