The Director of Engineering provides technical leadership and oversight for all civil engineering activities across the company and affiliated offices. This role is responsible for engineering quality technical standards design excellence and professional compliance while guiding engineers and other disciplines in the delivery of complex civil engineering projects.
The Director of Engineering serves as the technical authority of record reports directly to the CEO and partners with executive leadership on engineering strategy technical growth and expansion of civil engineering capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence
Serve as the senior technical authority for civil engineering design and analysis across all offices and projects.
Establish maintain and enforce engineering design standards manuals and best practices aligned with applicable codes regulations and industry guidelines.
Provide technical direction and peer review for civil engineering deliverables including drawings specifications calculations reports and technical memoranda.
Guide engineering teams in making sound engineering assumptions judgments and design decisions.
Ensure compliance with local state federal and AHJ requirements.
Oversee multi-disciplinary coordination from a technical integration perspective (civil structural geotechnical MEP traffic etc.).
Support technically complex projects by resolving design challenges constructability issues and engineering risks.
Engineering Team Development
Lead mentor and technically develop senior engineers discipline leads and emerging professionals.
Participate in hiring evaluation and advancement of civil engineering staff with emphasis on technical competency and leadership potential.
Establish technical training pathways mentoring programs and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Support professional licensure continuing education and technical specialization within the team
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (required); Masters degree preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE / .) license required.
10 years of progressive experience in civil engineering design with demonstrated technical leadership.
Strong background in civil engineering of private land development projects.
Proven ability to lead technical teams and conduct senior-level engineering reviews.
Deep knowledge of applicable codes standards permitting processes and regulatory frameworks.
Required Experience:
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Civil engineering & structural LEED engineering, construction building, land planning development, E85 hydraulic environmental & surveying transportation.