Sr Principal Airfield Engineer

RS&H, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RS&H, Inc. seeks a Sr Principal Airfield Engineer in Salt Lake City to lead the airfield discipline and oversee complex projects across multidisciplinary teams. The role requires a PE licensure and an ABET‑accredited engineering degree, with excellence in leadership and client engagement.

The position offers a hybrid in-office/remote schedule, opportunities to influence standards firm-wide, and the chance to drive project success from concept through delivery.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure preferred/required.
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication; ability to interact with senior leadership.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and lead discipline teams.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships and win work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the airfield engineering discipline on major projects.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, and construction teams to deliver designs on time and within budget.
• Present technical solutions directly to clients and executives.
• Develop and implement SOPs and standards for discipline deliverables.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff and potentially manage a small team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Client relations

Decision making

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Job description

RS&H, Inc.

Sr Principal Airfield Engineer

Location: US-UT-Salt Lake City

Category: Civil & Structural

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.

RS&H is currently seeking a senior principal civil airfield engineer to join our team. This position will have the ability to work a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote. As part of the infrastructure team, you’ll serve an integral role in the firm by serving as a discipline leader, subject matter expert, and technical resource for discipline and related program activities, including active participation in discipline quality improvement and assurance activities and managing unique problems that are abstract in nature and span across disciplines and/or businesses. This position will define project elements and processes required to meet client needs, along with participating in and coordinating preparation of bids and promoting and maintaining client relationships; oversee performance to contracts through shared planning and monitoring of work orders and deliverables with engineering, construction, and various other disciplines; lead projects, including major projects with complex elements and a broad scope of responsibilities; coordinate with project management to execute project plans and directly supervise the teams' design and technical delivery; promote and maintain client relationships through all project phases, including presenting directly to the client on technical and design solutions and serving as a firm ambassador to win new work; recommend and implement strategies in support of long‑term goals and objectives; serve as a thought leader inside and outside the firm; and lead the development and application of company‑wide standard operating procedures and technical requirements for projects and discipline deliverables. This position may also 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 20 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 background and ability to make decisions that have significant impact to an organization, as well as recommend operational strategies and plans with direct impact on results.
• Be recognized as a thought leader in the industry and have experience leading the development and implementation of new services, processes, standards, or operational plans with significant impact on the achievement of results.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to communicate with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance.
• Have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, team members, and other key stakeholders.

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