Principal Engineer

Harris & Associates; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Harris & Associates is hiring a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer to provide project leadership, QA/QC on design deliverables, and staff mentoring for the Engineering division.

Lead technical designs for transportation projects including roadways, bridges, and pipelines, and manage contracts, schedules, and client communications. This role requires a CA PE license and 15+ years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field.
• Master’s degree in civil engineering or a related field preferred.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in CA and relevant state(s) required.
• 15+ years of relevant experience performing engineering work in transportation market or similar practice.
• Establishing and adhering to budgets, schedules, work plans, and contract performance requirements.
• Written and verbal communication skills sufficient to prepare project documentation and interface with clients.

Responsibilities

• Leads technical aspects of projects with complex transportation features (roads, bridges, pipelines).
• Plans, schedules, coordinates preparation of contract deliverables, construction drawings, and specs for multiple major projects.
• Maintains relationships with transportation market engineering team, clients and communities.
• Mentors staff and contributes to proposals for new work.
• Remains up-to-date with local agency regulations and design standards.

Skills

Leadership

QA/QC

Mentoring

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

Master’s degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineering (PE) License in CA

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Harris is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today’s complex challenges in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California,Nevada and Washington with a staff of over 260 employee-owners. We focus on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets.

If you’re a driven professional looking for acollaborative environment,work that makes a difference,and a firm that invests heavily inyour growth, you could be a perfect fit for Harris & Associates. Harris & Associates is hiring a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer to provide project leadership, quality assurance / quality control, technical mentoring, and staff development for the Engineering division.

Technical Lead / Principal Engineer
Lead technical designs, manage project teams, provide QA/QC on design deliverables (i.e. linear pipelines, civil infrastructure, pump station projects, roadways, etc). Apply knowledge of infrastructure design, engineering principles, state regulations, and agency requirements to the design and review process.

Position Responsibilities:

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Leads technical aspects of projects with complex features specific to the transportation market, including roadways, highways, bridges, and pipeline.

• Plans, schedules, coordinates the preparation of Contract deliverables, including front-end documents, construction drawings, and technical specifications. for multiple major projects

• Initiates and maintains relationship with transportation market engineering team in Harris, our clients, and our communities

• Serves as internal and external subject matter expert

• Helps prepare specific technical sections or strategic approaches for proposals for new work

• Use sound technical judgment to perform duties and knows when to ask questions, seek assistance, or perform independent research.

• Remain up-to-date in knowledge of local agency regulations, procedures, and design standards.

• Effectively interact with peers and clients through written and verbal communication.

• Research and write reports relating to project assignments.

• Make verbal presentations at client or Harris meetings.

• Train and mentor staff.
  Requirements:

• Computer skills including Word, Excel and other Engineering specific software

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field required

• Master’s degree in civil engineering or a related field preferred

• Professional Engineering (PE) License in CA and relevant state(s) required

• 15+ years of relevant experience performing engineering work in the transportation market or similar practice of business

• Establishing and adhering to budgets, schedules, work plans, and contract performance requirements

• Written and verbal communication skills sufficient to prepare project documentation and correspondence, interact effectively with other team members, interface with clients, and deliver presentations on occasion.

• Technical skills appropriate for the type of projects assigned.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $150,000-$190,000. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate
We offer competitive salaries and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, andlife insurance. Harris & Associates is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an EEO/AA employer. We invite resumes from all interested and qualified candidates including women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.
Harris & Associates is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.