Assistant Project Engineer

Job Description:
As an Assistant Project Engineer/Manager in San Diego CA you will have an opportunity to guide the infrastructure needed for multi-disciplinary teams working on meaningful and landmark projects in the West. As a team member you will be a foundational part to help our clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow. At RICK you will find an abundance of opportunities for mentorship growth and (of course) fun!

This role involves shaping our deeply collaborative client-centric consulting environment where an unwavering commitment to service excellence is a core principle.

Qualifications

Candidate will have a BSCE degree California Registration as a Professional Engineer plus a minimum of five (5) years of land development experience or the equivalent of ten (10) years of total work experience.

Candidates for this position must demonstrate:

• Independent thought and decision-making abilities.
• Be adept in establishing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with clients and public agency personnel as well as in-house professional peers.

• Knowledge of jurisdictional codes standards and procedures in the State of CA and the region is strongly preferred.
• Accepts and responds appropriately to constructive feedback with others and applies seasoned time management.

Candidates experience must also include the following:

• Supervision of engineering design and support staff (including task delegation technical mentorship and training and providing quality control).
• Management of project schedules and budgets.
• Assistance with the preparation of contracts fee proposals and scopes of work.
• Significant experience in client and public-agency interactions.

Candidates technical experience must include the following:

• Preliminary engineering design studies (incorporating land use and zoning considerations assessment and consideration of site constraints and potential regulatory issues).
• Preparation/processing of tentative tract maps understanding of final subdivision map processes preparation/processing of public improvement plans and site development plans for commercial and residential developments.

• An ability to perform constructability reviews of final engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience with a range of construction support services.

• Preparation and review of civil-related technical reports for grading and utility design including stormwater management and drainage reports.

AutoCAD/Civil 3D experience required.

Position generally requires extensive experience and demonstrated engineering abilities in all aspects of land development projects and in interacting comfortably and productively with clients and public agencies.

Additional Attributes:

• Relates well and maintains a high level of respect and confidence from co-workers public agencies and demonstrates an ability to negotiate effectively.
• Demonstrates a high level of competence in written and oral communication