Senior Principal Engineer

Apex Companies; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus opportunities

Equity awards eligibility

Sign-on bonus $20,000

Job summary

Apex Companies seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to lead multidisciplinary infrastructure projects across Oregon and Washington from Portland, OR or Vancouver, WA. You will drive project delivery, client relationships, and strategic growth with internal leaders and regional offices while mentoring staff.

Based in Portland, you will collaborate with engineering teams, manage scopes and budgets, and pursue opportunities with state and local agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years managing infrastructure projects in Oregon and/or Washington.
• PE license in Oregon and Washington or ability to obtain within six months.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary infrastructure design from pursuit through construction.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary infrastructure projects with cumulative annual value exceeding $3 million.
• Lead business development for Oregon and Washington totaling over $2 million annually.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and pursue new opportunities.
• Serve as Project Manager or Principal-in-Charge through planning to construction.
• Mentor junior engineers and project managers.
• Represent the firm at client meetings and industry events.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license (OR & WA)

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you driven to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact? At Apex, we’re building more than a consulting and engineering firm—we’re creating a place where your career accelerates, your contributions matter, and your potential is fully realized. We believe your growth is our growth, which is why we invest in your development at every stage of your career. Here, you’ll work on projects that shape communities, protect the environment, and create lasting impact, all while being empowered with the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work.

Fueled by high-quality delivery, exceptional client retention, and strategic acquisitions, Apex Companies continues to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry, recently recognized by the Zweig Group for our industry-leading growth. Our success is grounded in strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.

As we continue to expand, we're looking for high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, innovate, and create impact. At Apex, you help shape what's next. When we succeed together, we share in that success. All Apex positions are eligible for annual bonus opportunities, reinforcing our commitment to recognizing and rewarding meaningful contributions that drive our collective growth.

This role offers eligibility for equity awards, aligning employee contributions with the Company's continued growth and performance. Additionally, this role is eligible for a $20,000 sign-on bonus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's sign-on bonus program.

Apex is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer to be based in Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, WA.

This position will play a critical role in growing our Apex local presence and delivering multidiscipline projects throughout the state of Oregon with our well-established engineering teams. This position will have a focused emphasis with state and local agencies in across Oregon with anticipated collaboration with our other local regional offices in Vancouver, Portland, Eugene, Bend, Seattle and Boise. Based in Portland, Oregon, this individual will collaborate with our staff to lead business development strategies and support successful delivery of multidisciplinary engineering teams across our existing Oregon State offices.

Our Apex offices have a significant historical presence within the communities we serve, averaging more than 20 years of local relationships with our agency and private development clients. You will be partnering with our local staff to leverage both your current and our Apex existing clients’ histories to support both marketing and project delivery goals while providing you well established turnkey relationships in support of your efforts.

Typical projects include major roadway corridors, signalized intersections, roundabouts, bridges, multimodal facilities, ADA improvements, complete streets, and other multidisciplinary infrastructure improvements. These complex projects often involve state and federal funding to deliver roadway design, stormwater system design, utility coordination and design, traffic analysis and design, structure design, and construction management.

In addition to leading the infrastructure practice, this individual will also serve as a senior level engineering and project management resource to support Apex staff growth initiatives through implementation of industry best practices in partnership with Apex Regional Commercial Leadership (RCL) marketing team and the company wide Project Management Office (PMO) team. You will play a key role in managing client relationships, actively participating in the seller-doer model by developing new business opportunities, expanding existing client relationships, and mentoring the next generation of project managers and engineers to successfully deliver projects.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the project manager with a delivery portfolio of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects with cumulative annual project totals exceeding $3 million, ensuring technical excellence, quality, and successful project delivery within schedule and budget.
• Contribute to the successful pursuit and capture of more than $2 million in annual business development across Oregon and Washington, including support to client engagements, proposal preparation, interviews, and marketing effort alignment to strategic growth initiatives.
• Lead business development efforts for infrastructure projects across Oregon and with other agencies throughout northwest for which you have relationships.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships while identifying new project opportunities and expanding existing accounts.
• Serve as Project Manager and/or Principal-in-Charge for complex infrastructure engineering projects from planning through construction.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client satisfaction to ensure successful project execution within approved scopes and budgets.
• Provide technical leadership for roadway, highway, intersection, bridge, multimodal, and corridor improvement projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including roadway, drainage, utilities, structures, traffic, and environmental disciplines.
• Effectively manage multiple assignments and priorities while collaborating with the Principal-in-Charge and other senior leadership.
• Prepare and review technical reports, engineering studies, design documents, and project deliverables.
• Mentor, coach, and develop junior engineers and project managers, fostering technical growth and leadership within the team.
• Represent the firm at client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations to strengthen market presence and support continued growth.
• Promote a collaborative, client-focused culture while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years of progressive experience managing infrastructure projects for ODOT and/or local agencies in Oregon along with similar experience in Washington.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in both Oregon and Washington, or the ability to obtain both within six months of hire.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary infrastructure design projects from pursuit through construction while keeping projects within scoped schedules and budgets.
• Strong knowledge of ODOT Design Manual, AASHTO, MUTCD, and Oregon State and local agency standards.
• Experience with project management, budgeting, scheduling, and client management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Proven business development and client relationship experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer and 3D roadway modeling.
• Existing relationships with ODOT, Washington County, City of Portland, Port of Portland, Clackamas County, and other regional agencies across the northwest.
• Experience managing alternative delivery projects and multidisciplinary consultant teams.

AIP (Language Here)

Apex Historic & Current Project Delivery List:

• OR99E Canby Improvements Project (ODOT R1)
• Banks ADA Improvements Project (ODOT R2)
• Oregon City Quiet Zones Project (ODOT R1)
• Canby Quiet Zones Project (City of Canby)
• Redland Road Improvement Project (Clackamas County)
• Oatfield Rd-Jennings Ave Signal Rebuild Project (Clackamas County)
• Eastwood Elementary Safe Routes to School Project (City of Hillsboro)
• McKinney Elementary Safe Routes to School Project (City of Hillsboro)
• Stringtown Road Bridge Replacement Project (Washington County)
• Vancouver Waterfront Development Project (City of Vancouver)
• Heights District Master Plan & Design Support (City of Vancouver)
  • Tower Mall Loop Roads Project – Phase 1
  • Mill Plain & Macarthur Signalized Intersection Project
  • Mill Plain & Devine Signalized Intersection
  • MacArthur & Lieser Roundabout
  • Tower Mall Civic Plaza Project
• NE 18th Street: NE 97th to NE 105th Corridor Project
• NE 137th Avenue Corridor Completion Project (City of Vancouver)
• SR 503 & SR502 Signalized Intersection and Trail Improvements (City of Battle Ground)
• SR503 & Onsdorff Roundabout Intersection Project (City of Battle Ground)
• Breeze Creek Corridor Improvement Project (City of La Center)
• 32nd Street Corridor Safety Improvement Project (City of Washougal)
• Lake and Everette Roundabout Intersection Project (City of Camas)
• Everett Street Corridor Improvement Project (City of Camas)
• US12 & Clinton Interchange (Port and City of Walla Walla)

Why You'll Love Working For Us

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.
• Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.
• 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.
• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.
• Working with the best and brightest in the industry.
• 2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.

Apex Job Title: Engineer 7 - Sr Principal Engineer

Req ID: 12040

Annual Expected Pay Range: $150,000 USD - $200,000 USD

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