Principal Engineer (Transportation/Roadway/Civil)

Toole Design Group is hiring a full-time Principal Engineer with a background in civil engineering and sustainable multimodal transportation. The role involves managing projects that enhance the natural environment, collaborating with various professionals, and participating in business development. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, allowing for remote work two to three days a week, and includes competitive salary and benefits.
Description
Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-timePrincipal 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? If so, please consider joining our Silver Spring team.
You’ll work in an environment where collaboration between planners, landscape architects, urban designers, and engineers is expected and encouraged. You’ll be managing projects that enhance the natural environment, ranging from complex roadways and streetscapes to signature trail projects, all while working for a firm committed to the well-being of its employees and developing a diverse and inclusive team.
This Principal Engineer position earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and at least 24 days PTO. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.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, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team is 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 guide our team to create sustainable multimodal transportation infrastructure in various contexts. 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 deliver projects from concept to construction, including stakeholder outreach, developing feasibility studies, and preparing construction documents for innovative projects. You will also participate in business development and project pursuits, playing a key role in the firm’s quality initiatives.
Work Schedule for a Principal Engineer
This full-time position typically works a hybrid schedule, with at least two to three days a week in the office. We provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 days per week. The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is conveniently located just outside of Washington DC.
We are targeting a salary range of $125,000 to $160,000 for this position. Candidates with exceptional qualifications may fall into a different pay range.
Ready to Join our Silver Spring Team?
If you feel that you would be right for this Principal Engineer position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.
At Toole Design, we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone, including those from underrepresented communities, to apply. We are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work, as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).
Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing HR@tooledesign.com.
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Requirements
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 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 MicroStation) 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 written, verbal, or graphical
You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
You have experience in Civil – Roadway – Highway design and are interested in moving into active transportation and Complete Streets Design#J-18808-Ljbffr