Sr Principal Engineer

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the project manager with a delivery portfolio of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects with cumulative annual project totals exceeding $3 million, ensuring technical excellence, quality, and successful project delivery within schedule and budget.
• Contribute to the successful pursuit and capture of more than $2 million in annual business development across Washington and Oregon, including support to client engagements, proposal preparation, interviews, and marketing effort alignment to strategic growth initiatives.
• Lead business development efforts for infrastructure projects with southwest Washington, Eastern Washington, and with other agencies throughout northwest for which you have relationships.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships while identifying new project opportunities and expanding existing accounts.
• Serve as Project Manager and/or Principal-in-Charge for complex infrastructure engineering projects from planning through construction.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client satisfaction to ensure successful project execution within approved scopes and budgets.
• Provide technical leadership for roadway, highway, intersection, bridge, multimodal, and corridor improvement projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including roadway, drainage, utilities, structures, traffic, and environmental disciplines.
• Effectively manage multiple assignments and priorities while collaborating with the Principal-in-Charge and other senior leadership.
• Prepare and review technical reports, engineering studies, design documents, and project deliverables.
• Mentor, coach, and develop junior engineers and project managers, fostering technical growth and leadership within the team.
• Represent the firm at client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations to strengthen market presence and support continued growth.
• Promote a collaborative, client-focused culture while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years of progressive experience managing infrastructure projects for WSDOT and/or local agencies in Washington along with similar experience in Oregon.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in both Washington and Oregon, or the ability to obtain both within six months of hire.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary infrastructure design projects from pursuit through construction while keeping projects within scoped schedules and budgets.
• Strong knowledge of WSDOT Design Manual, AASHTO, MUTCD, and Washington State and local agency standards.
• Experience with project management, budgeting, scheduling, and client management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Proven business development and client relationship experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer and 3D roadway modeling.
• Existing relationships with WSDOT, Clark County, City of Vancouver, Port of Vancouver, and other regional transportation agencies across the northwest.
• Experience managing alternative delivery projects and multidisciplinary consultant teams.