Senior Highway Project Engineer

JMT; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

Health care coverage

Paid Time Off

401K Retirement Plan

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to lead design efforts across multiple projects and coordinate with project managers and clients. The candidate will mentor engineers, review technical work, and ensure quality aligns with standards and schedules.

Responsibilities include guiding complex design tasks, presenting findings, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams on public and private sector projects in Maryland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• 10 or 12+ years of experience.
• Specific discipline certifications
• Professional Engineer License
• Experience working with local clients at the county and state level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design for multiple concurrent projects and tasks for your discipline.
• Assist Project Manager with consultative services to the client by understanding client requirements, recommendations, and solutions to enhance client experience.
• Attend client meetings or interviews in support of project manager.
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope.
• Design projects using advanced discipline knowledge, client specifications and guidelines using design software and drawing tools.
• Develop solutions to complex problems and share best practices/lessons learned on a wide scale.

Skills

Discipline-specific software

Microsoft Office

Written communication

Engineering disciplines familiarity

Presentation skills

Education

ABET-accredited civil engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position Summary

Responsible for leading, overseeing, or performing engineering design using advanced knowledge of general engineering principles and practices to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments with limited supervision. Acts as a technical advisor and mentor to less experienced engineers.

Compensation for this position is $130,000.00 - $170,000.00, commensurate with experience, education and certifications. The provided range is a good faith estimate based on the requirements described within the job description. We notice that we receive a wide variety of applicants and recognize that the person selected may be less experienced or more experienced. If so, the actual salary range may vary from the estimate provided.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Lead the design for multiple concurrent projects and tasks for your discipline.
• Assist Project Manager with consultative services to the client by understanding client requirements, recommendations, and solutions to enhance client experience.
• Attends client meetings or interviews in support of project manager.
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope.
• Design projects using advanced discipline knowledge, client specifications and guidelines using design software and drawing tools.
• Develop solutions to complex problems and share best practices/lessons learned on a wide scale (company, client, or industry)
• Defining parameters, reviewing, and presenting alternative studies based on experience and advanced engineering knowledge.
• Prepare or lead the preparation of engineering documents, technical reports, memos, etc.
• Evaluate and collaborate on discipline’s workflow and standard operating procedures to increase efficiency.
• Perform and check design computations.
• Quality review of project design in accordance with the Project Management Plan.
• Provide cross disciplinary and constructability reviews on complex projects.
• Providing input to project manager and section head with scope development, work hours for tasks, and project schedule creation for discipline.
• Manage and lead work to meet provided project schedule and budget relevant to discipline.
• Coordinate and collaborate with team members and other disciplines to ensure project completion by the defined deadline and established quality.
• Delegate project work to design engineers, coordinate project requirements, and perform quality reviews.
• Mentor and coach on technical knowledge to advance their skill development and advise on project design.
• Actively participating and contributing (presenting, publishing papers, etc.) in industry organizations, publications, and/or conversations.

Nonessential Functions And Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Proficient in discipline specific software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Written and communication skills
• Familiarity of a variety of engineering disciplines
• Presentation skills

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
• 10 or 12+ years of experience

Preferred Experience

• Specific discipline certifications
• Professional Engineer License
• Experience working with local clients at the county and state level

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 occasions 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.

Benefits

JMT offers outstanding opportunities for career and professional growth. We are 100% employee-owned (ESOP) and offer outstanding health care coverage and other benefits, including:

• Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Caregiver Leave Program
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Career Development Programs
• And more…
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.