As a Principal Civil Engineer at Toole Design, you'll lead the design and delivery of complex, high-visibility transportation projects, from quick-build and permanent safety improvements and major trail projects to multimodal capacity expansions featuring innovative intersection treatments and major capital investments. As project manager, you'll own scope, schedule, budget and project financials. You'll guide civil design teams and collaborate with clients and interdisciplinary partners from concept through construction, turning complex challenges into creative, buildable solutions. You'll manage a team of engineers who share your commitment to the work, mentoring junior staff, and supporting each person's growth. As a technical lead, you'll also perform quality control reviews on projects led by others ahead of major milestones, helping ensure every submittal is accurate, complete, and buildable. You'll also lead client meetings and help grow our business across Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic, building your reputation as a trusted expert at a company that promotes from within.
What You Bring:- Professional Engineering (P.E.) license in DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or the ability to gain reciprocity within first 6 months of employment
- Proven leadership of multi-discipline infrastructure design and construction teams
- 15+ years of experience in transportation engineering, including at least 10 years managing complex transportation projects
- Strong networks and relationships in the Mid-Atlantic transportation market, including existing clients with the DOT, municipalities, and other consulting firms
- Bonus: Design and project management experience in both multimodal transportation and roadway design projects, and you are comfortable presenting on projects and in pursuit interviews.
Join Us. Make an Impact.We're proud to be an ENR Top 500 design firm with one of the lowest turnover rates in the industry. If you're ready to do meaningful work with a supportive, talented team-apply today!
We are targeting a salary range of $155,000 to $185,000 for a candidate with a PE. Candidates with additional experience or qualifications may fall into a difference salary range.
Questions, assistance or accommodations?At Toole Design, we foster a collaborative culture and welcome people of all backgrounds to help build more inclusive communities. We strongly encourage women and applicants from underrepresented communities, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between, to apply. We're proud that about half our managers are women and we are committed to diverse leadership that reflects the communities we serve. Toole Design is a woman-owned, equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).
At Toole Design, people are at the center of everything we do. We bring this value to our recruitment process and do not use AI, automated filtering algorithms, or bot screening. We believe every candidate deserves a thoughtful review, so every application is read by a member of our team.
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