Senior Civil Engineer – Heavy Highway & Bridges

Job Description

Position Overview

**The organization is seeking an experienced **Civil Engineer / Chief Engineer** to oversee construction engineering activities for heavy highway and transportation infrastructure projects, including bridges, roadways, and complex structural operations.**

**This is a **succession opportunity** for the current Chief Engineer. Following a structured training and transition period, the selected candidate will assume full responsibility for the organization's construction engineering function.**

**The role will provide technical leadership across projects, oversee engineering standards and risk, work closely with field and project teams, and ultimately serve as the organization's senior engineering authority.**

Key Responsibilities

· **Lead planning, design, review, and approval of temporary works for heavy highway construction projects.**

· **Provide engineering oversight for **cofferdams, concrete forms, temporary supports, shoring, falsework, and demolition sequencing**.**

· **Work directly with project managers, field personnel, and construction teams to ensure engineering plans are implemented safely and correctly.**

· **Establish and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and quality-control processes.**

· **Provide technical oversight of constructability, engineering risk, and safety impacts related to construction means and methods.**

· **Ensure compliance with **PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, OSHA, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements**.**

· **Review, approve, sign, and seal engineering drawings, calculations, and technical documents as required.**

· **Serve as the primary engineering liaison with **PennDOT, owners, design engineers, consultants, third-party reviewers, and regulatory agencies**.**

· **Lead, mentor, and develop engineering staff and strengthen internal engineering capabilities.**

· **Support **preconstruction, estimating, and bid reviews** with technical input and construction sequencing plans.**

· **Evaluate engineering risks and constructability during project planning.**

· **Work closely with project management and field leadership to resolve complex technical issues.**

· **Provide technical guidance and leadership throughout project execution.**

Required Qualifications

· **Bachelor's degree in **Civil Engineering**.**

· **Strong background in **steel and concrete structural design and geotechnical engineering**.**

· **Professional Engineer (PE) License -- Required.**

· **Minimum **10 years of construction industry experience**.**

· **Heavy highway, bridge, roadway, or transportation infrastructure experience strongly preferred.**

· **Experience overseeing engineering activities for major DOT or infrastructure projects.**

· **Proven engineering leadership or management experience.**

· **Strong knowledge of structural and geotechnical analysis.**

· **Experience with **STAAD, AutoCAD, MathCAD, or similar engineering/CAD platforms**.**

· **Strong understanding of construction means, methods, sequencing, and field operations.**

Preferred Qualifications

· **PennDOT experience preferred.**

· **Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission experience preferred.**

· **Experience with major DOT or transportation infrastructure projects.**

· **Bid preparation, estimating, and preconstruction experience.**

· **Practical, hands-on construction experience.**

· **Strong mechanical aptitude.**

· **Private-sector construction experience is a plus.**