Senior Bridge Engineer

Arthefy; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthefy in Allentown, PA seeks a Lead Project Manager to guide a team of engineers from concept to completion. You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams while communicating with stakeholders and ensuring quality outcomes.

Required is a ABET-accredited Civil Engineering degree, 10+ years of project management experience, a PE license, and strong communication/presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 10+ years of experience in civil/project management.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers from concept to completion.
• Define scope, manage schedules and budgets, coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Communicate status to stakeholders and manage risks.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and quality plans.
• Coordinate subconsultants and track progress.
• Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
• Support marketing processes including proposals and interviews.
• Coach team through one-on-one meetings and reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation

Mentorship

Education

ABET-accredited Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers to successfully deliver impactful projects from concept through completion. In this role, you will drive project success by guiding planning efforts, defining scope, managing schedules and budgets, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• You'll serve as a key communicator with stakeholders, proactively manage risks and resources, ensure high standards of quality, and keep projects on track through clear reporting and leadership.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manages project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
• Collaborates with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk adverse project scope and fee.
• Develop project specific project plans, Project Management Plans/quality management plan.
• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Manage subconsultants.
• Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigate risks, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
• Communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in office's project financial status meetings.
• Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
• Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
• Develop and lead in project status and presentations
• Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing process including, SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.
• Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure delivery of a high-quality outcome.
• Providing coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned.
• Lead and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team.

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
• 10+ years of experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong Presentation Skills

Preferred Experience:

• PennDOT project experience strongly preferred
• Experience working with local clients at the county and state level
• Experience with multiple project delivery methods i.e. Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, P3
• Experience managing multidiscipline project teams

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed within a general office environment 95% of the time. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.
• Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.