Principal Drainage Engineer

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Principal Drainage Engineer

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Drainage Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to Lead senior, mid-level, junior engineers & Digital staff for timely and efficient production of quality designs.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Provide technical guidance to Engineers and Designer.
  • Provide supervision of design plan and profiles production for entire projects of small scale.
  • Lead development in production of more complex plans.
  • Review plans and profiles for technical compliance with design objectives and clarity for construction
  • Develop simple workflows / Templates to enable efficient repetition of design
  • Apply advanced engineering principles to complex analytical models
  • Check design deliverables from equal or less experienced Engineers
  • Develop the baseline design schedule for a small team at the start of each task
  • Track progress of task assignments vs original baseline schedule.
  • Contribute as a productive and efficient team member to meet project deadlines
  • Primary interface with client on all matters relating to work assignments for one engineering discipline. 
  • Mentor staff on technical aspects including the potential to conduct on-site training of personnel.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor’s Degree (Master Degree or higher preferred) in Civil Engineering
  • 10+ years related drainage design experience.
  • Professional Engineer registration required (PE, Peng or CEng).
  • Thorough knowledge of current technology in order to be able to select and apply appropriate engineering software for use on the project. Ability to mentor staff on engineering software applications and processes
  • Determines methods and solutions to be used for complex engineering problems and selecting the most efficient an economical manner to meet objectives. Capable of applying advanced engineering techniques and analyses within a single engineering discipline. Familiarity with industry practices, codes and regulations. 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to effectively communicate with client, management, and project personnel on technical and non-technical subjects.
  • Proficient in all software and able to act as mentor to staff developing skills.
  • Proficient in commonly used complex engineering software and understands how engineering principles are applied in the software.
  • Understands QA/QC standard practices and procedures and guides staff
  • Proficient in non-standard detailing.
  • Develop complex sketches and detailing for plans.
  • Draft special provisions for specialty elements with reduced oversight.
  • Good understanding of preparation of design reports.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • Potential to perform in a leadership capacity.
  • Provide input for design estimates for projects.
  • Track hours per task/sheet in design deliverables.
  • Support on the preparation of competitive technical and commercial proposals.
  • Assist in the initial LOE necessary to cover all work within the proposed scope with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to review, identify and propose mitigation to risks within proposed scope.
  • Ability to clearly define and provide technical queries to clarify scope ambiguities.
  • Develop workflow process and specify the staff as per project requirements.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

COMPETITIVE BENEFIT OFFERINGS

Financial Wellness

We care about your financial wellbeing. Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.

Work Life Harmony

Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you. Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.

Career Development

We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees. Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.

Veteran Support

We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.

Mind & Body

At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program. Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays. Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.

Health

Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.

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