Structures Design Leader (Moving I-4 Forward)

AtkinsRealis USA Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Company‑paid life and disability

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible work options

Employee assistance program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis USA Inc. seeks a Structures Design Leader for the Moving I-4 Forward program in Celebration, FL. This embedded role reports to the office five days a week, leading a team of engineers across the CPO/FDOT to deliver a major infrastructure program.

The ideal candidate holds an ABET-accredited engineering degree and a PE license with 10+ years post-licensure experience, and demonstrates strong client engagement and project leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree is required.
• PE license in good standing with 10+ years post-licensure experience.
• Fifteen years of relevant engineering experience or equivalent.
• Knowledge of applicable codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Ability to lead projects and provide technical guidance to staff.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional engineering consultation in planning, design and coordination of diverse projects.
• Develop and evaluate engineering reports, plans and specifications.
• Coordinate with a multidisciplinary team and manage client communications and proposals.
• Prepare specifications, drawings and proposals; ensure plans and materials meet approvals.
• Meet with clients to determine objectives and scope; review junior staff work for accuracy.
• Lead discipline teams and manage budgets/schedules; perform QC and field reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Client communication

Project guidance

Regulatory knowledge

Construction documentation

Mentoring junior staff

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Production software

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Structures Design Leader (Moving I-4 Forward) to join our team within the FDOT Corridors Program Office (CPO) located in Celebration, FL. This is an embedded position reporting to the office 5 days per week. This position will assist the Moving I-4 Forward program, one of the highest-profile projects in the state! This position will work with a team of engineers at the CPO, FDOT, and others around the state to deliver this program.

Your role

As part of the infrastructure team, you'll serve an integral role in the firm by providing professional engineering consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of diverse projects. Developing and evaluating engineering reports, plans, and specification criteria. Coordinating with a diversified project team, including development of client communication, proposal coordination, marketing, presentations, and management of other discipline-related activities. Preparing specifications, scaled drawings and proposals and ensuring finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction. Meeting with clients to determine objectives and requirements for executing desired scope. Reviewing junior staff's work for technical accuracy and providing technical guidance to other professionals and technicians and performing quality control reviews, field reviews, and observations of ongoing construction projects. This position may also review and approve scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments, serve as the team expert and/or project lead, lead a discipline team or small multidisciplinary teams to complete projects, and/or manage a small team of direct reports.

About you

Have a degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and minimum fifteen years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Professional Engineer (PE) license in good standing with a minimum of 10 years of post-licensure engineering experience. 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 and providing technical guidance to junior‑level staff, including reviewing others' work for technical accuracy. 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.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• company‑paid life and short‑and‑long‑term disability benefits
• employer‑matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
• employee stock purchase plan
• Paid Time Off
• leaves of absences options
• flexible work options
• recognition and employee satisfaction programs
• employee assistance program
• voluntary benefits

You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $150,000-$175,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability Please review AtkinsRéalis’ Equal Opportunity Statement here.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.