Principal Engineer​/Transportation​/Roadway​/Civil

Toole Design is seeking a full-time Principal Engineer in Silver Spring, MD, with expertise in civil engineering and sustainable multimodal transportation. The role involves managing projects from concept to construction, collaborating with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to business development. Candidates should have a Professional Engineering license in MD, a relevant degree, and significant experience in engineering project management and roadway design.
Position: Principal Engineer (Transportation/Roadway/Civil)
Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Principal Engineer. Do you have a strong background in civil engineering with sustainable multimodal transportation experience? Are you passionate about projects ranging from complex roadways and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects that highlight and enhance the natural environment? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees?

If so, please consider joining our Silver Spring team.

About Toole Design Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation in North America. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects, urban designers, and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender.

As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

A Day in the Life of a Principal Engineer As a Principal Engineer, you will be guiding our team to create sustainable multimodal transportation infrastructure in a wide range of contexts from complex roadways and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects that highlight and enhance the natural environment. You will assist the Silver Spring Civil Engineering Group Manager and/or the Regional Design Director by independently managing and leading company projects in the Mid-Atlantic region.

You'll be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, delivering projects from concept to construction; including stakeholder outreach and charrettes, developing feasibility studies and concept plans, and preparing construction documents for innovative projects in your home region as well as supporting projects across our North American offices. You will also be participating in business development and project pursuits, and playing a key role in the firm's quality initiatives.

In an industry that is constantly changing, you'll be at the forefront of delivering creative solutions to challenging projects.

Qualifications of a Principal Engineer:

A Professional Engineering license in MD (other Mid-Atlantic states a plus)
A bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering

At least 15 years of engineering experience developing construction documents and/or public agency construction administration

At least 5 years serving in a project and/or design management role A broad knowledge base in civil engineering, with specific experience in roadway design, drainage design, geometric design, 3D modeling and design of accessible public spaces

A proven track record of past performance delivering multiple large/complex projects on time and on budget

Experience developing construction documents

Experience in preparing transportation and local agency permit documents

General experience leading multidisciplinary teams, coordinating utility and right-of-way impacts, street lighting, traffic signal, and landscape/hardscape layout

Interest in multimodal and active transportation design Experience in managing staff

Proficiency in Computer Automated Design (AutoCAD or Micro Station) and design software (Civil 3D, GEOPAK or InRoads) Experience managing engineering projects in the State of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic Experience in preparing proposals and scope/fees Interest in business development

You'll be great here if:

You want to become an expert who is sought after by clients and teaming partners

You enjoy generating and evaluating engineering solutions that can be constructed and maintained

You have strong leadership skills and enjoy mentoring junior staff

You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable

You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built

You have strong communication skills, whether…