Senior Airfield Engineer

RS&H; Minnesota; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RS&H is seeking a Senior Airfield Engineer to join our Minneapolis, MN office. You will lead project efforts, prepare specifications, analyses, and reports, and perform field reviews during construction to ensure quality and compliance.

You will guide junior staff, manage small teams, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders on airfields, buildings, environmental planning, and related infrastructure under our Aviation team.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license (PE) in good standing.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
• Proficient in production software and construction document production.
• Ability to address challenging issues professionally and guide junior staff on projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project specifications, analyses, and reports; manage design and documentation.
• Lead design across airfields, buildings, facilities planning, and environmental planning.
• Perform field reviews and observations of ongoing construction projects; ensure quality control.
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff and manage small multidisciplinary teams to ensure contractual compliance.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relations

Engineering design

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Job description

The Opportunity

RS&H is currently seeking a Senior Airfield Engineer to join our team to join our Minneapolis, MN office!

As part of the infrastructure team, you'll serve an integral role in the firm by serving as a team expert and/or project lead; preparing project specifications and complete project documents, analysis, and reports; analyzing and interpreting data; performing analyses of design, planning, and impact studies, as well as cost analyses, design requirements, site selection, and limited design layouts; designing complete projects, systems, components, and/or processes; preparing project documents, engineering analysis, and reports; performing quality control reviews and ensuring achievement of key milestones; and performing field reviews and observations of ongoing construction projects.

This position may also provide technical guidance and assign tasks to junior and support staff for project duration, manage discipline and small multidisciplinary teams to ensure company and project contractual compliance, and/or manage a small team of direct reports.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Must

• Have a degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 10 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Be a professional engineer in good standing.
• Be knowledgeable of applicable federal, state and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
• Be proficient in production software and construction document production.
• Have proven ability to successfully address challenging or potentially controversial issues in a sound professional and business-like manner.
• Have experience working on parts of major projects or multiple moderate-size projects, providing technical guidance to junior‑level staff, including reviewing others' work for technical accuracy, and participating in the design and implementation of new services, processes, standards, and/or operational plans that had great impact on the achievement of functional results.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills and have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, team members, and other key stakeholders.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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The Team

Joining our Aviation team means an opportunity to explore your potential and apply your diverse skills to serve the large and small airports of the aviation industry as a trusted advisor. You can do this in a collaborative and team-oriented environment among other driven professionals. Service areas include airfields, buildings, facility planning, environmental planning, and environmental stewardship & resiliency. Join RS&H to define and master challenges, advance professionally, and build strong and lasting relationships.

The Company

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.