Project Engineer - Civil (LA)

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About the Role

Infrastructure Engineering Inc. (IEI) is looking for a Project Engineer - Civil to join our Las Angeles, CA Team! The Project Engineer - Civil (LA) applies advanced and diversified knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices across highway, roadway, transit, and municipal infrastructure projects. We are a leading engineering firm known for quality and responsiveness and a proven track record of success as a Prime civil engineering firm. This role supports Project Managers and Design Managers by providing technical expertise, developing engineering concepts, preparing and reviewing plans and specifications, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring that project deliverables meet quality, accuracy, and schedule expectations.

The ideal candidate will hold a PE License in California and bring prior experience working with government and public-sector clients, including LA County Public Works, LA Metro, Caltrans, and the City of Los Angeles. In this position, the Project Engineer helps cultivate and advance engineering projects from concept and planning through design, documentation, and implementation, contributing to IEI's growing portfolio in the LA market. Strong technical competence, proactive communication, and the ability to solve complex engineering challenges are essential to success in this role.

Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to build a company based on Integrity, Excellence, and Ingenuity!

Essential Duties/Functions and Responsibilities

Includes, but not limited to the following:
• As a Project Engineer, carries out complex or novel assignments requiring developing new or improved civil engineering techniques or procedures to create new or refined equipment, materials, processes, or methods.
• Perform QA/QC of plans, calculations, specifications, and quantities developed by civil engineering and other project engineers as per IEI QA/QC plan.
• As a Project Engineer, serves as a technical specialist, staff advisor, and consultant to the civil engineering specialty for a given land/site development, public works, and/or transportation-related project or program function.
• Markets the firm's capabilities within the civil engineering specialty to establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing clients.
• Coordinates technical and administrative activities with those of other disciplines and other departments in the company participating in a project.
• Prepares proposals for potential projects.
• Participates in selecting design teams and sub-consultants and in the negotiations of fees and subcontractors.
• Conducts constructability reviews or assists in the design/planning/review of other civil engineering projects not assigned to the incumbent.
• May supervise civil engineering and support personnel; evaluates performance; assigns and schedules work; establishes project priorities and standards; makes recommendations on hiring, firing, and promotions; provides technical support of project work.
• May assist the Department/Division Manager in preparing the department/division budget and policy implementation.
• Takes time to train and mentor colleagues on acquired skill sets to improve overall team quality and performance.
• Takes the initiative in developing and/or refining existing templates and procedures to streamline effort for the entire team.
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to read, analyzes, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or styles. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Attends and participates in industry and community functions and activities that promote firm's visibility and branding.
• Meets regularly with existing clients to discuss current projects, evaluate performance and identify other business opportunities.
• Assists in identifying areas of new work and projects with existing and new clients.
• Prepares technical writing for proposals and work pursuits.
• Develops project teams for proposals, work pursuits, and establishes pursuing team relationships.
• Prepares and attends client outreach events (i.e. pre-proposal meetings, conferences and networking events) and presentations with clients in support of project pursuit or promoting firm's visibility and branding.
• Prepares project and technical profiles for use in brochures and other collateral materials

Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering required; and PE License in the state of California or the ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
• At least 5 years of specialized work experience within a disciplines including Transportation, Roadway, Highway, and Government and Municipal Contracts
• Ability to comprehend and apply advanced calculus, modern algebra, and advanced statistical theory principles.
• Strong team player in a multi-disciplinary environment who can work on and contribute to several projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Other Qualifications:

Active registered Professional Engineer or Structural Engineer required. Additional registrations and accreditations (i.e. LEED AP, Certified Floodplain Manager, PTOE etc.) are desired. Other licenses or registrations may be considered in lieu Professional Engineer or Structural Engineer licensure.

Benefits and Perks

IEI provides a comprehensive suite of Benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life; 401K program with employer match, profit sharing opportunity; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; paid Holidays, professional development and training programs; and tuition reimbursement/conference and training.

Compensation: Salary Range: $110K - $140K

IEI is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. IEI reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions

• IEI will provide a company vehicle for fieldwork with acceptable driver's record.
• Must be physically capable of walking and moving about on the construction sites, have good hand-eye coordination, and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions or in-progress construction hazards: fumes, toxic chemicals, risk of electric shock, and vibration. Often works around dust, asphalt, and concrete.
• Sometimes need to put in extra hours, including weekends, to keep up with intense construction work at times and deal with unexpected situations and accidents.
• Spends some time working indoors to review blueprints and write reports.
• Usually works a standard 40-hour workweek either daytime or nighttime.
• Usually works in outside weather conditions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work outdoors in various weather conditions, possibly for an extended period of time, depending on the assignment type. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate. The noise level on the construction site is often loud and may require the use of hearing protection.

Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and full inclusion for individuals with disabilities.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the recruitment process, please contact our Human Resources department at 312-392-2796 or

email HR@infra-eng.com.

Accommodations are available upon request and will be provided in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and our commitment to equal opportunity.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Pay Range: $110,000 - $140,000 per year