Civil Project Engineer

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Our New York City Portfolio is currently looking to add a Project Engineer with experience in water or wastewater to join our team. Mott MacDonald’s water/wastewater team is actively growing its water practice in New York. In this position you will be tasked with the overall project management of a number of water / wastewater projects at one time.

The position offers excellent potential for professional growth and the opportunity to collaborate not only with water resources personnel, but with our many practices including dams, geotechnical, energy, and transportation. The qualified candidate must have strong leadership and project management experience and direct business development experience during their career, with the ability to generate project leads, build client relationships and win work. This position requires direct interaction with clients and the ability to manage and mentor Mott MacDonald professionals. The role will require managing design teams comprising Mott MacDonald’s supporting technical disciplines and specialty sub-consultants.

Responsibilities of the position will include, but not be limited to:

• Interacting with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Provides administrative and technical management over more than one water resources, water treatment or wastewater project.
• Responsible for establishing and periodically reviewing time-and-hour budgets and meeting those budgets on the projects.
• Periodically reviews project schedule and progress on the projects.
• Outlines more difficult problems and methods of approach for other engineers.
• Supervises or coordinates several varied assignments simultaneously.
• Identifies potential business development with existing clients and takes an active or lead role in the proposal process.
• Maintains continued relationship with client after project is finished to assure securing future work the client may have.
• Performs non-routine and complex assignments involving responsibility for planning and conducting a complete project of relatively limited scope or a portion of a larger and more-diverse project.
• Applies intensive/diversified knowledge of engineering/scientific principals/practices in broad areas of assignment and related fields.
• Calculates cost and determines feasibility of project based on analysis of collected data
• Perform detailed design related to the various projects encountered as a municipal engineer including but not limited to storm sewer systems, sanitary sewer systems, water systems, and pump stations.
• Prepare and develop engineering drawings, specifications, and other project deliverables.
• Develop engineering project cost estimates;
• Assist during construction to serve as the lead project engineer responsible for review of shop drawings, RFIs, and design clarifications;
• Assist and lead permitting activities with local and state regulatory agencies;
• Attend project meetings, prepare agendas, and meeting minutes;
• Coordinate and work with various disciplines in the execution of the work;
• Work closely with project managers and senior design engineers in review of work and coordination in the execution of designs.

We invite applications from candidates with the following experience:

• B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering required.
• 8+ years' experience in water engineering
• Experience working with the NYC department of Environmental Protection and/or other city agencies is preferred.
• Both design and management of water related projects
• Mentoring of less experienced engineers
• PE in the state of NY required
• Self-starter with ability to lead and manage people and projects
• Commercial approach to delivering projects
• Skilled in technical writing

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $131,000 - $160,000.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.