Civil Engineering Lead

Civil Engineering Lead

Remote - Must live in California

Position Summary

The Civil Engineering Lead directs and manages the tasks associated with civil design criteria development, special technical studies, final design and construction support, preliminary engineering support, and procurement engineering support. This role coordinates with Structural, Seismic, and Tunneling leads to update design-related chapters for future procurements. The Civil Engineering Lead provides technical support to the Project Management team for management of final design and construction packages for the program.

About the Company

Our client is a respected project management, project controls, and technology project management consulting firm with 30+ years of experience supporting major capital programs across transportation, utilities, oil & gas, and water throughout the U.S. The organization supports high-visibility infrastructure programs requiring strong governance, cross-functional coordination, and performance-driven execution. The firm is certified as a Federal Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a State of California Small Business / Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SB/DVBE).

Key Responsibilities

Direct and supervise Civil Design Criteria development

• Direct and contribute to civil design criteria development for civil-related subjects such as drainage, grading, utilities, and related areas.

• Provide support to planning, permitting, environmental, and right-of-way (ROW) investigations.

• Coordinate with Authority engineers and technical chapter authors.

• Manage and monitor progress and schedules for technical criteria chapter development.

Support and supervise special studies

• Assess studies supporting design criteria development, third-party agreements, and other needs as required.

• Assist in developing scope, delivery schedules, and cost estimates.

• Monitor progress and schedules of study deliverables.

Manage and supervise the civil team supporting construction contract packages

• Coordinate with the Project Management team and the Systems Assurance team to ensure required design/review procedures, V&V processes, and system interface requirements (per GP and project manuals) are followed.

• Supervise due diligence reviews for civil technical contract submittals.

• Assist in reviewing RFIs and Design Variance Requests (DVRs) and support preparation of responses.

• Coordinate with technical teams to develop Directive Memos for issuance to the Project Management team and the Design-Builder.

Provide technical support to Regional Engineering Teams

• Provide updates to design requirements and technical documents supporting preliminary designs for environmental clearance approvals.

• Review preliminary design submittals.

• Attend technical discussion meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of practical civil engineering experience and a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

• California-registered Professional Engineer (PE).

• Knowledge of utility relocation requirements and familiarity with the California State Contracting Manual, Caltrans Chapter 13 Utility Relocation Manual, relevant federal statutes, and California state statutes.

• Ability to evaluate engineering solutions for major transportation projects from planning through preliminary/final design and construction phases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, construction management, or closely related curriculum.

• Strong project and construction management background.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Visio.

• Familiarity with transportation projects and disciplines.

• Strong engineering judgment in design and construction engineering on transportation projects.

• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships with management, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and associations.

Salary: $150,000–$195,000 base salary with full benefits. The salary range listed is an estimate and will be determined based on the selected candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Compensation may stretch for exceptional candidates.

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