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GHD · 9 hours ago

Senior Project Engineer/Design Manager

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. They are seeking a motivated Senior Project Engineer / Design Manager to support their Highways and Roads practice throughout California and the US West, focusing on delivering vital transportation improvements. This role involves managing projects, overseeing professional supervision, and fostering a culture of innovation within the organization.

ArchitectureCivil EngineeringConstructionConsultingEnergyEnvironmental ConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringProfessional ServicesTransportationWater
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Responsibilities

Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues
Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing business practices, then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organization's change management program. Involves working with guidance from senior colleagues
Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons
Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards
Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants
Knowledge Management: Develop policies and processes, create best practices, set up case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices in a particular area of expertise and to support the practice
Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs
Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice
Product and Solution Development: Analyze and evaluate the feasibility and relevance of proposed complex products and services and develop and amend, as necessary, with guidance from senior colleagues. May also be responsible for supervising activities performed by a product development or specialist team
Project Management: Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues
Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers

Qualification

Civil EngineeringTransportation EngineeringProject ManagementRegistered Civil EngineerConstruction ExperienceClient ManagementInnovationTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
12+ years of experience with solid technical knowledge and skills across the transportation & municipal engineering, including a strong background in planning & design; construction experience a plus
Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California Required

Company

Addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and communities.

H1B Sponsorship

GHD has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (4)
2023 (4)
2022 (4)
2021 (6)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.04M
Key Investors
Callaghan Innovation
2021-09-08Grant· $0.01M
2020-10-07Grant· $0.03M

Leadership Team

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Jim Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
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