Project Engineer, Airfield & Aviation Design

MedStar Health; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Project Engineer to join their Aviation team in Utah. The role involves overseeing airfield and aviation projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and utilizing advanced engineering software to create and manage design documents. The ideal candidate will have expertise in airfield design and experience in civil engineering, offering an exciting opportunity for career growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Career development opportunities

Health, life, vision, and dental insurance

Fitness reimbursement

Technology stipend

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering required.
• 4+ years experience in airfield design needed.
• Registered Professional Engineer status needed.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, coordination, and technical execution of projects.
• Prepare construction documents and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Perform engineering computations and evaluations.

Skills

Airfield design

FAA guidelines

Civil engineering principles

Engineering computations

Stakeholder coordination

Technical advising

Education

BA/BS in Civil Engineering

Registered as a Professional Engineer

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoDesk Civil 3D

Job description

Project Engineer, Airfield & Aviation Design

ID

2025-2651

Job Locations

US-UT-Salt Lake City | US-UT-St George

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Overview

Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a Project Engineer to join our dynamic Aviation team in Utah!

The Project Engineer will be responsible for the design, coordination, and technical execution of aviation and airfield infrastructure projects. This position involves leading the preparation of construction documents, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring project compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of airfield design, FAA guidelines, and civil engineering principles.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

Responsibilities

Performs engineering computations, conducts evaluations, design analyses, and design development.
• Prepares reports, recommendations and opinions for approval by a supervising Professional Engineer.
• Applies standard engineering practices and techniques to adjust and correlate data; recognizes and resolves discrepancies in results and follows operations through a series of related steps or processes.
• Works as a member of a project team in the development of data and/or applications.
• Acts as a technical advisor to technical staff.
• Uses AutoDesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD to develop engineering and design documents.
• Participates in firm-wide quality initiatives. Potentially serves as a field engineer during the construction of a project. Perform other duties as assigned.
• The following essential functions of this position are performed personally, in cooperation with your supervisor, and/or in coordination with other staff. Additional work functions and duties may be assigned.
  • Assigns tasks to and coordinates the work of Engineers I and II.
  • Performs moderate design tasks and prepares portions of project documents.
  • Assists in determining schedule and budget requirements of projects.
  • Edits specifications and prepares final requirements of projects for review and decisions by senior engineers.
  • Performs research and investigations for project schedule and budget non-compliance.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering
• 4+ years related experience in airfield design
• Registered as a Professional Engineer
• Expertise in AutoDesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD software
• Familiar with FAA Design Advisory Circulars and be able to implement in design

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible vacation
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

Why Woolpert?

Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.

Our vision: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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Posted Salary Range

USD $83,200.00 - USD $124,800.00 /Yr.