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RS&H · 3 months ago

Senior Principal Project Development Engineer

US-FL-Fort Lauderdale

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

20+ years exp

RS&H is seeking a Principal Project Development Engineer to join their Transportation Practice in Ft. Lauderdale or Miami. This role involves managing complex projects, leading teams, and developing new services that significantly impact the organization while maintaining client relationships and strategic communication with senior leadership.

ArchitectureConsultingInfrastructureService Industry

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Defines project elements and processes required to meet client needs, participating in and coordinating preparation of bids and promoting and maintaining client relationships. Oversees performance to contracts through shared planning and monitoring of work orders and deliverables with engineering, construction, and various other disciplines

Leads major projects or multiple moderate projects with complex elements and a broad scope of responsibilities, through strong professional and technical leadership to ensure successful completion

Coordinates with project management to execute project plans and directly supervise the teams' design and technical delivery

Promotes and maintains client relationships through all project phases, including presenting directly to the client on technical and design solutions. Serve as a firm ambassador to win new work

Recommends and implements strategy in support of long-term goals and objectives of the business. Serves as a thought leader both inside and outside the organization

Serves 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 recommending new practices or changes in emphasis for professional services based on the latest methods, best practices, technological innovations, and developments

Leads the development and application of company-wide standard operating procedures and technical requirements for projects and discipline deliverables

Maintains professional registration and licensure by ensuring conformance with professional, ethical, educational, and discipline practice requirements. Remains knowledgeable of all applicable federal, state, and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances that are pertinent to respective discipline

May supervise direct reports, including hiring, coaching, performance reviews, development conversations, and productivity management

Performs all other duties as assigned and within scope of practice

Qualification

PE licenseProject managementTechnical leadershipProduction softwareEnvironmental documentationClient relationship managementTeam supervisionOral communicationWritten communication

Required

Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent experience

Minimum 20 years relevant experience

Recognized as a thought leader in area of expertise and specialization

Proven experience leading the development and implementation of new services, processes, standards, or operational plans with significant impact on the achievement of results

Previous experience making decisions and recommendations that have a long-term impact (3 to 5 years) on the organization

PE license required

Proficient in production software and construction document production

Must possess excellent oral and written communications skills, including ability to communicate with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance

Must have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, and other key stakeholders

Proven ability to successfully address challenging or potentially controversial issues in a sound professional and business-like manner

Proven background and ability to make decisions that have significant impact to an organization

This includes developing and executing on operational strategies and plans with direct impact on results

Preferred

Has a successful background managing multi-discipline PD&E teams made up of engineers, scientists, environmental specialists, and public engagement professionals

Has a successful history of delivering various levels of environmental documents including State Environmental Impact Reports, Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments / Finding of No Significant Impacts and Environmental Impact Statements

Has experience developing improvement alternatives for various types of roadway projects including new alignments and expansion of existing facilities

Has experience delivering PD&E studies for a wide variety of FDOT highway projects, including Limited Access Expressways, Tolled Expressways, Urban Arterial Reconstruction and Widenings, intersection, and interchange modifications

Has a strong understanding of the traffic forecasting process, interchange modification and justification reporting process, and Purpose and Need statement creation

Has refined written and oral communication skills

Understands the power of presentations and the importance of communicating with non-technical individuals

Is very comfortable speaking to large groups, elected boards and various public officials

Familiar with the FDOT SWEPT system and requirements

Strong command of the FDOT PD&E Manual and ETDM process

Has experience delivering FDOT District Wide and/or Continuing Services Contracts

Has well-established contacts within FDOT Districts Four and Six

Has identified and captured a variety of FDOT PD&E and/or Transportation Planning project contracts

Has extensive experience with the FDOT procurement process and resources

Can lead the development and finalization of standard letters of interest, expanded letters of interest, oral presentations, and interviews

Understands the importance of being well prepared for large and small meetings and has the ability to think on their feet and pivot quickly when the situation warrants

Company

RS&H

Glassdoor4.4

RS&H Provides Architecture, Engineering And Consulting Solutions.

Founded in 1941

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.rsandh.com/

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