Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Principal Civil Engineer. Do you have a strong background in civil engineering with sustainable multimodal transportation experience? Are you passionate about projects ranging from complex roadways and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects that highlight and enhance the natural environment? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Silver Spring team.
About Toole Design
Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation in North America. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects, urban designers, and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.
A Day in the Life of a Principal Engineer
As a Principal Engineer, you will be guiding our team to create sustainable multimodal transportation infrastructure in a wide range of contexts from complex roadways and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects that highlight and enhance the natural environment. You will assist the Silver Spring Civil Engineering Group Manager and/or the Regional Design Director by independently managing and leading company projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. You'll be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, delivering projects from concept to construction; including stakeholder outreach and charrettes, developing feasibility studies and concept plans, and preparing construction documents for innovative projects in your home region as well as supporting projects across our North American offices. You will also be participating in business development and project pursuits, and playing a key role in the firm's quality initiatives. In an industry that is constantly changing, you'll be at the forefront of delivering creative solutions to challenging projects.
Qualifications of a Principal Engineer:
- A Professional Engineering license in MD (other Mid-Atlantic states a plus)
- A bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering
- At least 15 years of engineering experience developing construction documents and/or public agency construction administration
- At least 5 years serving in a project and/or design management role
- A broad knowledge base in civil engineering, with specific experience in roadway design, drainage design, geometric design, 3D modeling and design of accessible public spaces
- A proven track record of past performance delivering multiple large/complex projects on time and on budget
- Experience developing construction documents
- Experience in preparing transportation and local agency permit documents
- General experience leading multidisciplinary teams, coordinating utility and right-of-way impacts, street lighting, traffic signal, and landscape/hardscape layout
- Interest in multimodal and active transportation design
- Experience in managing staff
- Proficiency in Computer Automated Design (AutoCAD or MicroStation) and design software (Civil 3D, GEOPAK or InRoads)
- Experience managing engineering projects in the State of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic
- Experience in preparing proposals and scope/fees
- Interest in business development
You'll be great here if:
- You want to become an expert who is sought after by clients and teaming partners
- You enjoy generating and evaluating engineering solutions that can be constructed and maintained
- You have strong leadership skills and enjoy mentoring junior staff
- You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable
- You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built
- You have strong communication skills, whether written, verbal, or graphical
- You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
- You have experience in Civil – Roadway – Highway design and are interested in moving into active transportation and Complete Streets Design
Work Schedule for a Principal Engineer
This full-time position typically works a hybrid schedule, with at least two to three days a week in the office. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2-3 days per week. The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is our corporate headquarters. We are conveniently located just outside of Washington DC in downtown Silver Spring, close to regional trails and networks, on on-street bike infrastructure, and two blocks from the Silver Spring Metrorail/MARC Station and bus depot. Our beautiful 8th floor suite offers stunning views of DC and surrounding Montgomery County. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.
Ready to Join our Silver Spring Team? We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Principal Engineer position, please visit our website to apply: www.tooledesign.com/careers/.
At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.
We're proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).
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