Project Civil Engineer

Summary

Join Foth, a member-owned science and engineering consulting firm, as a Project Civil Engineer leading the Alabama Municipal or Transportation team and collaborating with the Alabama Aviation group. This role offers opportunities for career growth, mentoring junior staff, client engagement, and establishing Foth's presence in the Southeast. The position is temporarily remote, with an anticipated location in Birmingham or Huntsville, Alabama. Responsibilities include leading technical engineering, managing projects within budget and schedule, developing client relationships, and negotiating change orders. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, a Professional Engineer license in Alabama, and at least five years of experience in the engineering consulting industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• Professional Engineer license in Alabama and ability to obtain license in other states with 12 months via NCEES
• Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated experience in the engineering consulting industry with senior engineering design responsibilities directly related to municipal or roadway design
• Demonstrate technical design ability to construct project models, plans, estimates, specifications, and bidding documents (MicroStation ORD and/or Autodesk C3D)
• Demonstrate experience in project management or managing a team of design engineers
• Demonstrate ability to acquire client leads and establish contracts for work

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engineering, quality assurance/control, and municipal engineering project activities
• Independently complete projects focused on the design of roadways, underground utilities, site grading and drainage, and facilities
• Develop and maintain client relationships
• Deliver projects within budget, schedule, and contractual commitments
• Negotiate change orders to the scope of work with the client and subcontractors
• Work closely with relevant permitting agencies
• Develop technical reports, feasibility studies, and engineering designs
• Lead, coordinate, and build teamwork among other members in all necessary disciplines
• Establish objectives and provide performance feedback for project team members
• Adapt to work with other Foth infrastructure teams between local marketing efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of 8+ years of experience in public improvements projects (i.e. roadway, municipal, utilities, traffic control, facilities, and/or construction)
• Experience in management of design teams including development of scope of work, project schedules and management of project budgets
• Experience working with clients to attain grant funding for improvement projects

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Disability
• Retirement
• Holiday pay
• Paid time off
• Several other voluntary benefits
• Bonuses through our Earned Performance Incentive program
• On-the-Spot bonuses
• Quarterly and/or annual bonuses