HDR · 1 day ago
Senior Civil/Highway Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$146K/yr - $208K/yr
10+ years expHDR is a company that values employee engagement and inclusion. They are seeking a Senior Civil/Highway Engineer to lead and manage the design and analysis of highway and civil projects while collaborating with various disciplines and clients.
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Responsibilities
Perform as a Project Engineer or technical task leader to independently lead and manage the preparation of design drawings, calculations, cost estimates and specifications for highway and/or site/civil engineering projects
Projects may include local roadway/highway design, hydraulic/hydrologic analysis, storm/sanitary sewer design, site grading, preparation of stormwater pollution prevention plans including design of post-construction stormwater management and sediment and erosion controls, utility design, permitting, and coordinating with regulatory agencies and other design disciplines
Coordinate with all disciplines (roadway, structural, traffic, landscaping, environmental and architecture) involved in projects
Interact with clients on a regular basis to produce deliverables according to the scope, schedule, and budget
Coordinate with regulatory agencies and private utilities including NYSDEC, NYCDEP, Con Edison, Verizon, etc
Perform detailed checks and/or quality control reviews of the design work being performed by other members of the design team
Work independently on technical engineering projects or be part of a larger design team on technical projects
Provide technical mentorship and development to younger staff
Represent HDR at industry technical seminars
Support Project Managers in tracking scope, schedule, staffing, budget, etc
Work with Business Development Lead and Client Managers on proposals and business development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
A minimum of 10 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license
Demonstrated leadership skills, communication skills and ability to work with various teams
Project management skills desirable
Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
Must have coordinated survey, grading, drainage and utilities and layout of various site items is a plus
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred
Professional Engineering (PE) License in the state of NY and/or NJ
15+ years of experience in all aspects of highway, roadway and/or site civil engineering design
Experience with Microstation / InRoads / Openroads and AutoCAD Civil 3D is required
NYSDOT, NYSTA, NYCDOT, NYCDDC or PANYNJ experience is preferred
Strong preference given to local candidates with local experience
Experience leading a design team and tasks
MTA C&D
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
An employee assistance program
Paid time away
Parental leave
Paid holidays
A retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee referral bonus
Tuition reimbursement
Company
HDR
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