Project Engineer

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Position Overview

Senior Project Engineers serves as a leader, overseeing. This position emphasizes high-quality project deliverables, adherence to standards, and continuous improvement of engineering practices within the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Possess knowledge and expertise to solve complex stormwater problems and deliver projects effectively and efficiently. Capable of completing assigned projects and tasks independently and sealing reports and plans.
• Possess strong technical knowledge of stormwater conveyance engineering (open and closed systems) and flood studies, with a strong foundational knowledge of pertinent regulations and general understanding of site design as it relates to McAdams projects.
• Coordinate internally with Project Managers, Technical Managers, and other project team members within the Company for successful project delivery. Attend coordination and project meetings; operate independently in this area as needed.
• Operate effectively under project timeframes to keep project deliverables on schedule.
• Assist Project Manager with operational management of team. Assure workload and deadlines are managed effectively and assist with overseeing resource scheduling, utilizing McAdams procedures and programs where appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of project financial performance and understand budget impacts.
• Assure quality on all projects performed by team, review engineering work completed by designers, sealing work completed under responsible charge, and assist with development of design standards.
• Train and mentor junior team members and promote their technical development.
• Delegate and administer tasks to production staff. Provide oversight and review of work needed to complete tasks for submittal.
• Meet with clients and other external project stakeholders as directed by Project Managers to provide stormwater engineering expertise. Deliver information in a manner appropriate for the audience in an understandable, effective manner.

Skills + Experience

• Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited program or related field required
• EI required; PE or on track to obtaining PE strongly preferred
• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in civil site design or related field required
• Demonstrated expertise in AutoCAD Civil 3D is essential